Inside Bona's

Inside Bona's is an e-publication in which SBU faculty and staff share professional news, such as publication of a book or paper, presentation or attendance at a conference, or some other achievement or recognition.

Inside Bona's publishes every other Thursday of fall and spring semesters, except for holidays and breaks in the university calendar. Each edition is emailed to all university employees.

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Please note: Inside Bona's publishes news items about SBU faculty and staff only. It is not a publication for or about students. To submit news about students for development by the Office of Marketing & Communication as a news release or social media posting, please send it to news@sbu.edu.

Below are summaries of several news items from the most recent issue of Inside Bona's. For all Inside Bona's archived news items, click here.

SBU's Mackowski addresses the fall of Vicksburg in two new books

Apr 06, 2025 | The fall of Vicksburg, Mississippi, on July 4, 1863, proved a crucial turning point of the Civil War, although it took Union forces nearly seven months to capture the city. Dr. Chris Mackowski, professor of Communication, chronicles that effort in a pair of new books.

SBU's Stevens contributes to book about by women composers

Apr 06, 2025 | Dr. Brian Stevens, lecturer of Music, is a contributing author to a newly published book titled "Choral Repertoire by Women Composers." Published by G.I.A., the book profiles the lives and works of more than 200 women choral composers.

Article by SBU's White published in Journal of Group Psychotherapy

Apr 06, 2025 | Dr. Ebony White, associate professor of Counselor Education, recently published an article titled "Fostering Ubuntu in Black Adolescents: Group Counseling as a Pathway to Advocacy" in the International Journal of Group Psychotherapy.

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