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Maura McDermott

New York

Investigative Reporter at Newsday

Investigative reporter at Newsday.

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  • 1 week ago | newsday.com | Maura McDermott

    Nearly two dozen students attending SUNY schools, as well as students at other New York colleges and universities, have had their visas affected by the Trump administration's crackdown on students from other countries, officials confirmed Thursday. A State University of New York spokeswoman said 21 students have experienced “a change of visa status.” It was not immediately clear whether any of the students attended Stony Brook University or other Long Island campuses.

  • 2 weeks ago | newsday.com | Maura McDermott

    Nearly two dozen students attending SUNY schools, as well as students at other New York colleges and universities, have had their visas affected by the Trump administration's crackdown on students from other countries, officials confirmed Thursday. A State University of New York spokeswoman said 21 students have experienced “a change of visa status.” It was not immediately clear whether any of the students attended Stony Brook University or other Long Island campuses.

  • 2 weeks ago | newsday.com | Maura McDermott

    New York State is investing $1.4 million this year to help Stony Brook University launch a new interdisciplinary Department of Technology, AI and Society focused on the use of artificial intelligence, state and university officials said Friday. Gov.

  • 3 weeks ago | newsday.com | Maura McDermott

    A leader of a Suffolk County chapter of the NAACP has sued the Brentwood Union Free School District over its new sports team mascot, the Spartans, which he says is "racially problematic" and discriminatory. The lawsuit comes as Brentwood and other Long Island school districts have chosen to drop their Native American mascots, which are banned in New York state public schools.

  • 4 weeks ago | newsday.com | Maura McDermott

    Elmont high school student-athletes will keep playing games against Bellmore-Merrick schools, but with new protections against "hate and harm" following parents' complaints about racist harassment at games in recent years, the school district’s top administrator said at a school board meeting Tuesday.

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Maura McDermott
Maura McDermott @mauramcdermott
21 Mar 25

NYU Langone hits "pause" on plans for a $3B hospital complex on the Nassau Community College campus: https://t.co/85ZgjlpuRe

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Maura McDermott @mauramcdermott
21 Mar 25

HUD says a LI town excludes disabled people from a public housing development, and in some complexes residents are "disproportionately white." The town disputes HUD's allegations. @therealjsolo reports in Newsday: https://t.co/23PV1B2nUN

Maura McDermott
Maura McDermott @mauramcdermott
29 Jan 25

A family lived without heat for months. Their landlord now faces a rare criminal charge. In @Newsday: https://t.co/SicB1AU2b7