Buffalo State English Department

05/14/2026

Thursday marks the official end of the semester, and we’re closing it out by celebrating our Bengal community. 🧡

Congratulations on a semester filled with hard work, growth, creativity, resilience, and achievement. Whether you’re graduating or heading into a well-deserved summer break—way to go, Bengals. 👏

05/14/2026

05/01/2026

Recent geopolitical turbulence has caused fans to react boorishly to national anthems. What happened in Buffalo this week was the opposite.

04/23/2026

Buffalo State Gives ends at noon—there’s still time to make your impact.

Join the community showing up for our students. 🧡
🔗 https://www.buffalostategives.com/

04/21/2026

04/18/2026

Congratulations to Thurman Thomas and all of this year’s honorees recognized at Buffalo State University’s 69th Annual Honors Convocation!

We were proud to welcome Hall of Fame running back Thurman Thomas as our keynote speaker and honorary degree recipient as we celebrated the incredible achievements, leadership, and success of our students.

A memorable day honoring excellence across our Bengal community.

01/14/2026

Congratulations Aimable Twagilimana!

Rwanda is often cited as not only an example of post-conflict recovery but as a model for economic development, education, the environment, gender equality and women empowerment, health, peacekeeping operations, and military diplomacy. However, this success is threatened by the difficult security...

12/12/2025

Congratulations to Ann C. Colley on her new work which was screened last night at he Burchfield Penney Art Center. You can find the episodes of Solitary Walks Along the East Anglia Coast on youtube, and the book of the same name is available now!

Chapter 1: This is the first of seven chapters about my solitary walks along the East Anglia coast during the late autumn, winter, and early spring of 2019-...

12/10/2025

At Just Buffalo, we bring people together around the power of words and stories. But our work is only possible with your support. As a nonprofit organization, we rely on the generosity of people like you to ensure that we can continue curating programs that shine a spotlight on WNY and impact our community in real ways. In this season of giving, please consider donating to keep this impact going.

Make a gift today at justbuffalo.org

12/10/2025

🎉BIG NEWS!!🎉

Get ready for a night of fashion and philanthropy.
Foundation is merging its annual scholarship gala, Bengala, with the student-produced RUNWAY fashion show for one unforgettable evening. Presented by the , Bengala + RUNWAY 2026 will unite under the theme AMPLIFY to celebrate creativity, community, and opportunity. Proceeds raised will support student scholarships across all disciplines.

Since 1998, the Buffalo State Foundation’s scholarship gala has raised over $1 million to empower first-generation students, high-achieving scholars, and those with financial need—helping them stay enrolled, graduate on time, and thrive beyond the classroom.

Launched in 2008, RUNWAY is produced by students in Fashion & Textile Technology and is now Buffalo’s longest-running fashion event. RUNWAY offers students the platform to build careers, showcase their creativity, and use fashion as a tool for community impact.

Tickets launch February 2026.

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Together, we create.
Together, we serve.
Together, we amplify.