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Campus to host ‘Douglass Day’ event honoring statesman Frederick Douglass

SUNY Fredonia will participate in a nationwide program honoring the legacy of 19th century author, orator and anti-slavery activist Frederick Douglass.

Dr. Birger Vanwesenbeeck (right) with Dr. Mark Gelber and Dr. Martina Wörgötter-Peck, who hold their copies of Sivan Adler's edited Holocaust memoir.

Student’s edited Holocaust memoir attracts interest at association meeting

Copies of the Holocaust memoir edited by senior Sivan Adler drew attention at the Modern Language Association (MLA) annual meeting.

Mason Fuller (in left photo), with Owen Wagner, with Ethnic and Gender Studies Coordinator Jeanette McVicker.

Scholar-Activist Awards recognize students 

Two students have received Scholar-Activist Awards celebrating their academic excellence and community activism on behalf of inclusion, equity and diversity.

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Students present research to a wide audience at conference

Inspiration was a key takeaway for students who gave research presentations at a Diversity, Equity and Social Justice undergraduate conference.

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Speaker to discuss immigration policies

The local impact of changing national policies on immigration will be the focus of a discussion on Tuesday, Oct. 21.

Dr. Jan McVicker, Pedro Martinez and Kim Mead-Colegrove

Honors Student of the Month selected

Pedro Jesús Martínez, a May 2025 graduate, was named Honors Program Student of the Month.

Honors Program Student of the Month Owen Wagner with Christina Hilburger

Honors Program recognizes Wagner as a top student

Owen Wagner, a junior from Tonawanda, NY, has been named the Honors Program Student of the Month for March.

Pedro Jesús Martínez, Emily Stoll

Students to receive new Ethnic and Gender Studies Promise Awards

The Ethnic and Gender Studies (EGS) program announces the debut of the Promise Award and its inaugural recipients.

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Adler receives new Ethnic and Gender Studies scholarship

Since 1999, a scholarship affiliated with what began as a minor in Women’s Studies honored scholarly and activist interests.

Dr. Jeanette McVicker

Scholarly articles by McVicker to be published

Department of English Professor Jeanette McVicker, who is also coordinator of Ethnic and Gender Studies, has two scholarly articles accepted for publication this year, both...