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The City College of New York is often touted for its academic excellence, outstanding research and remarkable diversity. Now U.S. Secretary of Defense Ashton B. Carter is saluting its military legacy. Carter spoke at City College to announce the next link to the Department of Defense’s “ Force of the Future.” The initiative seeks to modernize and expand how the DoD recruits, develops and retains service members and civilian employees. “This is an institution that was founded to educate the sons and daughters of this great city of New York, a city which has given so much to our military over

MEDIA ADVISORY WHAT: Ashton Carter, U.S. Secretary of Defense, is visiting The City College of New York to address CCNY students and ROTC cadets. He will announce the next link to “The Force of the Future.” WHERE: CCNY’s The Great Hall, Shepard Hall, 160 Convent Avenue, Manhattan. WHEN: 11 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2016 CONTACT: Jay Mwamba, CCNY Public Relations, 212.650.7580, jmwamba@ccny.cuny.edu

United States Secretary of Defense Ashton B. Carter speaks at The City College of New York to announce the next link to the “ Force of the Future.” This is an initiative to modernize and expand how the Defense Department recruits, develops and retains service members and civilian employees. In November 2015, Carter announced the first link to the Force of the Future, focused on building and expanding on-ramps and off-ramps for talent to flow between DoD and the technology sector, as well as reforms to modernize DoD's talent management systems. In January 2016, he announced additional reforms

From Brazil and Seoul to Israel and Barcelona, The City College of New York offers many exotic and attractive study abroad destinations for students. Now add India to the mix. The Indian sub-continent is the latest international location to host City College students keen on broadening their horizons. The inaugural program takes 14 participants, both graduate and undergraduate, to New Delhi, January 1 – 13, 2017. A general study of education within the context of urban India, the intensive course offers three graduate credits. “It incorporates interdisciplinary perspectives on education in

The City College of New York’s Division of Interdisciplinary Studies at the Center for Worker Education, originally founded by educators and union leaders, is collaborating with District Council 37, New York City’s largest public employee union, to offer basic computer courses to members. “CWE Recruitment Coordinator Trisha Baboolal and I met with some officers of District Council 37. As a result of that meeting, CWE entered into an agreement with the District Council 37 Education Fund to serve the educational needs of their members,” said Juan Carlos Mercado, dean of the Division of

Britain’s Royal Society of Chemistry is bestowing Fellowship status on City College of New York researcher George John – the second City College professor honored such this year. Mahesh Lakshman, vice chairman of CCNY’s department of chemistry and biochemistry, was inducted this fall. John is being inducted into the society, the world’s leading community of chemical scientists, through its "Leaders in the Field" scheme. Through this scheme the RSC identifies outstanding individuals in chemical science to be invited to become Fellows. John was nominated and chosen for his major contributions to

Professors Nancy Stern and Tatyana Kleyn, of the School of Education at The City College of New York, are recipients of a $2.6 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of English Language Acquisition. The grant, which is in partnership with New Visions for Public Schools, will provide education to certified subject-area high school teachers in New York City to support emergent bilingual students (English language learners) in their classrooms. The project entitled “Improving Instruction for Secondary English Learners” will cover tuition and school-based support for 80

The City College of New York’s Undergraduate Student Government welcomes the Harlem community to the annual Harlemween party where children and teenagers trick-or-treat throughout the North Academic Center Ballroom for a night of scares. “Harlemween represents a way to celebrate the children of the community and a safe Halloween where we’re going to play games, have music and candy. And it’s just a great way to give back and help the community because USG is always trying to help create a safe environment where we can have people feel comfortable and welcome at all times,” said Maria Santana

Ntozake Shange, the famed playwright and poet, is this year’s Langston Hughes Medal winner. The dramatist of “For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide/When the Rainbow Is Enuf,” joins a list of literary luminaries, including James Baldwin, Toni Morrison, Maya Angelou, and Walter Mosley, who have received the honor from The City College of New York. In a hugely prolific career, Shange has written 15 plays, 19 poetry collections, six novels, five children’s books, three collections of essays, and a memoir called “Lost in Language & Sound.” Her theatre piece “For Colored Girls Who Have

Sixty City College of New York students are recipients of Alumni Association scholarships for their outstanding academic achievement. Scholarships range from $1000-$5000 and can cover up to one year of the awardee’s tuition. The students will receive their scholarships at the 136 th Annual Alumni Dinner where co-anchors Rosanna Scotto and Greg Kelly of “Good Day New York” on Fox 5 are recipients of The 69 th John H. Finley Award, which recognizes exemplary dedicated service to the City of New York and the nation, while enhancing the quality of life of its people. In addition, seven CCNY alumni