Academic Affairs News

Mary Toale Appointed as New Provost

Mary C. Toale, Ed.D., has been selected to serve as »Ê¹Ú²©²ÊÍøÖ·â€™s new provost and vice president for academic affairs and will assume the role on March 28.
 

Academic Affairs in the News

The news items below are sorted by date published (newest at the top). 

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»Ê¹Ú²©²ÊÍøÖ· Partners with UAlbany on MPA Program

»Ê¹Ú²©²ÊÍøÖ· and the University at Albany have formed a collaborative agreement providing students an accelerated…

New English Programs Develop Professional Skills

»Ê¹Ú²©²ÊÍøÖ·â€™s Department of English and Creative Writing is launching a new minor and a menu of microcredentials…

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»Ê¹Ú²©²ÊÍøÖ· Adds Online Accounting Master’s

»Ê¹Ú²©²ÊÍøÖ·â€™s School of Business has launched an online master’s in accounting program.

BIOME mentor Hannah Tomasulo '27, left, meets with Rahara Simon '28 in Milne Library. (»Ê¹Ú²©²ÊÍøÖ·/Matt Burkhartt)
Peer Mentors Support New Biology Majors

»Ê¹Ú²©²ÊÍøÖ·â€™s student-led Biology Mentoring Program (Biome) pairs volunteers with first-year and transfer biology majors…

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»Ê¹Ú²©²ÊÍøÖ· Names New School of Arts and Sciences Dean

»Ê¹Ú²©²ÊÍøÖ· has appointed Agya Boakye-Boaten, PhD, as the inaugural dean for the School of Arts and Sciences.

Joe Cope
Cope Awarded $500K Mellon Grant for Humanities Project

Professor of history Joe Cope has been awarded a $500,000 Mellon Foundation grant for the project Social Justice and…

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»Ê¹Ú²©²ÊÍøÖ·/LECOM Partnership Opens Pre-Health Pathways

A new partnership with Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM) will facilitate early admission for SUNY…

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»Ê¹Ú²©²ÊÍøÖ· Adds Astrophysics Major

The Department of Physics and Astronomy has introduced an astrophysics major for undergraduate students beginning in…

UB pharmacy signing
»Ê¹Ú²©²ÊÍøÖ· Partners with UB Pharmacy School

»Ê¹Ú²©²ÊÍøÖ· and the University at Buffalo (UB) School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences will provide students…

»Ê¹Ú²©²ÊÍøÖ· and UB Law agreement signing
»Ê¹Ú²©²ÊÍøÖ· Announces New 3+3 Program with UB School of Law

»Ê¹Ú²©²ÊÍøÖ· and the University at Buffalo (UB) School of Law have formed a collaborative agreement allowing…

New Student Convocation
»Ê¹Ú²©²ÊÍøÖ· Ushers In a New Academic Year

New and returning students and faculty gathered at two campus convocations to mark the beginning of Fall 2024.

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»Ê¹Ú²©²ÊÍøÖ· Adds New Major in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics

The philosophy, politics, and economics major teaches students how politics, morality, and economics interact in…