The Honors Program at St. Francis College has experienced remarkable growth in size and stature over the past few years under the direction Dr. Jaskiran Mathur Associate Professor of Sociology & Criminal Justice. Now, The National Collegiate Honors Council (NCHC) has recognized the work of Dr. Mathur and St. Francis College Economics Professor Dr. Behrouz Tabrizi for the creation of their Honors Seminar, 'Contemporary Islam: Its Socio-Economic Context'.

St. Francis College Professor of English Gregory F. Tague is pleased to announce the publication of his second book of 2010 and fourth scholarly book overall, Origins of English Dramatic Modernism, 1870–1914 (Academica Press), which focuses on the development of artistic, stylistic, and intellectual English dramas.

Under the guidance of founder and editor Dr. Wendy Galgan, a Lecturer of English, St. Francis College is proud to announce the start of a new literary and academic tradition with the release of the inaugural issue of Assisi: An Online Journal of Arts & Letters.

St. Francis College alumnae and Executive Director of the Child Abuse Prevention Program (CAPP) Marion D. White '78 was honored with the Alumni Hall of Distinction Award for her contributions to New York State's economy by the Commission on Independent Colleges and Universities (CICU) on Monday, March 1 at the New York State Capital in Albany.

Making her debut as a religious expert for the New York Emmy nominated series Mysteries of the Church, Religious Studies Professor Alexandria Egler offered keen insights for two episodes discussing Angels and Sin on the NET program.

A distinguished collection of journalists and media experts came together at St. Francis College on Tuesday, February 23 in Founders Hall for the symposium: Journalism in the Age of the Internet, co-hosted by St. Francis and the Manhattan Institute.

Even before he took the stage as the spring 2010 speaker for the Thomas J. Volpe Lecture Series at St. Francis College, Hip Hop Pioneer and entrepreneur Russell Simmons had taught everyone at the College a valuable lesson on Monday, February 22. He told Mr. Volpe, he was donating his entire speakers fee for the event to buy tents for people living in Haiti.

Legendary boxing champion Roy Jones, Jr. led several hundred St. Francis College students and friends of Arthur Curry in singing Happy Birthday on February 18 in the St. Francis Genovesi Center on what would have been Curry's 50th birthday. Jones, Jr., HBO Sports Commentator Jim Lampley, Curry's mother Lise and others from the boxing community all came to St. Francis for the formal announcement that the Arthur Curry Scholarship Program has been established.

When most people think about the major battles that brought victory to America in the Revolutionary War they tend to look south of New York, but St. Francis College Professor Richard Berleth tells us in his new book, Bloody Mohawk: The French and Indian War & American Revolution on New York's Frontier (Black Dome Press) that those battles may never have been fought if not for the pivotal, fierce and oftentimes overlooked frontline fighting that continued in New York State.

Star of the one-man show Zero Hour, St. Francis College Alumnus and former member of the College's Troupers acting club, Jim Brochu '69 proved you can go home again when he returned to Brooklyn Heights, Thursday, January 28 to spend time with the College's students, faculty, administrators and many old friends.