Libraries
National Death Penalty Archive Adds Papers from Pioneer on Racial Equality and the Death Penalty
The working papers of the late David Baldus, a legal pioneer on racial equality and the death penalty, will become part of the permanent collection of UAlbany's National Death Penalty Archive (NDPA), a national repository of archival material devoted solely to the death penalty.
Local Students Create Library Chairs with Stories to Tell
More than 25 area schools accepted the University at Albany's challenge to artistically depict their favorite literary classic on one of the University's original 1960's library oak chairs.
UAlbany Pays Tribute to Minerva, Its Enduring Symbol
Since the University at Albany's beginnings as the New York State Normal College, Minerva, the Roman goddess of wisdom, has been the institution's enduring symbol.
Exhibit Peruses the Archives of Presidential Elections Past
The ME Grenander Department of Special Collections and Archives held a new exhibit entitled It Happens Every Four Years: U.S. Presidential Election Campaigns from the Archives of Public Affairs and Policy.
Campus Joins Crusade to Defray Costs and Expand the Reach of Scholarly Research
As students across the country grapple with the increasing costs of a college education, the University at Albany will join others in the academic community in a national movement to mitigate the rising costs of journals and eliminate barriers to the access of knowledge by advancing 'Open Access.'
Two Cited by SUNY Chancellor for Excellence in Librarianship
Gerald Burke and Jane Kessler from the University Libraries were among thirteen University at Albany faculty and staff members cited for excellence.
