The Sage Colleges are pleased to welcome Elizabeth Brundage, novelist and Russell Sage College creative writing instructor to Bush Memorial Hall on September 28.

Inspired by the plight of Afghan women during the reign of the Taliban, Paula Nirschel, a former community mental health worker, founded the Rhode Island based Initiative to Educate Afghan Women in 2002. Committed to making a difference in the lives of young Afghan women, Nirschel started the program determined to offer an education to some of the country's highly motivated young women.

President Susan Scrimshaw addresses students, welcoming them back to Sage and explains some exciting news and updates on campus.

Several faculty members at The Sage Colleges along with a representative from the Guilderland YMCA were invited to appear on two consecutive Saturdays on WNYT NewsChannel 13's weekend morning news program, Weekend Today, to discuss childhood obesity and to offer tips on healthy lifestyles.

Four Capital Region institutions of higher learning have banded together to transform the way colleges and universities prepare future teachers.

Andrew Palumbo has been named Director of Undergraduate Admission for The Sage Colleges, effective July 1.

The Louis & Hortense Rubin Community Fellows Program has awarded $39,000 in grants to four community projects in Rensselaer County that aim to make a difference on issues as diverse as childhood obesity, search and rescue, inner city school education, and independent media as an outlet for youth in troubled neighborhoods.

Russell Sage College welcomes its first cohort of students this fall into the new Discovery Degree program, a unique accelerated and interdisciplinary honors degree format featuring summer sessions spent exploring the Hudson River Valley, testing a career firsthand, or traveling.

The Sage Colleges has exceeded all expectations for fundraising this year despite the challenging economy and sharp drops in giving to colleges across the nation. Sage raised a total of $7.4 million, including annual giving; an endowment challenge; corporate, government and foundation giving; and other major gifts.