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“Call me Ishmael” kicks off 24-hour Moby Dick marathon in Herrick Library
Nov 20, 2025
Friday afternoon, Nov. 14, a group of Alfred University students, faculty and staff began what is likely the most ambitious public reading in the university’s history: Herman Melville’s epic novel Moby Dick.
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Alfred University Libraries participating in study on AI integration into teaching
May 30, 2025
Alfred University is among a group of just 45 colleges and universities nationwide leading a study on the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) literacy into curricula at institutions of higher education.
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Alfred University’s Lambert, Romanchock recipients of SUNY Chancellor’s Awards
May 16, 2025
Alfred University’s Coral Lambert and Mechele Romanchock have been honored by the State University of New York with 2025 SUNY Chancellor’s Awards. The office of SUNY Chancellor John B. King Jr. recently announced that Lambert, professor of sculpture, is recipient of the Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Scholarship and Creative Activities, while Romanchock, director of libraries, has received a Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Librarianship.
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Alfred University hosts 2025 Scholes Memorial Lecture
May 03, 2025
Efstratios I. Kamitsos, researcher and former director of the Theoretical and Physical Chemistry Institute (TPCI), National Hellenic Research Foundation, Athens, Greece, delivered the annual Samuel L. Scholes Sr. Memorial Lecture at Alfred University, on Thursday, April 3, in Holmes Auditorium, Harder Hall.
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New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University celebrating 125 years
Feb 16, 2025
Alfred University is excited to announce plans to celebrate the 125th anniversary of the New York State College of Ceramics (NYSCC). A host of events will take place on campus and at alumni gatherings across the country to honor the institution’s storied legacy and its contributions to art, engineering, and education.
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New York State College of Ceramics: 125 years of excellence and innovation
Feb 07, 2025
Alfred University is proud to commemorate the 125th anniversary of the New York State College of Ceramics (NYSCC), a distinguished institution renowned for its contributions to art, engineering, and research.
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Where did that chair come from? Two Alfred University librarians win Prism Award for documenting libraries’ purchase of furniture manufactured by exploitive Prison Industrial Complex
Jan 09, 2025
Two Alfred University Librarians have received a prestigious award from the South Central Regional Library Council for their research into the commercial relationships between university libraries and the exploitation of prison inmates engaged in the manufacture of institutional furniture.
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International Sculpture Center donates special collection of books and articles to Alfred University
Dec 21, 2024
Alfred University is the recipient of some 5,000 books and articles on sculpture, donated by the International Sculpture Center (ISC).
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Alfred University gives away two pairs of EnChroma glasses for color blindness
Nov 18, 2024
Over Homecoming weekend, Sept. 27-29, Alfred University Libraries held free raffles to give away two pairs of EnChroma glasses which help people with color blindness. The raffles were held in recognition of National Color Blindness Awareness Month, observed each year in September.
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Dean of Libraries Brian Sullivan receives 2024 Mentor Award from SUNYLA
Aug 29, 2024
Brian Sullivan, Dean of Libraries at Alfred University, recently received the 2024 Mentor Award from the State University of New York Librarians Association. The award honors and encourages the efforts and dedication of individuals in the library field who have demonstrated exceptional commitment to the mentoring of members of SUNYLA.
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Alfred University welcomes 17 new members into its Phi Kappa Phi honor society chapter
May 09, 2024
The Alfred University chapter of the Phi Kappa Phi honor society welcomed 17 new members during induction ceremonies held April 4 in Herrick Library. Six juniors, two seniors, four graduate students, and five faculty members/staff comprised the group of inductees.
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“ISOLATION”: 50 drawings by 50 women sculptors on exhibit in Scholes Library Special Collections
Feb 07, 2024
Early in April 2020, Alfred University Professor of Sculpture/Dimensional Studies Coral Lambert and sculptor Cynthia Handel were discussing the impact of the COVID pandemic on artists and their studio work.
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