Student Stories

April 24, 2026   The Manhattan view from Ayetuoma Owheruo’s 39th-floor office in the World Trade Center could not be more of a contrast from the lush landscape of his grandparents’ farm in Nigeria. It’s been a long journey from that farm to his current position in the city’s Human Resources Administration, where he leads […]

SLU students joined in the events at the CUNY Student Women’s Leadership Conference last month, a one-day whirlwind of speakers and networking. SLU Director of Student and Community Affairs Rochel Pinder was proud that five students attended this year, the largest number yet for the annual event.

Here at SLU, food insecurity isn’t just about hunger – it’s about stigma, survival, and the kind of community we choose to build. For many students, the challenge of accessing food is not only financial, but social – shaped by whether they feel safe, seen, and supported enough to ask for help.

Having a child alters your life, it’s safe to say. But you won’t know how, exactly, until it occurs.

You can count on New Yorkers to express a full spectrum of feelings about the many diverse neighborhoods they call home. For Bronx residents, though, there’s something specific and shared about how they relate to their slice of NYC. Something earnest and unpretentious. What is it?

A drivers’ advocate and former taxi driver, SLU student Mohammad “Tipu” Sultan has been named one of “The 2025 Unsung Heroes” by City & State New York. Sultan is a Labor Studies bachelor’s student and recent recipient of SLU’s Joseph S. Murphy Scholarship for Diversity in Labor.

How police should engage with people suffering from mental health conditions is a complex policy question that New York City has grappled with for decades. Due in part to the efforts of SLU master’s student Christina Sparrock, however, one piece of that puzzle was recently resolved.

With all 51 districts of the New York City Council up for election on November 4, new faces are coming to local government – and SLU alumnus Justin Sanchez is likely to be among them.

SLU graduate student Joseph Juntunen has been working in the nightclub and entertainment industry for most of his life, and organizing there for almost as long.

SLU student Rina D. Cummings comes across as even keeled and self-possessed, even though her life has been shaken by profound transitions. Born in Liberia, she spent part of her childhood in a Ghanaian refugee camp before immigrating at 12 to America.