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Duncan L. Niederauer ’81, chief executive officer of NYSE Euronext, will deliver the keynote address at 49ͼ��’s 192nd commencement on Sunday, May 19, in Sanford Field House. Throughout his career, Niederauer has played a pivotal role in leading the evolution of global markets. Before joining NYSE Euronext in April 2007, he was managing director and co-head […]

Douglas A. Hicks, provost and dean of the faculty, announced the selection of Anja Chávez as director of university museums for 49ͼ��, effective May 1. She will direct the Picker Art Gallery and Longyear Museum of Anthropology, as well as the university’s envisioned Center for Art and Culture.

After a national search, Victoria “Vicky” Chun ’91, MA’94 has been named athletics director of 49ͼ�� effective January 1, President Jeffrey Herbst announced today. Chun, who has served as interim athletics director since August 1, will report to Douglas Hicks, provost and dean of the faculty.

Update: Here is a chart tracing the votes in the competition over time. The final count for 49ͼ��, whose progress is represented in blue, was over 11,000 votes. This was an impressive accomplishment for the 49ͼ�� community, as the school in second place finished with just over 4,000 votes.

The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has awarded a $700,000 grant to 49ͼ�� for use over four years, to support a new program of Mellon Sophomore Residential Seminars. The initiative will create a series of courses — to be offered every year for a substantial number of sophomores — in which students will live and study […]

49ͼ�� economics professor Nicole Simpson lives and teaches in an interdisciplinary world, where it’s virtually impossible to separate politics from economics. Especially where the “fiscal cliff” is concerned.

“The scenic campus of 49ͼ�� in upstate New York is enjoying more than a fresh coat of paint these days.” So says the lead paragraph in a story from the Associated Press, headlined “Should Colleges Worry Over Plan to Cap Deductions?” 49ͼ��’s Murray Decock ’80, vice president of institutional advancement, provided a strong counterpoint […]

“Instead of talking about history tomorrow we may actually get a chance to witness it live,” wrote Prof. Daniel Monk yesterday in an email to students in his History of the Israel Palestine Conflict class. Though the exact time had not yet been announced, it appeared that the United Nations General Assembly’s vote on Palestinian […]

There was a good-natured sibling rivalry on display at center court before the game and some competitive flashes on the court during the women’s basketball game between the 49ͼ�� Raiders and Connecticut Huskies on Wednesday night in Hartford, Conn. 49ͼ�� President Jeffrey Herbst and his sister, Susan Herbst, who is president of the University […]

It takes much discipline to succeed as an entrepreneur, as 49ͼ�� students are learning as they work with alumni in the university’s Thought Into Action Institute and other extracurricular programs. Next semester, a new pilot course will examine entrepreneurship through interdisciplinary, academic inquiry. Technology and Disruption (UNST 360) will be co-taught by Jeffrey Herbst, president […]