HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. — About 2,100 Hofstra University students earned their undergraduate, graduate or law degrees during commencement ceremonies in May at the David S. Mack Sports and Exhibition Complex.
The following local students earned their degrees:
• Benjamin Lawlor of York earned a Bachelor of Arts in Criminology
•Taylor Ligay of Shapleigh earned a Bachelor of Arts in Film Studies and Production
Hofstra University is a nationally ranked private university just 25 miles from New York City and all its cultural, recreational and professional opportunities. We offer small classes and personal attention with the resources, technology, and facilities of a large university.
Students can chose from undergraduate and graduate offerings in liberal arts and sciences, business, engineering and applied science, communication, education, health sciences and human services, honors studies, the Maurice A. Deane School of Law, the Hofstra Northwell School of Graduate Nursing and Physician Assistant Studies, and the Hofstra Northwell School of Medicine.
Named to the 2015 President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll, and the only school to ever host three consecutive presidential debates, Hofstra University is a dynamic community of more than 11,000 students known for civic engagement and public service.
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