Dr. Jonathan Farina named Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences
By Dominique Mercadante | June 10Interim dean of the College of Arts and Sciences and tenured English professor was appointed permanent dean of the college on Monday.
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President of the UN General Assembly visits Seton Hall
By Allison Bennett | April 28Seton Hall’s School of Diplomacy and International Relations welcomed Ambassador Philemon Yang, president of the U.N. General Assembly, to the World Leaders Forum on April 16.
Seton Hall Hillel cancels “Drag Bingo” event after hate messages, external group holds campus protest
By Morgan Frye | April 28Seton Hall Hillel, the university’s Jewish student organization, canceled their “Drag Queen Bingo” event in a statement posted to their Instagram on April 7 after facing “unacceptable, hateful messages in response.”
Students react as Trump administration targets Education Department
By Victory Odundoyin | April 22President Donald Trump signed an executive order on March 20 calling for the dismantling of the Department of Education. This means that instead of the Education Department, authority over education will go to the states and local communities, according to Education Secretary Linda McMahon.
Meet Seton Hall’s Student Government Association presidential candidates before spring elections
By Kaitlyn Campeau | April 22As the end of the spring semester approaches, Seton Hall’s Student Government Association (SGA) has kicked off the process of electing new representatives to advocate for the student body.
Seton Hall celebrates student, employee service in annual Charter Day ceremony
By Alexa Haidacher | April 17Seton Hall hosted its Charter Day ceremony to recognize student and employee accomplishments in service on April 8.
Abuse victim advocates hold press conference outside campus gates, announce complaint against university leader
By Jacqueline Litowinsky and Sofia Kasbo | April 17The Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests (SNAP) held a press conference on Tuesday in front of Seton Hall’s Ward Gate to announce the filing of a formal complaint against Cardinal Joseph Tobin, the Archbishop of Newark and the president of SHU’s Board of Regents and chair of the Board of Trustees, urging a Vatican investigation.
Students, professors demonstrate Seton Hall’s “high research activity” status
By Megan Pitt | April 5On Feb. 13, the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and the American Council on Education reaffirmed Seton Hall’s status as an R2 “high research activity” institution.
Students react to Trump administration’s tariffs, cost of living
By Morgan Dence | April 2Students and faculty at Seton Hall are expressing concern over the Trump administration’s tariffs on imported goods, which may increase consumer costs.
On the path to priesthood at Seton Hall
By Lakyn Austin | March 30It is a tranquil morning at Seton Hall. As dawn breaks and the birds begin to chirp, the bells chime, creating a euphonious harmony of sounds.
A groundbreaker lifts off: Black Hawk helicopter pilot visits Seton Hall
By Michela DiLorenzo | March 26Lt. Col. Marisol Chalas, the first Latina National Guard Black Hawk helicopter pilot and a celebrated trailblazer in aviation, visited Seton Hall for a fireside chat on March 18.
Remembering Arfa Hoque
By Sofia Kasbo | March 26An undergraduate student died after being struck by an NJ Transit train at Rutherford station on Feb. 26.
A look inside Seton Hall’s new STEM programs
By Allison Bennett | March 26Seton Hall announced the launch of four new STEM programs this year: a Master of Science (M.S.) in molecular bioscience, and three dual-degree (3+2) programs: the B.S. biology/M.S. molecular bioscience, the B.S. chemistry/M.S. chemistry, and B.S. physics/M.S. applied physics and engineering.
Companion or computer? Symposium discusses dangers of AI bots
By Alexa Haidacher | March 20Seton Hall Law School hosted a virtual symposium to discuss the growing dangers of artificial intelligence companion bots on Tuesday, Feb. 19. The symposium, “AI companions: The New Frontier of Kids’ Screen Addiction and Online Harms,” was hosted by the Gibbons Institute of Law, Science & Technology and the Institute for Privacy Protection.
Seton Hall AAUP survey reveals ongoing faculty concerns
By Kaelyn Blizard | March 15A survey of 170 faculty members, conducted by Seton Hall’s advocacy chapter of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) last fall, shed light on high dissatisfaction with salaries and growing concerns about faculty participation in shared governance at the university, according to a Feb. 5 press release.
