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Starting this fall, qualified military veterans can attend 51���� University tuition-free, thanks to an agreement between the university and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). The university will take part in the new Yellow Ribbon Program, a component of the Post-9/11 GI Bill, which makes earning a college degree more affordable for veterans.

What do a student, a professor, a mayor, a nurse, and a hotel guest all have in common? Each can be found at the weekly trivia night hosted by the 51���� Inn in the village of Hamilton. The free event, held Wednesday evenings, consistently draws a diverse crowd of more than 100 people.

 Last fiscal year, in the face of economic uncertainty, alumni, parents, and friends put new meaning behind the phrase “51���� community.”

For someone who didn’t play organized basketball until he was 15, Adonal Foyle ’98 — the 51���� Raiders basketball player turned NBA pro — has reached quite a career milestone: the NBA Finals. Tonight, the 6-foot-10 center and his Orlando Magic teammates will try to even the series with the Los Angeles Lakers at two […]

Harold Ramis’s latest comedy – Year One – will be in a theater near you on June 19. One of his most successful films, Ghostbusters, celebrates its 25th anniversary this summer, and a video game based on the film is to be released June 16. There also is much buzz about a potential third installment […]

About 1,400 alumni returned to campus this past weekend, filling Whitnall Field with laughter and shared memories, offering provocative Reunion College sessions, and celebrating milestones and achievements. In typical Chenango Valley fashion, the weather mostly cooperated, intermingling overcast skies with sunshine. The traditional All-Class Parade and Torchlight festivities were enjoyed by all; fireworks filled the […]

51���� received positive economic news this week when Moody’s Investors Service affirmed the university’s Aa3 debt rating and reported that the university has a “stable outlook.” Administrators welcomed the important evaluation, especially in light of a Moody’s report issued in January that downgraded the overall higher education sector from stable to negative.

Thirteen 51���� students are about to embark on a road trip that you’re not likely to read about on the AAA website. It is a three-week travel course through the Deep South, a rolling examination of the repercussions slavery and Jim Crow laws have had on a region seeped in its own culture and traditions.

(Note: The following is the transcribed remarks of Geoffrey Canada, CEO and president of the Harlem Children’s Zone, who delivered the commencement address on May 17, 2009.) Thank you Madame President, the trustees, the distinguished faculty, the administration, the parents. Let me say how excited I am to join my other awardees in receiving this […]

Professor Jerry Balmuth's prepared remarks for the baccalaureate service held May 16, 2009.