By Gianna Difulio | September 21, 2026 Photo Credit: Gianna Difulio / The ASP University at Albany alumni Bria Nickerson recently returned to campus not as a visitor, but as a mentor. Her experiences were able to be shared with students through Great Dane Dialogue, a series of campus-wide speeches to promote civil discourse amid polarized political landscapes. Nickerson currently serves as the executive director for the New York State Black, Puerto Rican, Hispanic, and Asian

By Chloe Ciszak | September 21, 2026 Renee DeCelle, the director of education abroad at UAlbany, stands in front of informational posters near the Education Abroad Office in the Science Library. Photo credit: Chloe Ciszak / The ASP A semester at UAlbany does not always have to take place in Albany. With study abroad programs available across the world, students can take their education beyond campus while still working toward their degree