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The Historian of the U.S. Senate functions as its institutional memory. Last month, newly appointed Senate Historian Dr. Donald A. Ritchie, a member of CCNY’s Class of 1967, played a role in helping journalists report on the 47-year career of the “Lion of the Senate,” Edward M. “Ted” Kennedy, who passed away August 25. "Over the last month, I've taken a lot of calls from reporters regarding Ted Kennedy's long congressional career," said Dr. Ritchie, who last month succeeded Richard A. Baker in the post."The types of questions we received ranged from wanting to know how the Senate had changed

NEW YORK, August 25, 2009 – The CUNY Dominican Studies Institute (CUNYDSI) at The City College of New York (CCNY) recently received collections of books from well-known Dominican writers Julia Alvarez and Rhina Espaillat. The donations include complete collections of the authors’ published writings as well as several books from their personal libraries on topics related to the history, society and culture of the Dominican Republic. “We are very pleased with this donation of their books by Julia Alvarez and Rhina Espaillat. This is a gesture of solidarity,” said Dr. Ramona Hernández, Director

NEW YORK, August 24, 2009 – The City College of New York (CCNY) ranks first in diversity among masters-level universities where Hispanics comprise the largest minority group, according to the 2010 “U.S. News & World Report America’s Best Colleges” guidebook. Hispanics comprise 39 percent of CCNY’s student population, the report noted. “Diversity imbues everything we do at City College,” said CCNY President Gregory H. Williams. “It has a profound positive impact on the student experience here since all major ethnic groups have a sizable presence on our campus. We are heartened to be recognized

NEW YORK, August 21, 2009 – CCNY President Gregory H. Williams inaugurates the Center for Worker Education’s Book Talk lecture series, which runs August 31 through December 14. All lectures are free and open to the public and begin at 6 p.m. They will be held in the CWE auditorium, located on the seventh floor at 25 Broadway in Lower Manhattan. “Book Talk will bring some of the best and most recognized authors in the country to the Center,” said Juan Carlos Mercado, Dean of the Division of Interdisciplinary Studies at the Center for Worker Education. “We expect the turnout to be tremendous.”

Just as people tend to incur higher medical expenses as they get older, the cost to maintain a bridge rises significantly as it nears the end of its useful life. So says Dr. Anil K. Agrawal, Professor of Civil Engineering in The Grove School of Engineering at The City College of New York. Professor Agrawal was recently elected editor of the “Journal of Bridge Engineering,” considered the world’s most prestigious journal in its field. More than 50 percent of the United States’ 600,000 bridges are aging, i.e. are more than 50 years old, he notes. Many of these bridges were built during the Baby

The NOAA-CREST Center, based at The City College of New York (CCNY), is hosting the sixth annual Cooperative Research Symposium for NESDIS Cooperative Institutes, Tuesday, August 18, and Wednesday, August 19. The two-day event brings together representatives from Cooperative Institutes and individual schools supported by NOAA’s National Environmental Satellite, Data & Information Service (NESDIS) to share recent research and highlight the work of graduate students and post-docs. Approximately 75 researchers from 10 institutions in seven states and Puerto Rico are expected to attend the

Douglas White Promoted to Deputy Director NEW YORK, August 13, 2009 – Steven L. Harris, a 25-year veteran of the New York City Police Department (NYPD), has been appointed Director of Security and Public Safety for The City College of New York (CCNY). In addition, Douglas M. White, a member of the CCNY Office of Public Safety since 1992, has been promoted to Deputy Director from Lieutenant. The appointments, effective August 10, were announced by CCNY President Gregory H. Williams. “Having served since 2005 as commanding officer of the NYPD’s 26th Precinct Detective Squad, Steven Harris knows

Scores of residents at 260 Convent Avenue, the apartment building across from Baskerville Hall and Steinman Hall on the City College campus can thank the quick response of a team of CCNY public safety officers for helping avert a major tragedy during a fire on July 3. Acting above and beyond the call of duty, the four officers under the command of Sgt. Celisha Copeland fanned through the ten-story building before FDNY fire fighters arrived.They knocked on doors, warning tenants to evacuate the building while massive orange flames licked the dark skies from a fifth floor apartment. The brave

Theatre with a heavy dose of hip-hop is in store for City College undergraduates this fall when Will Power, an award-winning playwright and singer, actor, and dancer brings his multiple talents to CCNY as the Kaye Artist in Residence. Mr. Power, whose fusion of traditional drama, African storytelling and hip-hop sensibilities is said to be helping to transform modern theatre, will teach a class, “Theatre Workshop: Hip Hop Performance,” in CCNY’s Department of Theatre and Speech and perform, as well. Eugene Nesmith, Associate Professor and Chairperson, Department of Theatre and Speech, said it

NEW YORK, July 20, 2009 - Dr. Marilyn Hoskin, a political scientist with 24 years of experience in academic leadership, will become Dean of Social Sciences at The City College of New York (CCNY), the College announced today. She will join the College September 1. “Marilyn Hoskin’s long track record of accomplishment as a dean at three public institutions of higher education makes her the ideal person to lead CCNY’s Division of Social Sciences to a new level of excellence,” said CCNY President Dr. Gregory H. Williams in announcing the appointment. Dean Hoskin joins CCNY from the University of