Endicott College

1 month ago | endicott.edu | Danna Lorch

Growing up Arab-Israeli outside of Tel Aviv, Israel, Ahmad Bishara ’25 became naturally adept at languages to communicate with people of different backgrounds. By the time he graduated high school, Bishara was fluent in Arabic, Hebrew, and English and had also learned to code in C#, Java, JavaScript, and HTML.

2 months ago | endicott.edu | Danna Lorch

An email that took less than five minutes to send unexpectedly changed Ashley Appleby’s life. Although she’s now Endicott’s newest Assistant Professor of the Criminal Justice Program, Appleby was once a Quinnipiac University freshman unsure if college was even for her. “I wasn’t going to stay in college. I had below a 3.0 GPA in my first semester,” Appleby, now a proud first-generation graduate, admitted.

2 months ago | endicott.edu | Sarah Lippert

On January 19, 2025, more than 170 million Americans opened TikTok to find only an error message instead of the latest must-have beauty product or viral dance trend. The wildly popular short-form video platform—deeply embedded in U.S. culture—went dark as a federal law signed in April 2023 officially took effect. TikTok’s 14-hour disappearance, coupled with uncertainty about its fate once President Trump’s 75-day pause expires, has ignited a wave of reactions ranging from outrage to confusion.

2 months ago | endicott.edu | Madison Schulman

Set to the electric and iconic music of The Go-Go’s, Endicott’s new Mainstage production Head Over Heels follows the journey of a royal family as they try to save their kingdom from losing its “beat” (as in, “We Got The Beat”). The musical comedy, which ran on Broadway from 2018 to 2019, features various characters in the LGBTQ+ community and is a contemporary spin on Sir Philip Sidney’s 16th-century The Countess of Pembroke’s Arcadia.

2 months ago | endicott.edu | Madison Schulman

Every summer during her childhood, Emma Cyr ’24 flew across the country from her home in Minnesota to visit her grandparents in Connecticut. That's how she developed a passion for travel, which continued with family trips and even solo trips. But no matter where she went, she always stayed in hotels. On her solo adventures, Cyr never felt alone. Chatting with front desk staff and housekeepers at accommodations, she made connections and felt safe in her surroundings.