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Tuesdays just got a little brighter for local kids: From now until December 6, Mount Saint Mary College’s Knight Lights Reading Buddies program will offer literacy support for children each Tuesday from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Newburgh Free Library. The program…

Mount Saint Mary College’s Center for Adolescent Research and Development (CARD) will present “The Butterfly Effect: Inspiring the Empathetic Leaders of Tomorrow” by guest speaker Ian Hockley on October 12 at 7 p.m.  This free event, taking place in…

The following students were honored by Mount Saint Mary College in Newburgh, N.Y. for making the Spring 2022 Dean's List.  About 340 Mount students earned a place on the list. The Dean's List distinction is awarded each semester to students who have…

Olivia Mantero, a graduate Education student at the Mount, learned the Image Making method of teaching at the recent workshop.   Mount Saint Mary College’s Collaborative for Equity in Literacy Learning (CELL) hosted a professional development workshop…

Mount Saint Mary College’s Collaborative for Equity in Literacy Learning (CELL) will present a workshop for educators on the Image Making literacy method from August 15 to 19, with a final session on August 24. Sessions run from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. each…

Genesis Ramos, executive director of the Mount’s Desmond Center for Community Engagement and Wellness, kicked off Family Literacy Night at the Newburgh Armory Unity Center.    Mount Saint Mary College’s Desmond Center for Community Engagement and Wellness…

For Mount Saint Mary College’s Asha Mendez of Fishkill, N.Y., a graduate student on the Childhood and Special Education track, the most rewarding challenge of her academic career has been student teaching in local elementary schools. Mendez, who will…

Mount Saint Mary College’s Center on Adolescent Research and Development (CARD) recently hosted a virtual talk by Nadine M. Finigan-Carr titled “Community Violence, Adolescent Aggression and Academic Achievement.” Hailing from the University of Maryland…

Jane M. Gangi, a former Education professor (and current adjunct) at Mount Saint Mary College, presented “Hot Reads! Exploring 2022 Award Winners Though Multiple Modalities” at the latest CELL Literacy Conference.  From poetry for elementary students…

The Banned Books Symposium, a virtual event that is free and open to the public, will take place Saturday, March 5 from 9 a.m. to noon. The symposium is cosponsored by Mount Saint Mary College's Kaplan Family Library; the Ramapo Catskill Library System;…