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Nazareth College Sociology Professor Releases Homelessness Life Expectancies Research for Monroe County

This Sunday, November 19, marks the first World Day of the Poor, and a Nazareth College sociology professor is marking the occasion with some startling research about homelessness and life expectancies in Monroe County. Dr. Harry Murray, professor of S...

Nov 17, 2017, 2:50pm EST

Nazareth College Theatre and Dance Department and the Theatre League present Ibsen's A Doll's House.

Scandalous and groundbreaking when it premiered, A Doll's House continues to be viewed as one of the most sensational and pertinent shows in theatre history. In their second production of the season, Nazareth College Theatre and Dance Department and th...

Nov 2, 2017, 7:00am EDT

Nazareth Hockey Team to Partner with VOC for Military Appreciation Game

In September 2017 the Veterans Outreach Center (VOC), a local nonprofit that provides services to veterans in need, lost $2.1 million in annual federal funding. The Nazareth men's hockey team will host a military appreciation game on Veteran's Day, Nov...

Nov 1, 2017, 10:39am EDT

Nazareth College An Evening with Kevin Hines: Suicide Prevention & Mental Health Advocate

MEDIA ADVISORY Contact: Julie Long October 24, 2017 (585) 389-2456 | (585) 781-8186 (cell) Nazareth College An Evening with Kevin Hines: Suicide Prevention & Mental Health Advocate, Oct. 24 WHAT: Award winning author of "Cracked, Not Br...

Oct 24, 2017, 12:00pm EDT

Corrected: Nazareth College An Evening with Kevin Hines: NEW LOCATION

In September 2000, Kevin Hines leapt off the Golden Gate Bridge, a suicidal gesture that has resulted in death for most of the 2000 people who have made that jump since the bridge was erected in 1937. But he survived, and is now sharing his story to he...

Oct 19, 2017, 3:37pm EDT

NPR's Tiny Desk Winner Gaelynn Lea to Perform at Nazareth College

Nazareth students and community members will have the opportunity to attend a performance by award winning, classically trained violinist and songwriter, Gaelynn Lea, in the Forum of the Shults Center on October 28 at 1:30 p.m. Just over a year ago, Ga...

Oct 16, 2017, 10:43am EDT

Nazareth Student Monika Rabjohn Named Social Work Student of the Year

Nazareth student Monika Rabjohn is the recipient of the Undergraduate Social Work Student of the Year Award at the 50th Conference of the New York State Social Work Education Association in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. She was nominated by her Nazareth Socia...

Oct 11, 2017, 10:48am EDT

Performing for Peace and Justice

Nazareth College's Foreign Languages and Literatures department will host its 2017 Social Justice series featuring a creative writing workshop followed by a music and poetry contest. The workshop will be led by Rochester poet Kathryn Jospé on October 6...

Oct 3, 2017, 11:57am EDT

Nazareth College Names Joan Caruso of Westfield, N.Y. a 2017 Outstanding Alumni

For more than 30 years, Nazareth College has been recognizing the outstanding achievements of its graduates with the Outstanding Alumni Award. Each year, the Alumni Board selects individuals who truly exemplify the character of Nazareth graduates with ...

Oct 2, 2017, 11:19am EDT

Nazareth Names Deirdre McKiernan Metzler of Fairport, NY a 2017 Outstanding Alumni

Sep 27, 2017, 11:07am EDT

About Nazareth University

Nazareth University is an inclusive community of inspired learners, educators, and changemakers who for nearly 100 years have been driven by a bold commitment to action, empathy, equity, and leading innovation for the common good. Impact experiences are at the heart of a Nazareth education, preparing each student to discover within themselves the potential to cultivate positive change in their life's work, in any career field, and in a world that is constantly evolving and infinitely interconnected.

Our broad academic offerings present a range of study options typical of big universities, yet achieved in our supportive campus culture. Nearly 2,100 undergrad and 600 graduate students enroll in degree and certificate programs and engage in collaborative, transformative learning experiences, preparing them for the professions and society of today and tomorrow. In a learning community that purposefully integrates liberal arts and professional programs, Nazareth University graduates launch lifetimes of changemaking leadership in communities and workplaces near and far.