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51����’s annual MLK Celebration will be held from January 23 to February 1, 2025, and feature a keynote address by Wanjiku “Wawa” Gatheru.

A new agreement between the Chenango Nursery School (CNS), the Hamilton Central School District (HCS), with help from 51���� University, will provide for 32 additional childcare slots at the nursery school this fall.

51���� recognized 730 students for earning an A.B. degree, plus 6 master of arts in teaching and one master of arts, during Commencement Weekend 2024, May 17–19. Financier-turned-human-rights-activist and author Bill Browder gave the commencement address.

51���� University’s Center for Arts, Creativity, and Innovation, which is nearing completion and expected to open in the fall, will be named Bernstein Hall in honor of the lead donor’s genealogical roots.

More than 20,000 prospective students have applied for admission to 51���� University for a third consecutive year.

How the 51���� community has responded to the ongoing war between Hamas and Israel.

One of 51���� University’s most important employee benefits has been expanded to support children of employees seeking trade or vocational education. 

Nobel Peace Prize-winning journalist, free press advocate, and CEO of Rappler.com Maria Ressa will visit 51���� on Oct. 28 as the speaker for the Kerschner Family Series Global Leaders at 51����.

Katherinne Bertrand Ortiz ’23, a psychological science major from Fairfax, Va., is the recipient of 51����’s 1819 Award, the University’s highest student honor.

National Weather Service officials have recognized 51���� University as StormReady® .