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About
Marist Fall 2026 Open House
Join us for a Fall Open House and see Marist for yourself. Explore our stunning riverfront campus, learn more about academics and admissions, and get a firsthand look at life as a Red Fox. Along the way, you'll hear from students, faculty, and staff about the opportunities, connections, and experiences that make Marist special. Register Below:
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Academics
Marist Fall 2026 Open House
Join us for a Fall Open House and see Marist for yourself. Explore our stunning riverfront campus, learn more about academics and admissions, and get a firsthand look at life as a Red Fox. Along the way, you'll hear from students, faculty, and staff about the opportunities, connections, and experiences that make Marist special. Register Below:
Academics
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Admission & Financial Aid
Marist Fall 2026 Open House
Join us for a Fall Open House and see Marist for yourself. Explore our stunning riverfront campus, learn more about academics and admissions, and get a firsthand look at life as a Red Fox. Along the way, you'll hear from students, faculty, and staff about the opportunities, connections, and experiences that make Marist special. Register Below:
Admission & Financial Aid
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Student Life
Marist Fall 2026 Open House
Join us for a Fall Open House and see Marist for yourself. Explore our stunning riverfront campus, learn more about academics and admissions, and get a firsthand look at life as a Red Fox. Along the way, you'll hear from students, faculty, and staff about the opportunities, connections, and experiences that make Marist special. Register Below:
Student Life
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Dr. Richard S. Feldman
Associate Professor of Environmental Science
Education
Ph.D., SUNY-Binghamton
M.S., University of Virginia
B.S., SUNY Collge of Environmental Science & Forestry
Research Interests / Areas of Focus
Fern Tor Nature Preserve management plan & Japanese knotweed control, Sustainable agriculture, Freshwater ecology, Restoration ecology, Invasive species control, Biodiversity
Selected Presentations
Goat Grazing + Repeated Cutting of Reynoutria japonica, s.l., (Japanese Knotweed) Diversifies Flora, Richard S. Feldman* (Marist College, Poughkeepsie, NY), Radka Wildova (Ecological Research Institute, New Paltz, NY), Emily Zheng '25, James Helmreich (Marist College, Poughkeepsie, NY). Poster at Northeast Natural History Conference, April 19-21, 2024, Albany.
Awards and Honors
Editor: Biodiversity and the Climate Crisis: Essential Understanding & Connections (2020), Cognella Press.
Bill Olson Award for Extraordinary Service to Faculty 2023
Excellence in Teaching Award of The National Society of Leadership and Success, 2020
Faculty of the Year, School of Science, 2002-2003
Robin Hood Oak Award, 1976
