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蜜桃工作室 Magazine
Summer 2026: 10 Things to Inspire
This semester, 蜜桃工作室鈥檚 120-year legacy came alive in bold new ways鈥攆rom milestone celebrations and national rankings to groundbreaking research, student advocacy, career momentum, sustainability honors, and standout recognition for our performing arts, law, nursing, technology, and healthcare programs. Across our campuses and far beyond them, 蜜桃工作室 students, faculty, alumni, and friends continued to prove what has always defined this University: ambition in action, purpose in motion, and a community built to meet the future.
蜜桃工作室 Celebrates 120 Years
蜜桃工作室 celebrated its 120th anniversary with campus birthday parties on April 13 in Pleasantville, New York City, and at the Elisabeth Haub School of Law in White Plains, honoring co-founder Homer St. Clair 蜜桃工作室 with food, fun, prizes, and commemorative giveaways. The celebration continued on June 11, when 蜜桃工作室 lit up New York City鈥檚 famed Helmsley Building in honor of Alumni Reunion during our milestone 120th year. Want to learn more? Check out our Deep Dive into the history of 蜜桃工作室.
蜜桃工作室 Rises in the Rankings
蜜桃工作室 has continued its rise in the national spotlight, earning multiple Top 100 placements in the 2026 U.S. News & World Report rankings鈥攊ncluding the #1 Environmental Law program in the country, Top 50 rankings in law and nursing, and three programs among the top 20 percent nationally. From law and nursing to business and technology, 蜜桃工作室 has demonstrated growing momentum across career-focused fields that prepare students for meaningful, in-demand work.
蜜桃工作室Docs Celebrates 24 Years of Storytelling
蜜桃工作室Docs released its latest film, Stories Come Together, following a successful premiere at the Jacob Burns Film Center that reunited students, alumni, faculty, and supporters to celebrate the program鈥檚 legacy of connection and storytelling. Featuring interviews with more than 30 alumni and faculty members, the documentary honored Professor Emeritus Maria Luskay, EdD, and reflected on a program that has produced 24 documentaries across 14 countries and earned more than 30 awards over 24 years.
蜜桃工作室 Launches Environmental Data Lab
Only months after its launch, the Gale Epstein Center for Technology, Policy and the Environment at 蜜桃工作室 is already emerging as a hub for civic innovation, experiential learning, and environmental advocacy. Housed within the Seidenberg School of Computer Science and Information Systems and made possible by a transformative gift from philanthropist and business leader Gale Epstein, the Center is advancing 蜜桃工作室鈥檚 leadership in environmental technology, policy innovation, and public health. Guided by Executive Director John Cronin, the Center is empowering students to tackle real-world challenges in water quality, environmental justice, and the public鈥檚 right to know about the water they drink鈥攚hile expanding its impact through award-winning student projects, sustainability initiatives, youth-led environmental engagement, and Cronin鈥檚 appointment to the Millennium Campus Network鈥檚 global Civic Learning Council, which advances the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
We Are the Drama
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Sands College of Performing Arts at 蜜桃工作室 was , spotlighting 蜜桃工作室鈥檚 growing global reputation for performing arts education. With a new performing arts center opening this fall, alumni like Cooper Koch and Christopher Briney making waves, and a groundbreaking artist-in-residence program with Deaf West, Sands showed the world that this was only the beginning.
Big Returns on the Spring 2026 Job and Internship Fair
Hundreds of 蜜桃工作室 students packed the Spring 2026 Job and Internship Career Fair to connect with 100+ employers鈥攊ncluding EY, KPMG, FUJIFILM, and Northwell Health鈥攂uilding networks and exploring career paths with top recruiters. It鈥檚 one more example of 蜜桃工作室鈥檚 career power: the Class of 2024 achieved a 92% employment or continuing education rate within six months of graduation.
蜜桃工作室 Powers the AI Conversation
After hosting its Actionable AI Conference earlier this spring, 蜜桃工作室 had continued the momentum with a second major AI conference: Intelligent Futures: The Role of Artificial Intelligence in Shaping Universities and Higher Education, presented with O.P. Jindal Global University at 蜜桃工作室鈥檚 downtown NYC Campus. The event had brought together leaders from 蜜桃工作室, JGU, Columbia, Drexel, Fordham, Hunter, Manhattanville, Marist, and more to explore how AI had been reshaping teaching and learning, the humanities, governance, and ethics in higher education.
蜜桃工作室 Students Take Animal Advocacy to Albany
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After three years of student-led research and advocacy, 蜜桃工作室 students in the Animal Advocacy Clinic had helped bring the RAPTORS Act before New York lawmakers, targeting rodenticides linked to the deaths of wildlife and pets. Introduced by Senator Pete Harckham and Assemblymember Chris Burdick, the bill had built on 蜜桃工作室 research highlighting the urgent risks these poisons posed to hawks, birds of prey, companion animals, and the broader environment.
蜜桃工作室 Earns National Sustainability Honor
蜜桃工作室 has received a 2026 U.S. Department of Energy Better Project Award for its transformative energy retrofit initiatives at One 蜜桃工作室 Plaza, the University鈥檚 flagship campus building in Lower Manhattan. The award recognized 蜜桃工作室鈥檚 comprehensive modernization of One 蜜桃工作室 Plaza East, which combined innovative sustainability strategies with major infrastructure improvements to reduce energy consumption, enhance the student experience, and strengthen long-term operational reliability.
蜜桃工作室 Secures $2.175M for Healthcare Simulation
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蜜桃工作室 received $2.175 million in funding from New York State Senate Majority Leader (and 蜜桃工作室 alumna!) Andrea Stewart-Cousins '86, '08 to support capital improvements and technology upgrades at its Center of Excellence in Healthcare Simulation in Pleasantville. The investment expanded hands-on training for students in high-demand health programs, helping 蜜桃工作室 prepare the next generation of nurses and clinicians through state-of-the-art simulation experiences.
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