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The E3 program gives STEM instructors at any level an opportunity to work with colleagues to advance inclusive learning environments designed to increase student success.

Nearly 5,000 students celebrated their graduation from the University at Albany, which hosted its 181st commencement festivities from Thursday, May 15, through Sunday, May 18. Among the graduates were an estimated 3,000 undergraduates and 1,900 graduate students, including recipients who completed their degrees last summer and fall as well as over the winter. UAlbany held a series of commencement events for the Class of 2025 throughout the week, highlighted by individual stage crossings and the University-wide outdoor undergraduate ceremony.

Massry School of Business Associate Professor Matthew Crayne has been named as one of the State University of New York’s inaugural recipients of the Chancellor’s Horizon Award for Faculty Research and Scholarship. The awards support early-career faculty research and scholarly achievements across SUNY’s colleges and universities.

Distinguished Professor is the highest academic rank in the State University of New York, conferred solely by the SUNY Board of Trustees.

The University at Albany’s EXCELlence in STEM Program received the 2025 Inspiring Programs in STEM Award from INSIGHT Into Academia magazine. The award honors colleges and universities that encourage and assist students from underrepresented groups to enter the fields of science, technology, engineering, mathematics or STEM fields. UAlbany will be featured, along with 57 other recipients, in the June 2025 issue of INSIGHT Into Academia magazine.

Iranian MFA student Hoora Mirabzadeh turns hardship and pain into art. Mirabzadeh is one of approximately 5,000 students set to earn their degrees this weekend as the University celebrates its 18st Commencement.

Originally from Rochester, N.Y., the Adejumos did not plan to go to the same college, but found UAlbany too inviting to pass on.