Interim President Michael Bernstein

The Weekly Wrap Up Ep. 9

Juliana Slocum • September 22, 2020

This week wrapped up: the National Collegiate Athletics Association announced that basketball season will resume on Nov. 25. A new interim provost to replace Michael Bernstein is announced. Our arts section releases a review on the Paris Hilton documentary.

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The Weekly Wrap Up Ep. 7

Juliana Slocum • September 9, 2020

Weekly Wrap Up: More students test positive for COVID-19 and former Interim President Michael Bernstein steps down from his position as provost. The Stony Brook film festival begins this week, and editors announce new changes at The Statesman this semester.

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Provost Michael Bernstein to step down in October

Claudia Motley • September 2, 2020

Stony Brook University’s former Interim President Michael Bernstein will step down as provost and senior vice president for Academic Affairs on Oct. 1. An interim provost will be announced in the near future.

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Chief Diversity Officer releases message to student body with summer plans

Maya Brown • June 9, 2020

“I have received emails, texts, phone calls, and had ‘real talk’ Zoom conversations with over 100 individuals,” Clarke wrote in the email. “These have all informed my efforts to affect sustainable institutional change.”

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Stony Brook University administration releases a statement addressing the death of George Floyd

Alek Lewis • June 2, 2020

“We must stand up and speak out against injustice and ignorance,” the statement said.

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President-elect addresses university senate for first time

Maya Brown • May 11, 2020

“We are at a moment of great uncertainty and it is inspiring to see how the Stony Brook community has stepped forward to lead during this pandemic with conviction and purpose. I am proud to be a Seawolf.”

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Maurie McInnis is the sixth president at SBU

Brianne Ledda • March 26, 2020

Stony Brook University announced its sixth president on March 26 after a nearly year-long presidential search, according to a campus-wide email from State University of New York (SUNY) Chancellor Kristina Johnson.

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SBU hosts live panel on the coronavirus

Rabia Gursoy • March 14, 2020

Interim President Michael Bernstein hosted a panel on the coronavirus, streamed live on Stony Brook University’s Facebook page, on March 13.

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Stony Brook University is extending spring break

Brianne Ledda • March 13, 2020

Spring break, originally scheduled for March 16 to March 20, will be extended until March 27. The announcement comes only two days after the university officially announced that it would be moving classes online.

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Student life suspended through at least March

Ethan Tam • March 11, 2020

Stony Brook University Student Engagement & Activities confirmed that nearly all on-campus events through the end of March have been canceled in a March 11 email to student e-board members.

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COVID-19: Stony Brook students petition to shut down campus

Alek Lewis • March 6, 2020

More than 800 Stony Brook University students are backing a Change.org petition to close campus after coronavirus cases were confirmed in New York. The...

COVID-19: SUNY flying home students abroad

Brianne Ledda • March 4, 2020

The State University of New York (SUNY) and City University of New York (CUNY) are chartering flights from South Korea, Italy and Japan to bring home students studying abroad in the wake of the coronavirus, or COVID-19.

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