A new living-learning community formed this fall allows American students learning Chinese and native Chinese speakers to live together throughout the semester. Program Organizer Kristine Harris said the community, which is suite-style and located in Crispell Hall, was established for a variety of reasons. “We have a growing number of […]
In a time of extreme educational pressures, teachers, students and community members plan to come together in support of inclusivity and diversity in schools at the 17th annual Multicultural Education Conference. “It originally developed when people here at SUNY New Paltz, especially in the school of education and in the community, wanted to make sure that all students, whatever their race, gender, class, sexual orientation or language background were being given full opportunities in the school and […]
Tumblr addicts now have something productive to do with their time – other than posting photos of cute animals and pizza – with the help of the new SUNY New Paltz club called Tumblr University. The club, founded by first-year students Kellie Gainey and Grace Kobryn, aims to use the blogging website as a platform to foster discussions about current issues and find solutions. Spurring from a joke about Tumblr posts saying,“I wish I could go to Tumblr University,” Kobryn pitched the idea to Gainey and the pair decided to actually make it possible. In late September, they set up a domain on the site, where they post a discussion topic roughly once a […]
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