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November 22, 2024

Assistant Provost Wins Award, Russell Sage Students Deliver Presentation at New York State Physical Education Conference

Assistant Provost for Strategic Initiatives Peter Stapleton (left) accepts an Amazing People award from New York State Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance President Margaret Robelee at the association’s 2024 conference. Assistant Provost for Strategic Initiatives Peter Stapleton, Ph.D., received an Amazing People award at the New York State Association for Health, Physical […]
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November 19, 2024

Returning Russell Sage Student Says Son — Also a College Student — Inspires Her to  Finish Degree She Started Nearly 20 Years Ago

Liza Kerwin started Russell Sage College in the early 2000s, after earning an associate degree at Hudson Valley Community College. She left Russell Sage two classes shy of her bachelor’s in sociology.   At that time, she went to work for the employer she would stay with for 17 years until she was affected by COVID-related […]
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October 30, 2024

Russell Sage College Becomes First College in Nation to Partner with The Center for Positive Education, Ensuring Education Graduates are Ready for Today’s Classroom

Fueled by a new partnership with The Center for Positive Education, all Russell Sage College students who graduate from teaching and school counseling programs in the Esteves School of Education will enter the workforce with training in Positive Education, preparing them to address the social and emotional learning needs of today’s students and manage their […]
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“Small classes allowed me to build relationships with professors who were mentors outside of class. The school has everything to help you succeed.”

Sofia D’Agostino ’19
Public Health

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Ranked #15 for Social Mobility among National Universities (U.S. News & World Report)

100%

Students engaged in an internship, clinical, research project or experiential learning

10:1

Ratio of students to faculty. Build a personal connection with faculty.

94%

of surveyed students are employed or accepted to graduate school after graduation.

Post-graduation outcome data based on surveys and reported information from August 2022, December 2022, and May 2023 graduates.


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