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A screenshot from Stony Brook University Interim President Richard McCormick’s email  SCREENSHOT VIA EMAIL FROM RICHARD MCCORMICK

SBU presidential committees’ reports offer strategic roadmap for academic and research growth

Viyang Hao, Managing Editor June 27, 2025

Interim President Richard L. McCormick announced on Thursday, May 15, the release of two committee reports intended to “chart a course” to enhance...

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SBU celebrates McCormick’s leadership with farewell gathering

Michelle Grisales, News Editor May 30, 2025

On Thursday, May 8 from 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., Stony Brook University held a celebratory gathering in the Charles B. Wang Center lobby to thank and...

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The construction site of the upcoming "Seawolves Village" at Stony Brook University. AREEJ ZAIDI/THE STATESMAN

SBU tackles housing crisis with multiple Campus Residences projects

Michelle Grisales, Assistant News Editor May 4, 2025

Stony Brook University’s difficult and limited housing situation at the beginning of the 2024-25 academic year left many students struggling. The...

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Interim President Richard L. McCormick during a sit-down interview with The Statesman on Thursday, April 24. The discussion covered a wide range of topics including

McCormick looks to Stony Brook’s future while navigating political upheaval in an exclusive interview

Viyang Hao, News Editor April 30, 2025

The Statesman sat down with Interim President Richard L. McCormick for an exclusive interview on Thursday, April 24.Interview topics included the...

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Protesters inside the Administration Building on Wednesday, April 16, preparing to read their list of demands to the Office of the Provost on behalf of the 11 students whose visa's got terminated. In an email sent to the campus community by the Provost's Office, it states the 11 students have had their status reinstated.  BRITTNEY DIETZ/THE STATESMAN

Breaking: SBU announces reinstatement of 11 previously terminated students’ visas

Viyang Hao, News Editor April 29, 2025

The Office of the Provost announced in an email on Monday, April 28 that the 11 Stony Brook University students’ visas that were previously terminated...

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A split image showcasing a split between Stony Brook University's seventh President Andrea Goldsmith and the University's monument sign. PHOTOS BY STONY BROOK NEWS AND BRITTNEY DIETZ/THE STATESMAN

Exclusive: Incoming SBU President Andrea Goldsmith shares her vision for Stony Brook

Viyang Hao, Assistant News Editor February 20, 2025

SUNY Chancellor John B. King, Jr. announced Andrea Goldsmith, the current Dean for the School of Engineering and Applied Science at Princeton University,...

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A headshot of Stony Brook University's seventh president, Andrea Goldsmith. Goldsmith, the former dean of the School of Engineering and Applied Science at Princeton University, will begin her presidency Aug. 1. PHOTO COURTESY OF STONY BROOK NEWS

Andrea Goldsmith named next SBU president

Viyang Hao, Assistant News Editor February 19, 2025

On Wednesday, Feb. 19 at 10:20 a.m., SUNY Chancellor John B. King Jr. announced the next Stony Brook University president to be Andrea Goldsmith.Succeeding...

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Protesters gathered inside the Administration Building on Monday, Feb. 10 to demand protection for international students and faculty from ICE. VIYANG HAO/THE STATESMAN

Protestors demand SBU protect its international community, hand delivers letter to McCormick’s office

Viyang Hao and Michelle Grisales February 13, 2025

Approximately 30 people gathered outside of the Administration Building to protest for Stony Brook University to protect their international workers...

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Graduate students hold rally, deliver petition for better contract to McCormick's office

Graduate students hold rally, deliver petition for better contract to McCormick’s office

Sky Crabtree, News Editor February 9, 2025

Over 45 individuals gathered outside of the Administration building on Stony Brook University’s campus in order to protest what they said are poor...

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SBU Southampton trending upwards under new leadership

Sky Crabtree, News Editor December 31, 2024

“The campus itself is in a state of disrepair. If it was in private hands, we’d consider them to be slumlords.”That was a statement made...

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Interim President McCormick condemns “red hands” symbol after protest banner incident

Sky Crabtree, News Editor December 25, 2024

Stony Brook Interim President Richard L. McCormick sent an email to the campus community on Friday, decrying the use of “red hands” symbolism used...

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Michael E. White to lead WRMI in tackling Long Island’s trash challenges

Michael E. White to lead WRMI in tackling Long Island’s trash challenges

Alfred Shou December 5, 2024

Stony Brook University named Michael E. White, an adjunct faculty lecturer in the School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences, the interim director of...

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