KINGS POINT, N.Y., November 21,2014 – On Friday, November 7, 2014 the United States Merchant Marine Academy’s (USMMA) training vessel, T/V Kings Pointer, completed her Fall Break Training Cruise to Philadelphia.  The vessel was fully crewed by licensed and unlicensed professional mariners plus a group of cadets earning sea days toward their United States Coast Guard licenses.

KINGS POINT, N.Y., October 22, 2014 - On Monday, United States Merchant Marine Academy Alum, Mike Rodriguez, Class of 1979, was sworn in as the Deputy Administrator of the Maritime Administration (MARAD).

KINGS POINT, N.Y., October 8, 2014 - USMMA Homecoming is sponsored by the USMMA Alumni Association and Foundation will be held over the upcoming long weekend.

KINGS POINT, N.Y. , October 3, 2014 - The National Park Service has announced that the campus of the United States Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA) at Kings Point and the Barstow Mansion, home to the American Merchant Marine Museum on USMMA’s McNulty Campus, have been added to the National Register of Historic Places. This designation recognizes USMMA’s  historical significance to the nation, and acknowledges the architectural importance of the buildings.

KINGS POINT, N.Y., September 30, 2014 - Today, Midshipmen, faculty, staff and alumni of the United States Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA) took time to celebrate the Academy’s 71^st birthday by sharing a birthday cake.

KINGS POINT, NEW YORK, September 11, 2014 – Today the United States Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA) hosted a brief ceremony to remember and honor the first responders and victims of the terrorist attacks in the United States on September 11, 2001.

KINGS POINT, N.Y., September 9, 2014 - Once again the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA) at Kings Point has been named America’s second best public regional college in the North and third best regional college according to the 2015 U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges rankings.