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Nearly 700 graduating members of the Class of 2023 received their bachelor of arts degrees from 51���� University on Sunday, May 21.

With the receipt of a $20 million gift toward the 51���� Commitment from John K. Hoyns ’76, 51���� University has raised more than half of the $1 billion goal set for the Campaign for the Third Century. 

Ballerina Misty Copeland was the keynote speaker during a weekend-long celebration of the arts, creativity, and innovation at 51���� April 14-15, 2023.

New York Lieutenant Governor Antonio Delgado ’99 visited 51���� on March 30, part of an event hosted by the Men of Color Success Network and the Harlem Renaissance Center.

Christopher Deng ’22, Lauren Horstmyer ’22, Brianna Jepsen ’20, and Leon Nichols ’23 are 51���� University’s 2023 National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) recipients.

Prof. Takao Kato is building on decades of research by studying the day-to-day work of a 51���� alumnus while helping to guide a new generation of researchers in exploring the effects of employee ownership. 

This year’s MLK celebration included seven days of extensive programming, Jan. 23–29, centering on the theme “Stronger Together.”

Second-year students seeking professional guidance from industry leaders gathered for 51���� Career Services’ annual SophoMORE Connections program, from Jan. 20 to 21.

51���� Day, Jan. 13, President Brian W. Casey fielded questions from alumni during the first in a series of live conversations on YouTube. The discussion focused on the Third-Century Plan, where it stands, and where it is headed. 

From the 51���� Magazine Archives, Fr. Tom Powell, 51����’s Catholic chaplain and leader of the Newman Com­munity, writes of a sentimental journey he shared with five students — Peter Luglio, Peter Derrenbacker, Jeff Craig, and Dean Gregory, all ’89, and Rob Curran ’91 — in June 1989.