Manhattanville College News

Shortly after 9 a.m. today, Florida Atlantic University President Frank Brogan formerly announced his plan to apply for chancellor with the Board of Governors.

The Florida Board of Governors has released a list of 10 candidates for the Chancellor of the State University System of Florida, the state's top higher education position.

WALDOBORO : Tidemark Gallery, 902 Main St., will open "A Botanical Collection," a show featuring work by eight nationally and internationally regarded botanical artists, Tuesday, June 30.

As part of Manhattanville College's 26th Annual Summer Writers Week, acclaimed author Rick Moody will present "The Thirteen Rules of Revision" at 7:30 p.m. A reception, question-and-answer, and book signing will follow.

James King, a 54-year-old 2008 graduate of the Manhattanville College master's program, was not overly hopeful when he entered his manuscript in the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award Contest.

PURCHASE - Daniel Woodburn was all smiles yesterday to be among the hundreds of Westchester County students honored by the Black Scholars Community Partnership Initiative.

I WAS born in the Philippines, where there's a strong entrepreneurial spirit that is about more than just money.

WHITE PLAINS: Maureen Tomkiel, executive director of the John A. Coleman School received the Alumni Valiant Educator Award from the School of Education at Manhattanville College.

A Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin attends an autism awareness fundraiser sponsored by Autism Speaks at Manhattanville College on June 7, 2009 in Purchase, N.Y. While there she spoke about the joys of raising her 1-year-old son Trig, who was born with Down-sydrome. A A AP A A The Week in celebrity sightings Stephen Colbert takes a little off the top, ...

At the age of 9, Salvatore Giuliano already has the support of his school, family and day camp.

President Barack Obama may have been talking yesterday to Muslims overseas, but Muslims in the northern suburbs reacted with restrained hope that their country and their faith can achieve Obama's desired 'new beginning.' Muslims praised Obama for addressing a long list of difficult issues - Iraq, Afghanistan, Israel-Palestine, terrorism, democracy ...

Former vice presidential candidate Gov. Sarah Palin is expected to attend a popular autism awareness walk Saturday at Manhattanville College.

The Community Foundation of Dutchess County celebrated its 40th anniversary Wednesday evening, giving out its Partnership in Education awards to teachers and students.

The president of Manhattanville College, Richard A. Berman, delivered his final commencement speech after more than a decade at the college, which grew academically and improved financially to the credit of Berman, some have said.

On Friday, during the Art Walk in Bellows Falls 5 to 7 p.m. The Chapel Gallery is opening its last show of the season.

The economic downturn continues to take its toll on the attitude and behavior of Westchester, Rockland and Putnam county residents, as reported in a new poll conducted by Manhattanville College.

RYE: The Rye Free Reading Room is holding the following events in May: - May 12: Karen Sirabian, director of Manhattanville College's Master of Arts in Writing Program and one of the founders of Inkwell, will talk about researching markets, preparing manuscripts and cover letters, finding an agent, and more.

Anyone watching the governor's news conference on gay marriage this week got to see New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg behave like a bully.

On Thursday evening, April 30, 2009, the Manhattanville College Music Department will present a concert featuring the Manhattanville College Community Jazz and Wind Ensembles under the direction of Terry Reynolds.

The nation has gone from affluence to anxiety with whiplash speed, so it was perhaps inevitable that the resulting pain would be expressed as a kind of collective rage.