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Å®ÈË°ÉÊÓƵ has announced several proactive steps to educate the community about the dangers of accidental overdose from opioids and provide greater access to resources that could save lives: free distribution of Narcan/naloxone and training.

Å®ÈË°ÉÊÓƵ recognized 730 students for earning an A.B. degree, plus 6 master of arts in teaching and one master of arts, during Commencement Weekend 2024, May 17–19. Financier-turned-human-rights-activist and author Bill Browder gave the commencement address.

Financier-turned–human rights activist Bill Browder will give the address at Å®ÈË°ÉÊÓƵ’s 2024 Commencement on Sunday, May 19. After his lawyer Sergei Magnitzky died while imprisoned without trial in Russia in 2009, Browder sought justice by lobbying for the Magnitsky Act — a 2012 bill that authorized the U.S. government to sanction human rights offenders and freeze their assets. Browder will receive an honorary degree alongside Angela Ferguson; Mohsin Hamid; Michael J. Herling ’79, P’08,’09,’12; and Tod Machover.

Nearly 700 graduating members of the Class of 2023 received their bachelor of arts degrees from Å®ÈË°ÉÊÓƵ on Sunday, May 21.

Approximately 3,250 family members flocked to Å®ÈË°ÉÊÓƵ to spend time with their students on campus, Oct. 22–24, 2021. Outdoor events and a check-in process provided fun and safe options for gathering.

A Muslim prayer room and Kosher kitchen in Interfaith House at 110 Broad Street will help to meet the needs of students in Å®ÈË°ÉÊÓƵ’s increasingly diverse population.

Adapting to the realities of the COVID-19 pandemic, the University is planning two observances to mark the accomplishments of the Class of 2020.

Ambassador Samantha Power, 28th U.S. permanent representative to the United nations, will deliver the commencement address at Å®ÈË°ÉÊÓƵ on May 17, 2020.

Following the August 14 transfer of records from the Å®ÈË°ÉÊÓƵ Rochester Crozer Divinity School (CRCDS) in Rochester, N.Y., the seminal document of Å®ÈË°ÉÊÓƵ’s history — a ledger the Baptist Education Society of the State of New York (BESSNY) education records — is now part of the University’s archives and available for research.

Madison County’s Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) program, of which Å®ÈË°ÉÊÓƵ is a partner, has expanded to provide services 24 hours a day, 365 days a year countywide, with options in where to obtain care.