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Hispanic identity on Staten Island

On Tuesday, April 23, 2013, New York 1’s Amanda Farinacci previewed “Hispanic Staten Island: Culture & Identity,” a public forum, cultural celebration and artists’ reception celebrating the 10th annual NYC Immigrant Heritage Week. “Hispanic Staten Island” will be held at Wagner College [...] Keep reading →
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Staten Island's changing immigrant profile

Many people think of Staten Island, one of the five boroughs of New York City, as being mostly white and mostly native-born — but the fact is that, in 2010, more than 20% of the population of Staten Island was foreign-born. That was just one of the surprising details presented on Tuesday, April 23, [...] Keep reading →
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Student heads NYS mock senate

Dominick Brennan, a 20-year-old Wagner College junior from Bensonhurst, Brooklyn majoring in government and politics as well as economics, will serve as the president of this year’s mock New York State Senate, part of the Senate’s legislative internship program. While Brennan is the only Wagner [...] Keep reading →
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Myrlie Evers-Williams is 2013 commencement speaker

Myrlie Evers-Williams, civil rights activist and former chairwoman of the NAACP, will offer the main address during Wagner College’s commencement exercise on May 24. The ceremony begins at 10 a.m. In January, at President Obama’s second inauguration, Evers-Williams became the first woman and layperson [...] Keep reading →
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Inspiring! Civic Engagement Awards

On Thursday, April 4, 2013, Wagner College held its annual Civic Engagement Recognition Awards program to encourage those members of the college community and its community partners who have gone the extra mile in furthering Wagner’s goal of changing the world, one neighborhood at a time, through [...] Keep reading →
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Carl Arnold Westerdahl ’59

Carl Arnold Westerdahl ’59 of Williamstown, Mass., a leader in Wagner College’s National Alumni Association, passed away at home on Wednesday, April 3, 2013, following a long illness. “Carl was a gift to Wagner and to me,” said President Richard Guarasci. “I treasured the moments with him. [...] Keep reading →
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John 'Bunny' Barbes, 96

Professor Emeritus John Barbes, 96, known to everyone in the Wagner College community as “Bunny,” died at home in Sunrise, Florida on Monday, April 1, 2013 — his 96th birthday. A U.S. Navy veteran and longtime resident of the Great Kills neighborhood on Staten Island, Bunny was a beloved professor, [...] Keep reading →