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Kings Pointers Win Awards from the Elie Wiesel Foundation for Humanity

NEW YORK, N.Y., October 30, 2015 – The Elie Wiesel Foundation for Humanity and its corporate sponsor, LRN, awarded two United States Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA) Class of 2015 graduates prizes for their submissions to the 2015 Elie Wiesel Foundation Prize in Ethics Essay Contest at a ceremony...

Puppy Love at USMMA

By Veronica Cassidy Barry

KINGS POINT, N.Y. , October 27, 2015 – It is exam week at the United States Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA), which normally means a lot of late night studying followed by - more studying. Today for the first time ever, midshipmen were greeted by several therapy...

USMMA Remembers and Honors El Faro Crew

By Veronica Cassidy Barry  

KINGS POINT, N.Y., October 9, 2015 – Today during morning colors, the United States Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA) hosted a ceremony to remember and honor the officers and crew who were lost aboard the El Faro, which sank last week in the Atlantic Ocean....

Superintendent’s Statement Regarding El Faro

Midshipmen, faculty, staff, alumni, parents and friends of the Academy,

As the U.S. Coast Guard suspended the search for survivors of the U.S. container ship, El Faro, last night, we received confirmation that one of our own, Steven Wink Shultz, Kings Point class of 1984, was a member of...

USMMA Mourns The Passing Of Former Athletic Director Sue Petersen Lubow

KINGS POINT, N.Y. (Oct. 5, 2015) – On Monday, the United States Merchant Marine Academy learned that a beloved and much admired, long-time member of our USMMA family, former Athletic Director Susan "Sue" Petersen Lubow, has passed away.

“Today is a very sad day for our Academy,” said...

USMMA Tops Transportation Programs Says Department of Education

KINGS POINT, N.Y., September 30, 2015 — President Obama announced the launch of the U. S. Department of Education’s new College Scorecard, meant to help students and parents identify which schools provide the biggest bang for your buck earlier this month. Not surprisingly, the United States...

Third Company Wins USMMA 72nd Birthday Trivia Contest

KINGS POINT, N.Y., September 30, 2014 – Amphitrite smiled on Third Company of the United States Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA) at Kings Point, as they won the USMMA Alumni Foundation sponsored birthday trivia competition today.

Plebe Jacob Moore, competing for his company, correctly...

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