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The Alumni Association of The City College of New York’s annual dinner at the Hilton hotel is always a big night for both CCNY alumni and current students. In addition to Townsend Harris medals to select alumni for outstanding postgraduate achievement, the event celebrates academic excellence. This year, 60 students are recipients of Alumni Association scholarships for their academic achievements. The scholarships range from $1000-$5000 and can cover up to one year of the awardee’s tuition. A highlight of the 2016 alumni dinner was the presentation of the 69th John H. Finley Award to Rosanna

When it comes to upward mobility and its drivers, Jennifer M. Morton, assistant professor of philosophy at The City College of New York, has a different take. And it goes beyond the traditional concept of a college education opening the doors of opportunity. “Work hard and you’ll do well in school. Go to college and the doors of opportunity will open,” echoes Morton. “This narrative has been an article of faith for several generations of Americans. For families from disadvantaged backgrounds, in particular, this is the trajectory that they hope their children will follow into the middle class

Kevin R. Foster is the Interim Dean of the Colin Powell School for Civic and Global Leadership. His appointment follows the naming of the School’s dean, Vincent Boudreau, as Interim President of The City College of New York. An Associate Professor, Foster has served as chair of the Colin Powell School’s department of Economics and Business, where he has taught since joining City College in 1998. He’s a graduate of Bard College (B.A. economics) and Yale University (M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D.). In 2010, Foster was visiting faculty at the University of Shanghai for Science and Technology. He has served

Antonio Tibaldi is one of several notable filmmakers in The City College of New York’s Department of Media and Communication Arts. His impressive body of work includes five feature films. In the documentary genre, his latest production, “ Thy Father’s Chair,” has critics raving. “A deeply human documentary,” lauds “The Los Angeles Times” while “The Hollywood Reporter” describes it as “a clear-eyed chronicle of domestic disrepair.” Now the film is one of the 18 in competition amongst 250 that will screen at DOC NYC, the country’s largest documentary film festival, Nov. 10 – 17, in Manhattan

Iliana Ortega, an Ad/PR major at The City College of New York, is one of 50 undergraduate seniors nationwide in the American Advertising Federation's Most Promising Multicultural Students Class of 2017. The standout students were selected by top advertising executives representing Arc Worldwide, Bloomberg, Droga5, FCB, fluent360, mcgarrybowen, Momentum Worldwide and Omnicom Health Group. "The Most Promising Multicultural Students Program has become a very reliable source to find top-tier talent. These aspiring students of diverse backgrounds represent the future of marketing and advertising,”

Four City College of New York undergraduates have qualified as student leaders in a global program run by Stanford University to create new opportunities for their peers to engage with innovation, entrepreneurship, design thinking and creativity. They are among 169 new University Innovation Fellows selected internationally by Stanford’s Hasso Plattner Institute of Design. The students (three of whom are sophomores), their majors and home towns, are: Lelucksamee Ampawa, senior (Brooklyn); Kurt Dawiec, physics (Manhattan); Mahmoud Khedr, international studies and business (Queens); and Rayna

Autumn leaves fall as City College of New York students scurry to classes enticed by exceptional programs, research and faculty. As the foliage turns from green to orange and yellow, exciting events are popping up all around CCNY’s beautiful campus in celebration of CUNY Month this November. Highlights include discussions, lectures, poster presentations and film screenings. Following is a list of CUNY Month events at City College: Tuesday, Nov. 8, “ Conversations in Leadership,” featuring JPMorgan Chase chairman and CEO Jamie Dimon. Wednesday, Nov. 9, Physics Student Research Symposium. Nov. 9

Vincent Boudreau is the Interim President of The City College of New York. His appointment, announced by CUNY Chancellor James B. Milliken, is effective immediately. Boudreau has served as dean of the Colin Powell School for Civic and Global Leadership at City College since 2013. He was previously director of the Colin L. Powell Center for Leadership and Service from 2002 through 2013. Other administrative positions Boudreau has held at CCNY include director of the M.A. Program in International Relations, chair of the Department of Political Science, director of the International Studies

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