Hofstra University is an internationally ranked and recognized private university in Hempstead, N.Y. Hofstra is a dynamic community of nealry 11,000 students dedicated to civic engagement, academic excellence and becoming leaders in their communities and their careers. Our campus is a leafy oasis just a quick train ride away from New York City and all its cultural, recreational and professional opportunities. We offer small classes and personal attention, with the resources, technology and facilities of a large university. Students can choose from more than 165 undergraduate program options and 175 graduate program options in the liberal arts and sciences, education, health professions and human services, the Peter S. Kalikow School of Government, Public Policy and International Affairs, the Fred DeMatteis School of Engineering and Applied Science, the Frank G. Zarb School of Business, the Lawrence Herbert School of Communication, the Maurice A. Deane School of Law, the Hofstra Northwell School of Nursing and Physician Assistant Studies, and the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell.
(see more)Hofstra University is an internationally ranked and recognized private university in Hempstead, N.Y. Hofstra is a dynamic community of nealry 11,000 students dedicated to civic engagement, academic excellence and becoming leaders in their communities and their careers. Our campus is a leafy oasis just a quick train ride away from New York City and all its cultural, recreational and professional opportunities. We offer small classes and personal attention, with the resources, technology and facilities of a large university. Students can choose from more than 165 undergraduate program options and 175 graduate program options in the liberal arts and sciences, education, health professions and human services, the Peter S. Kalikow School of Government, Public Policy and International Affairs, the Fred DeMatteis School of Engineering and Applied Science, the Frank G. Zarb School of Business, the Lawrence Herbert School of Communication, the Maurice A. Deane School of Law, the Hofstra Northwell School of Nursing and Physician Assistant Studies, and the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell.
Local Students Star in "Legally Blonde" at Hofstra University
Hofstra University's Department of Drama and Dance presents its major musical production of the 2019-20 academic year, Legally Blonde - The Musical, at the Toni and Martin Sosnoff Theater at the John Cranford Adams Playhouse. The blockbuster 2001 movie Legally Blonde, starring Reese Witherspoon, inspired the 2007 award-nominated Broadway musical. Featuring music and lyrics by Laurence O'Keefe and Nell Benjamin and book by Heather Hach, this production of Legally Blonde is directed by Adjunct Associate Professor of Drama Jennifer Hart.
Drama, Artistic, or Musical Achievement -
2019 Oct 24
2019 Lister Summer Fellowship
Three students have been awarded the Dr. Bruce and Doris Lister Endowed Fellowship in Chemistry Research to spend the summer conducting research under the mentorship of a Hofstra professor.
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2019 Oct 28
Congratulations to the Newest Members of Honors College
Hofstra University's Honors College aims to enrich the college experience of its students and looks forward to the many ways they will contribute as HU World Changers. Welcome to the HUHC community!
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2019 Jul 23
Welcome to Hofstra University!
Hofstra University is excited to welcome the newest members of the Pride. We look forward to seeing how they will make a positive impact in their communities as HU World Changers!
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2019 Jul 22
Hofstra University Congratulates Spring 2019 Graduates
About 1,900 Hofstra University students earned their undergraduate, graduate, or law degrees during commencement ceremonies on May 19-20, 2019 at the David S. Mack Sports and Exhibition Complex. Watch videos or check out photos from the various ceremonies at hofstra.edu/commencement.
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2019 Jul 22
Athletic Director Scholars Academic Honor Roll
Hofstra University and the Department of Athletics are excited to announce the creation of the Hofstra Athletic Director Scholars Academic Honor Roll, recognizing the incredible work of Pride student-athletes in the classroom. This list acknowledges the outstanding achievement of Hofstra undergraduate student-athletes who have successfully completed at least 12 credits with a minimum grade point average (GPA) of 3.3 for the spring 2019 semester.
Academic Award -
2019 Jul 15
Hofstra University Congratulates Spring 2019 Dean's List Students
Hofstra University congratulates the students named to the Spring 2019 Dean's List for their outstanding academic achievement. Students must earn a grade point average of at least 3.5 during the semester to make the Dean's List.
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2019 Jun 18
Hofstra University Congratulates Spring 2019 Provost's List Students
Hofstra University is proud to announce the Spring 2019 Provost's List, which recognizes students who have earned a perfect 4.0 grade point average.
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2019 Jun 18
Phi Beta Kappa Inducts New Students
Hofstra University inducted 43 students into its chapter of Phi Beta Kappa this spring. Phi Beta Kappa is considered an emblem of high achievement and strong potential. The society celebrates and advocates excellence in the liberal arts and sciences. Its campus chapters invite for induction the most outstanding arts and sciences students at America's leading colleges and universities.
Honors Program -
2019 May 30
Hofstra-Digital Remedy Venture Challenge Winners Crowned
Three student entrepreneurs won top honors in the 2019 Hofstra-Digital Remedy Venture Challenge. The winning start-ups include a company that makes high-performance track spikes for female sprinters, the inventor of an organic eyebrow gel and a low-cost, accessible mobile platform to fight addiction. The contest, in its seventh year, awarded total prizes valued at $75,000 to help student entrepreneurs bankroll their start-ups. The Venture Challenge is sponsored by Digital Remedy, a digital marketing company, and run by Hofstra's Center for Entrepreneurship.
Academic competition -
2019 May 28
Four Students Win National Gracie Awards
Four students have won national Gracie Awards for excellence in news programming for their work on campus radio station WRHU 88.7 FM, part of the Lawrence Herbert School of Communication. The prestigious honor, given annually by the Alliance for Women in Media Foundation, recognizes work by, for, or about women in television, radio, and online media on the national, local, and student level.
Business/professional -
2019 May 22
Outstanding Senior Scholar
Bianca Nicole Saraniero, Class of 2019, was honored as Outstanding Senior Scholar at Hofstra University's Celebration of Scholarly Excellence on Friday, May 17. Bianca is a biology major who maintained a perfect grade point average of 4.0. throughout her studies at Hofstra.
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2019 May 22
Hofstra Student Places in Cybersecurity Research Competition
Computer science major Kelly Rose '20 took second place in the Women in Cybersecurity (WiCyS) Student Poster competition at the 2019 WiCyS Conference in Pittsburgh.
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2019 May 22
Phi Beta Kappa Book Awards
Eleven students were named recipients of the 2019 Phi Beta Kappa Book (PBK) Awards, sponsored by the Provost's office and the Hofstra University Bookstore. Every fall, Hofstra's Chapter of Phi Beta Kappa, one of only 286 in the nation, honors a small number of promising sophomores, juniors, and seniors who have attained a 4.0 GPA while taking a broad and rigorous coursework in the liberal arts and sciences.
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2019 Apr 15
Hofstra Student Wins Scholarship
Fourteen computer science students from Hofstra University received travel scholarships from Facebook to attend the Enigma '19 conference in California and participate in a one-day cybersecurity workshop at Facebook headquarters.
Scholarship -
2019 Apr 15
Hofstra University Congratulates December 2018 Graduates
About 600 students earned their undergraduate, graduate, or law degrees at Hofstra University's midyear commencement ceremony on December 19, 2018 at the David S. Mack Sports and Exhibition Complex. Watch videos or check out photos from the ceremony at hofstra.edu/commencement.
Graduation -
2019 Feb 18
Hofstra University Congratulates Fall 2018 Dean's List Students
Hofstra University congratulates the students named to the Fall 2018 Dean's List for their outstanding academic achievement. Students must earn a grade point average of at least 3.5 during the semester to make the Dean's List.
Dean's List -
2019 Feb 8
Hofstra University Congratulates Fall 2018 Provost's List Students
Hofstra University is proud to announce the Fall 2018 Provost's List, which recognizes students who have earned a perfect 4.0 grade point average.
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2019 Feb 8
Great Neck Student Competes in Japanese Language Competition
Rishab Bhatnagar, a senior majoring in Japanese and pre-health studies, was one of nine students from around the country to advance to the finals of the recent J.LIVE Talk competition at George Washington University in Washington, DC. J.LIVE - Japanese Learning Inspired Vision and Engagement - is a national college-level language speech competition that emphasizes a comprehensive range of communication skills. Bhatnagar gave a presentation similar to a TED talk on cultural appropriation as it pertains to kimonos, and under what circumstances it is appropriate public attire for people outside of Japanese society.
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2019 Jan 31
Student's Central Asian Studies Wins Competitive Scholarship
Gurkamal Dadra '21, an anthropology major from Bellmore, NY, is one of 844 American undergraduate students from 335 colleges and universities across the United States selected to receive the prestigious Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship to study or intern abroad during the spring of 2019. The Congressionally-funded scholarship will allow Dadra to study in Kyrgyzstan through a University of Montana program during the summer of 2019.
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2019 Jan 31
Hofstra College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Transformative Learning Grant
Five students, representing the arts, social sciences and the natural sciences, are the inaugural recipients of the Hofstra College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Transformative Learning Grant. The financial support that these students receive will subsidize the expense of research projects, commuting to New York City for internships and community service experiences, and the cost of study abroad programs.
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2019 Jan 31
Liberal Arts & Science Students Recognized for Excellence
Seniors from 23 departments and a variety of interdisciplinary programs were recognized for outstanding achievement Academic Excellence Awards presented by Hofstra College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (HCLAS. Nominated by their chairpersons and professors, 35 of the 42 student honorees were present to receive their award, which included a certificate and a $100 gift. After the ceremony in the Student Center Theater, the celebration moved to the Multipurpose Room.
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2019 Jan 11
Students Win Coding Competition
Two Hofstra University computer science students were on a team that took first place in the JPMorgan Chase Code for Good competition hosted in Tampa, Florida this month. The competition is an opportunity for students to work in teams alongside JP Morgan's coders to solve a technical challenge faced by one of two non-profit clients at the event.
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2019 Jan 11
Students Participate in Advanced Summer Research
The Advanced Summer Program in Research (ASPiRe) at Hofstra University offers undergraduate engineering and computer science students the opportunity to work for ten weeks over the summer with faculty mentors on research related to their major.
Achievement (Other) -
2019 Jan 11
Phi Beta Kappa Inducts New Students
Hofstra University's chapter of Phi Beta Kappa inducted 40 students on May 2, 2018. Phi Beta Kappa is considered an emblem of high achievement and strong potential. The society celebrates and advocates excellence in the liberal arts and sciences. Its campus chapters invite for induction the most outstanding arts and sciences students at America's leading colleges and universities.
Honors Program -
2018 Aug 3
Congratulations to the Newest Members of Honors College
Hofstra University's Honors College aims to enrich the college experience of its students and looks forward to the many ways they will contribute as HU World Changers. Welcome to the HUHC community!
Enrollment -
2018 Nov 19
Welcome to Hofstra University!
Hofstra University is excited to welcome the newest members of the Pride. We look forward to seeing how they will make a positive impact in their communities as HU World Changers!
Enrollment -
2018 Aug 3
Hofstra University Congratulates Spring 2018 Graduates
About 2,000 Hofstra University students earned their undergraduate, graduate, or law degrees during commencement ceremonies on May 20-21, 2018 at the David S. Mack Sports and Exhibition Complex. Watch videos or check out photos from the various ceremonies at hofstra.edu/commencement.
Graduation -
2018 Aug 3
Hofstra Student-Athletes Excel In Classroom
The spectacular work of the Hofstra student-athletes in the classroom continued during the spring semester as not only did the group of more than 300 Pride athletes compile a school-record 3.27 grade point average but 116 of them were named to either the Provost's or Dean's List for their extraordinary work.
Academic Award -
2018 Jun 20
Excellence on the Airwaves
Three students from the Lawrence Herbert School of Communication have won a total of four national Gracie Awards for excellence in news programming for their work on campus radio station WRHU 88.7 FM .
Business/professional -
2018 Jun 11