Diversity in the News at Fisher
10/28/2024 - St. John Fisher University has received a grant for the 2024 First-Generation College Celebration national initiative from the Council for Opportunity in Education (COE) and FirstGen Forward with support from TIAA and the Strada Education Foundation.
10/18/2024 - Dmitry Bykov, a well-known Russian poet, novelist, journalist, and public intellectual, will discuss his latest book about Vladimir Zelensky during a lecture at 7 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 21, in the Elaine Wilson Formal Lounge.
10/17/2024 - The Office of Multicultural Affairs at St. John Fisher University is accepting proposals for its upcoming Teach-In, “What Unites Us.”
09/26/2024 - St. John Fisher University students had the opportunity to travel to Jamaica this summer to volunteer with the Jamaica Advantage thru Sports for Youth (JASY) Camp. JASY is a non-profit organization that hosts sports camps for underprivileged children living in inner-city Kingston communities. Fisher is the bi-annual volunteer sponsor of the JASY Camp, with 180 total students, faculty, staff, and alumni having volunteered with the program following the completion of the 2024 trip.
08/21/2024 - St. John Fisher University will host a service project for all members of the campus community to benefit Rise Against Hunger at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 4, in Cleary Family Auditorium in Kearney Hall.
08/14/2024 - Beginning this year, student identification cards at St. John Fisher University will include contact information for the new national suicide prevention lifeline number (988), and the online chat (988lifeline.org).
07/24/2024 - The Ed.D. in Executive Leadership Program through the Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. School of Education at St. John Fisher University was honored during the Women of Color Summit Kick-Off Event, held on Thursday, June 6, in Niagara Falls.
06/18/2024 - Dr. Elizabeth (Lisa) Phillips, associate professor and chair of the Department of Pharmacy Practice and Administration at the St. John Fisher University Wegmans School of Pharmacy, has received a Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program award for the 2024-2025 academic year.
05/03/2024 - Neurodivergent students at St. John Fisher University now have a space that fosters creativity, collaboration, and academic success, thanks to the work of Double Cardinal Maria Ierardi.
05/02/2024 - Ashley Henriquez-Mata, a student in the School of Business at St. John Fisher University, spent her junior year balancing her course workload with a new entrepreneurial venture: La Salvi, a restaurant she runs with her mother.