Endicott College

2 weeks ago | endicott.edu | Susan Johnson

Dakota Svec ’25 is on a mission to break down the social stigmas around intimate partner violence and create a safe space for fellow survivors. At just 18, Svec found herself in an abusive relationship marked by emotional manipulation, coercive control, and isolation, as well as multiple forms of verbal and emotional abuse. After the relationship ended, she experienced ongoing harassment, stalking, and intimidation.

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.

Feb 4, 2025 | 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.

Jan 29, 2025 | 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.

Jan 27, 2025 | 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.