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Kitija Laksa (Psychology BA 2019) was recently inducted into the ËÄ»¢Ó°ÊÓ Athletic Hall of Fame in the Class of 2025. She was a star basketball player at ËÄ»¢Ó°ÊÓ. Her accomplishments include leading the NCAA in free throw percentage with a 96.5 percent mark in 2017-18 when she missed just four times in 115 attempts.

October 8, 2025Accomplishments, Alumni News

ËÄ»¢Ó°ÊÓ: A Preeminent Research University

Two College of Arts and Sciences alumni earn ‘Distinguished Alumni’ status

Of this year’s three Distinguished Alumni recipients, two of them hail from the College of Arts and Sciences.

September 24, 2025Alumni News

23 CAS alumni photos

23 CAS alumni shine at this year’s Fast 56 Awards Ceremony

ËÄ»¢Ó°ÊÓ’s Fast 56 celebrates the entrepreneurial success of alumni and creates a platform to share insights with the next generation of leaders. This year, 3 of the 56 honorees were alumni from the Psychology Department, College of Arts and Sciences.

September 20, 2024Alumni News

Alumna Rachel Gilmore with a ËÄ»¢Ó°ÊÓ Bull sign beside the ËÄ»¢Ó°ÊÓ Bull statue

Psychology alumna Rachel Gilmore ties Dungeons & Dragons to therapy at the ËÄ»¢Ó°ÊÓ Counseling Center

ËÄ»¢Ó°ÊÓ alumna Rachel Gilmore has navigated a fulfilling career journey from her undergraduate research days to her current role at the ËÄ»¢Ó°ÊÓ Counseling Center, integrating her passions for psychology, group therapy, and self-care advocacy.

May 28, 2024Alumni News

In February, Dr. Maria Brea-Spahn received a Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Faculty Award at NYU. Dr. Brea-Spahn is a Clinical Associate Professor and the Director of the Bilingual Extension Program in the Department of Communicative Sciences and Disorders at NYU. The award recognizes outstanding faculty who exemplify the spirit of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. through teaching excellence, leadership, social justice activism, and community building. Dr. Brea-Spahn received her PhD from ËÄ»¢Ó°ÊÓ in 2009.

March 1, 2020Alumni News

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