[3] The school is still housed in its inaugural location of George G. Dempster Hall, named after a 1961 Hofstra alum and the former chairman of the board of trustees.
[4] Newsday reporter Bob Greene had become one of the first faculty members, being named the Lawrence Stessin Distinguished professor of journalism.
In 2002, Dean Back had secured an agreement with CBS News to set up a Long Island Bureau for the school.
[9] On July 15 2010, Evan Cornog, a former associate dean at Columbia's Journalism School and press secretary to former New York City mayor Ed Koch.
[13] In 2013, the school was named for alumnus Lawrence Herbert, for his career accomplishments including the invention of the Pantone system.