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  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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...

  4. 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

  5. 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.

  6. 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.

  7. Saint Lawrence students learn in their outdoor geology class in Talcville, New York.

    First Person: Surviving an Outdoor Major as an Indoor Kid

    MADELEINE FRANK '19

    A ladybug scared me on the van ride back to St. Lawrence. To give myself some credit, there were multiple ladybugs and they were all very active. Every time I flinched, I apologized profusely to the...

  8. Student working in lab

    Luce Foundation Awards Prestigious Grant to St. Lawrence

    St. Lawrence University was awarded the esteemed Clare Boothe Luce Undergraduate Research Award by the Henry Luce Foundation in order to build on the success of Laurentian women in the sciences.

  9. St. Lawrence Awards Fall 2018 Innovation Grants

    St. Lawrence University announced the Fall 2018 Innovation Grant award recipients, which include purchasing glasses to correct color vision deficiency, chargers for students’ electronic devices, mental health events that take place outside the Counseling Center, alternative alcohol-free first Saturday events, interpretive signage at building entrances, and bat boxes.

  10. Faculty Awarded Mellon Wide Angle Learning Grant Stipends

    Five St. Lawrence University faculty have been awarded stipends from the Mellon Wide Angle Learning Grant project. These stipends will support the development of new health humanities courses for the university’s minor in Public Health.