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  1. A photo of St Lawrence student Hannah Markey posing in front of a lush green landscape with her arms outstretched.

    Deconstructing Underlying Assumptions

    RYAN DEUEL

    “What is women’s empowerment?” For Hannah Markey ’19, this research question cannot be answered until we challenge some underlying assumptions.

  2. A photo of students scaling the side of a rocky cliff.

    Politics and the Outdoors

    CHLOE MITCHELL ’21

    Students' academic experience becomes a service learning operation, teaming with volunteers to protect parks and environment during government shutdown

  3. A photo of student Georgia Grzywacz sitting in a garden with others who are picking through a garden.

    Understanding the Overlap of Urban and Agriculture

    MICHAEL PAULINO ’20

    Georgia Grzywacz's work highlights the relationship of agriculture and the urban

  4. SLU Earns Top Rank Among Peace Corps Volunteering Schools

    Peace Corps has announced that St. Lawrence University ranked No. 1 among small-size schools on the agency’s list of top volunteer-producing colleges and universities in 2019.

  5. An overhead view of students climbing up rocks at Joshua Tree.

    Politics and the Outdoors

    Chloe Mitchell '21

    What began as the Modern Outdoor Recreation Ethics course winter field trip to explore Joshua Tree National Park in San Bernardino County, California, turned into an unexpected and complicated lesson in the real-world consequences of the country’s longest-ever government shutdown.

  6. Sarah Campbell, sitting at a desk, looks at a laptop with professor Michael Shuckers.

    First Person: Combining My Academic Passions into an SYE

    SARAH CAMPBELL '19

    “Hi, my name is Sarah and I’m a senior with a double major in English and Math.” This is usually my opening line as a tour guide in the Admissions Office as I begin a one-on-one tour with a...

  7. A photo of St Lawrence Student Burke Martindale.

    Adding Minor Complexities to Education

    RYAN DEUEL

    The Education department continues to strive for critical engagement within classes and extensive support for its students

  8. A photo of St Lawrence student Alexandra Nicoletti.

    Learning to Listen

    MADELEINE FRANK ’19

    “In general, people are really bad at having conversations,” says Alexandra Nicoletti ’19. To address this very issue, St. Lawrence University has adopted and expanded a program called Intergroup Dialogue, or IGD.

  9. A photo of St Lawrence dancers performing on stage. They are all wearing black dresses and are dancing in front of a wall full of umbrellas.

    New $1.5M Endowment for Theater and the Arts

    DEBORAH DUDLEY

    For North Country native and Class of 1967 alumnus Bill Martin, recognizing the power of theater has very little to do with whether or not a person ends up on center stage.