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Hoping to Eliminate Barriers to Education, InclusiveU Goes to Washington, DC
On any given day, members of Congress and their staff can hold dozens of meetings with concerned citizens and interest groups looking to advocate on behalf of a particular issue. Sometimes these citizens are seeking additional revenue for their cause….
Whitman School Mail Center Assistant Recognized as Stellar Employee, Serves as Mentor
As classes and activities take place during the year throughout the Whitman School of Management, alumnus Bobby Pangborn ’20 works to keep things running smoothly for faculty, staff and students. Pangborn graduated from the University’s InclusiveU program in 2020, receiving…
“Inclusion Should Not Be an Afterthought”: Education and Legal Experts Weigh In on Plan to Update Federal Regulations
For the first time in 45 years, the U.S. Education Department is planning to update federal mandates for how schools and colleges must accommodate students with disabilities. The department is soliciting public comments about how current regulations can be improved…
New York State Restores Pre-Pandemic Funding Levels for InclusiveU
InclusiveU, a program that helps students with intellectual and developmental disabilities attend 鶹ƵUniversity, will receive $100,000 in the 2021-2022 New York State budget. Earlier this month, State Senator John Mannion visited the School of Education’s Center on Disability and…
Announcing the 2020 Student Entrepreneur Impact Prize Winners
Blackstone LaunchPad and Techstars at 鶹ƵUniversity Libraries (LaunchPad) announced winners of the 2020 Impact Prize competition for social entrepreneurship held virtually on Nov. 13. Twenty-eight student teams from 鶹ƵUniversity and SUNY-ESF pitched ideas for a chance to win…
‘At Home with Warren Kimble’ Audio Production Available from ‘Sound Beat’
鶹ƵUniversity Libraries’ “Sound Beat: Access Audio” produced a casual but sophisticated audio documentary featuring Warren Kimble ’57 (College of Visual and Performing Arts), America’s “best-known living folk artist.” The audio documentary was released for free access via the “Sound Beat:…
Cleo Hamilton: First InclusiveU Student To Become a Remembrance Scholar
Cleo Hamilton was interviewed by NewsChannel 9 on being the first InclusiveU student to become a Remembrance Scholar at 鶹ƵUniversity. As a Remembrance Scholar, Hamilton joined 34 of his peers to honor the 35 students who were killed on…
Remembrance Scholar Cleo Hamilton Exemplifies Student Leadership and Commitment
If you ask his friends what makes Cleo Hamilton an outstanding example of Orange spirit, his dedication and determination are two characteristics that stand out. Hamilton is entering his senior year at 鶹ƵUniversity this fall with one of the…
InclusiveU Students Continue Advocacy Work for Inclusive Higher Education
Students in 鶹ƵUniversity’s InclusiveU program spent this year advocating for inclusion for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities beginning with a visit to Capitol Hill last fall and ending with a visit to campus from U.S. Representative John Katko….
Friday Premiere Party Planned for Inclusive Micro-Short Student Film ‘Third Shift’
The creative micro-short film “Third Shift”—co-produced by The Blackstone LaunchPad at 鶹ƵUniversity Libraries, InclusiveU and College of Visual and Performing Arts film and design students—will have its world premiere on Friday, April 26, at 1 p.m. at a year-end…