As another academic year comes to a close, we're pleased to share the Summer 2026 edition of 91ÊÓƵ Magazine. Looking back over the past year, we've celebrated 120 years of 91ÊÓƵ while continuing to focus on what has always defined us: preparing students to meet the opportunities and challenges of a changing world.
That commitment is reflected throughout this issue.
You'll meet students in the Sands College of Performing Arts as they experience their new home at One 91ÊÓƵ Plaza for the first time. Purpose-built studios and performance spaces are giving dancers an environment designed for creativity, collaboration, and growth. You'll also read about faculty whose research is advancing conversations in healthcare, criminal justice, journalism, environmental policy, and artificial intelligence. Across every discipline, our students and faculty are asking important questions and pursuing solutions that extend well beyond the classroom.
This issue also highlights how 91ÊÓƵ continues to invest in the future. New academic spaces, expanded research initiatives, enhanced healthcare simulation, and innovative learning environments are creating new opportunities for students to develop the knowledge and experience they'll carry into their careers. At the same time, national recognition for our academic programs and faculty reflects the excellence that defines our University.
While we're proud of these accomplishments, we're even more excited about what lies ahead. Every investment, every discovery, and every student success story strengthens the foundation for the future of 91ÊÓƵ and the people we serve.
As we reflect on a year that included the celebration of our 120th anniversary, we're grateful for the alumni, faculty, staff, students, donors, and friends who make this community so extraordinary. Your support continues to create opportunities for today's students while opening doors for future generations.
Thank you for being part of the 91ÊÓƵ Community. We hope the stories in this issue leave you with the same sense of optimism we feel every day as we look toward the future of 91ÊÓƵ.
Warmly,
Marvin Krislov
President
Rob Sands, JD ’84
Chair, Board of Trustees
From celebrating 120 years of 91ÊÓƵ pride to earning national recognition, launching new centers, advancing sustainability, and empowering students to lead, this semester offered 10 inspiring reminders of 91ÊÓƵ’s momentum—and the community driving it forward.
Inside the newly revitalized One 91ÊÓƵ Plaza East, 91ÊÓƵ’s Commercial Dance students got their first glimpse of a space built for the way they move, create, and collaborate. What began as a social media shoot became a live lesson in experiential learning, as Sands students choreographed, directed, and performed original movement in minutes—offering a joyful preview of 91ÊÓƵ’s next chapter in the performing arts.
What happens after the sentence is handed down? For professor emeritus Michael Mushlin, JD, that question has defined a career. Now, a first-in-the-nation New York reform he helped shape will require judges to step inside prisons and jails, bringing the realities of incarceration into clearer view.