SFCTV's Shaquila Griszell introduces us to civil rights activist and author of "White Boy" Mark Naison.

This spring, as millions of people put on masks, feathers and beads for Mardi Gras or Carnival, St. Francis College students will take a deeper look at the meaning behind the "carnivalesque" in a new course taught by Sociology Professor Deinya Phenix.

Sophomore guard Sarah Benedetti (Canton,CT/Canton) was named to the 2012-13 Capital One Women's Basketball Academic All-District First Team, as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). This honor recognizes the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances athletically and in the classroom.

It is with much sadness that St. Francis College announces the passing of Deborah Seaton, Director of Student Health Services on Tuesday, January 29, 2013.

The year began at St. Francis College with a celebration of the newest crop of graduates at Winter Commencement and the announcement from the Valedictorian that her new degree has helped her get a new job.

St. Francis College will be home to Fulbright Scholar-in-Residence Vaneshran Arumugam from Cape Town, South Africa for the Spring 2013 semester as he brings his artistic, social and scholarly skills to the St. Francis Community.

St. Francis College is pleased to host the 2013 Winter Commencement for College graduates from the past summer and fall semesters at St. Charles Borromeo Church on Wednesday January 16, beginning with a Baccalaureate Mass at 2:00pm, followed by the Winter Commencement Ceremony at 3:00pm.

It is with much sadness that St. Francis College announces the passing of the College's Chancellor, past-President and alumnus Frank J. Macchiarola '62 on Tuesday, December 18, 2012. Chancellor Macchiarola returned to his alma mater, St. Francis College, as its President in 1996. It was a homecoming that benefitted everyone involved. The College flourished under his 12 year tenure and Dr. Macchiarola relished the time he spent with current and former students.

Psychology Professor Kristy Biolsi offers this insightful and in depth look at what goes on in the minds of a sea lion. Her presentation comes from the work she has done with sea lions and other pinnipeds (walruses, seals, sea lions) at aquariums in San Diego and on Long Island.

The words of Walt Whitman painted the picture of life during war time as the St. Francis College Honors Program with The Walt Whitman Project presented The Sun Rises, But Shines Not: Walt Whitman's Civil War, a reading of Whitman's poetry and prose.