Campus News
Planned greenway along Vestal Parkway to connect campus to Downtown
Students traveling by foot, bicycle or skateboard may soon be able to travel between campus and Downtown Binghamton using a designated “greenway.” The planned $18.8 million greenway will run alongside eastbound traffic...
Campus News
Finals week undergoes changes to meet federal, state guidelines
Students may notice a slightly different finals schedule than usual this semester with the breakup of a traditional finals week. Instead, students will begin testing on Thursday, May 7, carrying over into...
Community
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi selects Hakeem Jeffries, '92, as a House manager in President Donald Trump's impeachment trial
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi selected a Binghamton University alumnus as one of the seven House managers in President Donald Trump’s ongoing impeachment trial. Hakeem Jeffries, ’92, is the first and only graduate...
Campus News
BU enacts preferred first name policy
Over winter break, Binghamton University’s Division of Operations enacted a new chosen-name policy, which gives students and employees the opportunity to use a first name other than their legal or official name...
Campus News
Whittingham appointed head of electric vehicle initiative
Binghamton University’s M. Stanley Whittingham can add another notch to his belt following the governor’s State of the State address. On Jan. 8, Gov. Andrew Cuomo gave his annual State of the...
Community
BU Forum hosts Whittingham for Nobel Prize discussion
M. Stanley Whittingham traveled nearly 4,000 miles in December to collect and celebrate his Nobel Prize in Chemistry. On Jan. 17, he spoke about his experience for the first time at a...
Off-Campus News
Gov. Cuomo expands Excelsior Scholarship
More New York state students may receive college tuition help based on Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s recent proposal to expand the Excelsior Scholarship. The proposal was announced during Cuomo’s 2020 State of the...
Campus News
Campus sees rising concern over student food insecurity
Many college students have heard anecdotal stories of current and former students surviving on a diet of ramen noodles. However, behind this veil of humor lies a real issue affecting college-age students...
Campus News
Assistant dean found dead in home of natural causes
Milton Chester, assistant dean of students for off-campus programs and services at Binghamton University, died in his home on Monday, Jan. 6, according to a B-Line announcement released on Tuesday morning. According...
Campus News
Trump criticizes Binghamton University protesters during address at Turning Point USA conference
Weeks after campus protests against racism and over-policing at Binghamton University attracted national attention, President Donald Trump commented on the demonstrations at Turning Point USA’s (TPUSA) fifth-annual Student Action Summit in West...