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The 24th Annual CUNY Jazz Festival, a gathering of bands and ensembles from across the CUNY system, takes place May 8 – 9 in Aaron Davis Hall, Theatre B, at The City College of New York. Tenor saxophonist Dayna Stephens, one of the jazz scene’s most unique and influential voices will be the festival’s headline guest artist. The festival will also feature a master class by acclaimed pianist Helen Sung. The festival, which is free and open to the public, begins 12 p.m., May 8, with a performance by the CCNY Faculty Jazz Ensemble, comprising internationally acclaimed jazz artists. The festival

Students will have the opportunity to enroll in new concentrations of Journalism or Advertising and Public Relations towards a B.A. in Communications in the Fall 2024 semester at The City College of New York. The new B.A. is housed in the Media and Communications Arts Department, in the Division of Humanities and the Arts, which also offers a BFA in Film and Video, an MFA in Film, and an MPS in Branding + Integrated Communications (BIC). Both majors consist of 42 credits and begin with the Introduction to Media Studies course. For journalism, the major begins with MCA 2300 Introduction to

Robert P. Anderson and Jeff Morris, faculty members at The City College of New York, have been elected 2023 Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). They are among 502 scientists, engineers and innovators recognized for their scientifically and socially distinguished achievements by the world’s largest general scientific society and publisher of the “Science” family of journals. Anderson is professor of biology and member of the biodiversity group in the Division of Science, and Morris, professor and director of the Levich Institute in CCNY’s Grove School of

Eight years in the making, The City College of New York’s Immigrant Student Center for Resources and Research officially opened on April 15, making it the third CUNY campus, after Brooklyn and John Jay Colleges, to have a dedicated immigrant student center. Located in NAC 6/204, where it shares space with the CUNY Initiative on Immigration and Education and the CCNY Dream Team, the Center supports and guides immigrant students by providing them with the necessary resources to enroll in and to navigate college, and to complete their degrees. It serves students who are undocumented, have

The City College of New York is the recipient of a $5 million grant from The Mellon Foundation to establish paid internship programs for students in the Division of Humanities and the Arts. The funding is part of Mellon’s ongoing commitment to expanding access to humanities-based learning and a renewed effort to raise awareness of the employability of humanities majors among undergraduates. Despite reports from the American Academy of Arts & Sciences that show both the employment and compensation rates of humanities bachelor’s degree holders as competitive with their counterparts in the

Alan M. Hantman, the 10th Architect of the U.S. Capitol, returns to his alma mater on May 2 as the 2024 Samuel Rudin Distinguished Visiting Scholar. His lecture, 5:30 p.m. in CCNY’s Great Hall located in Shepard Hall, is entitled: “Under the Dome: Politics, Crisis, and Architecture at the United States Capitol,” which is the title of his latest book. Copies of the book will be available for purchase at the lecture, and Hantman will sign copies after the lecture. The lecture is free and open to the public. Click here to RSVP (no later than April 30). Hantman was in the first graduating class of

Victoria Lu and Fuhad Khan, both from the Colin Powell School for Civic and Global Leadership, are The City College of New York’s 2026 Jeannette K. Watson Fellowship recipients. They are among 15 promising undergraduates from New York City colleges and universities selected for the highly competitive awards. Created in 1999 and supported by the Thomas J. Watson Foundation, the program provides fellows with three years of personal, professional and cultural immersions in the United States and abroad. Fellows are provided with annual funding of $7,500, $9,000 and $10,000, in addition to a $2,500

Viren S. Sehgal, a CUNY School of Medicine student who completed his undergraduate degree in biomedical science with a 4.0 GPA, is The City College of New York’s Class of 2024 Valedictorian. Hannah Khanshali, who’s graduating with a BS in biology and 4.0 GPA from the Macaulay Honors College in the Division of Science, is the Salutatorian. Both were members of The City College’s first COVID-19 pandemic-era freshman class. CCNY’s 171st Commencement is scheduled for May 31. About Viren Sehgal Born in Queens of Indian immigrant parents, Sehgal had been a CCNY student for two and half years before

Standard Chartered’s partnership with the Zahn Innovation Center at The City College of New York is short-listed for the Mayoral Service Recognition Program Impact Awards. The collaboration is a contender in the Partnership Impact category. Winners will be announced at the Mayoral Service Recognition Ceremony on April 25. The Mayoral Service Recognition Program is an annual citywide celebration of volunteers and service members, recognizing efforts to build a culture of service, use service as a solution to community challenges, and answer the call to serve to ensure the success of New Yorkers

The work of students at The City College of New York’s Bernard and Anne Spitzer School of Architecture comprises part of a traveling exhibition co-curated by Professor Lindsay Harkema entitled “ Spatializing Reproductive Justice” from May 2, 2024 - September 3, 2024. The traveling exhibition explores the spatial, legal, and social logistics of reproductive healthcare access in the U.S. after Roe v. Wade opens at the AIA New York Center for Architecture. Expanding the discourse across institutions, the exhibition will travel to safe and restrictive states, fostering dialogue between designers