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Colleges and universities already reward high performance with student merit scholarships; now, they can also help shape and encourage high performance with raise.me , a website college-bound students can use as early as ninth grade to see how their achievements can translate to scholarship dollars.

Nicholas Marshall, professor of history at Marist College, will visit the Bidwell History Talk series to explore a central issue for ordinary Americans in the 19th century: the love for family members and the near constant fear of loss revealed by diaries and letters from the period.

Most Americans think people are too focused on fashion, yet a majority says how they dress is an important part of who they are, according to a survey released on Monday.

With every passing week, one thing becomes ever clearer: Hillary Clinton is going to be the Democratic presidential nominee in 2016.

This week's evidence came in the form of two polls -- conducted by NBC and Marist College -- of Democratic voters in Iowa and New Hampshire.

A combination of talent, style, historical research and commentary will come together at Ventfort Hall Mansion and Gilded Age Museum when "Flemish Renaissance Fashion Show: The Splendor of Couture" is presented from 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday, July 20. For the show, costume designer Jared Aswegan is creating 14 costumes based on research, exploring the ... (more)

Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire is holding off a challenge from Republican Scott Brown, according to a poll released on Wednesday, although the former U.S. senator from Massachusetts is gaining ground.

Caldwell University has named these students to its dean's list for the spring semester: Melissa Fratella and Kristin Wagner of Morris Plains; Lindsay Hulin and Tiana Dionisio of Lake Hiawatha; and Jennifer Cory and Jessica Gabelmann of Parsippany.

The first meeting of the newly formed Veterans Committee of the Hudson Valley Consortium for Higher Education will take place this month on the SUNY New Paltz campus.

Written by Alfred Branch Incumbent Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo continues to hold a strong, 35-point lead over Republican gubernatorial challenger Rob Astorino, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal .

Stephen Blyth of Somerville, member of the Class of 2017, has been named to the Marist College in Poughkeepsie, N.Y., Dean's List for the spring 2014 semester.

New York City may have more people using the digital form of currency, but Albany can now boast having the first Bitcoin ATM in New York state.

Celeste Bayeh, C: St Pats has a very good integration between all the age groups and personalities and there is a very distinct spirit here, I think you don't get that everywhere else.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo holds a commanding 35-point lead over his Republican challenger, Rob Astorino, according to a new Wall Street Journal/NBC 4 New York/Marist poll-the first since the conclusion of the legislative session and the start of campaign season.

Spots are still available for the Marist Boys Lacrosse camp, held on July 21-25 at Tenney Stadium on the campus of Marist College.

Marist is an independent comprehensive liberal arts college with an enrollment of 4,700 full-time undergraduate students.

Regina Zhang of Basking Ridge received a Bachelor of Arts from Emory College of Arts and Sciences of Emory University.