Diversity 2025

Threatening birthright citizenship is unconstitutional
The 14th Amendment guarantees equal protection and citizenship under the Constitution to all people born in the United States. However, these rights…

An international student’s struggle to build a career in America
We are sitting in identical blue armchairs. We both have our right leg crossed over our left. We study at the same university. We work about fifty…

SBU’s Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies Department remains committed despite political uncertainty
As President Donald J. Trump’s second term rapidly changes the political landscape in the United States, the Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies…

SBU reaffirms student privacy amid federal policy shifts
During his first two weeks in office, President Donald J. Trump issued a series of executive orders that reshaped federal policies, sparking national…

The art of the dying library
Project 2025, proposed by the conservative think tank the Heritage Foundation, serves as a model for the 2024 Republican nominee and now president…

From Ghana to Long Island: The journey that brought Jeremiah Nyarko to Stony Brook
Over 5,000 miles away from Stony Brook, N.Y. lies the bustling city of Accra on the Atlantic coast of Ghana. Accra — the country’s largest city…

Diversity, equity & inclusion: Who benefits and why it’s important
On Jan. 21, President Donald J. Trump introduced Executive Order 14173, titled: “Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity.”…

SBU responds to Trump administration’s new immigration policies
Since President Donald J. Trump’s first day in office, he has issued a wave of executive orders impacting the environment, the economy, diversity…

Rethinking career choices in a changing world
For generations, success in one’s career has been defined by a handful of professions: medicine, engineering, law and finance. These fields have long…

The stories behind Stony Brook’s campus art
From timeless mathematical patterns to bold contemporary murals all over Stony Brook University, each piece tells a story of the campus’s history and…