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Civic education program empowering young people in stop-and-frisk encounters to be presented at Roosevelt Institute Policy Expo June 28 in Washington Walking home from school in fall 2011, Depak P. Borhara was stopped by police near his Elmhurst, Queens home. The City College of New York undergraduate's first experience with stop-and-frisk, the NYPD's contentious practice of random street interrogations, left him fearful. "At that time I thought it weird because I'd never been stopped before. I later realized that it was a pattern for young people to be stopped, so I thought that it had to be

Lisa Quinones’ AutismWonderland chronicles saga of caring for special needs son while working full time and going to graduate school at CCNY When Lisa Quinones went to City College’s commencement exercises last month, she had to “fight back tears” when her dean talked about overcoming hardships and obstacles. Ms. Quinones, a legal secretary from the Bronx, had just spent the last five years working toward her MFA degree in creative writing while dealing with the challenges of raising a child diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder. With encouragement from one of her professors, two years ago

Political science and public relations major from Brooklyn is only undergraduate chosen from New York State schools Stephanie M. Guzman, a senior in The City College of New York's Honors Program, is one of 36 exceptional advertising, public relations and marketing students nationwide awarded scholarships by The LAGRANT Foundation [TLF]. The Brooklyn resident, the only undergraduate recipient from a New York State college or university, will receive $5,000 from TLF. In honor of its 15th anniversary, TLF awarded $250,000 to 36 students; 22 undergraduates and 14 graduate students. Ms. Guzman, a

Dr. Carla Cappetti, a professor of English at The City College of New York whose specialty is American literature and literary theory, has been awarded a 2013-2014 Fulbright Scholar Award for teaching and research in Italy. She will spend Spring 2014 at Ca' Foscari, University of Venice, an institution with approximately 18,500 students and concentrations in the humanities, foreign languages, economics and environmental studies. Professor Cappetti will teach MA and PhD candidates specializing in Anglophone literatures. Her seminar will focus on her current interest, the role of nature and wild

New book by Spitzer School of Architecture’s June Williamson seeks to increase ‘Design DNA’ for place where most North Americans live In 2010, June Williamson, associate professor of architecture at The City College of New York’s Spitzer School of Architecture, organized and ran a design competition for the Long Island Index, a not-for-profit that conducts research on regional issues. Ideas from that contest, which challenged entrants to creatively retrofit Long Island’s existing downtown areas, provide the foundation for her new book, “Designing Suburban Futures: New Models from Build a

Award-winning author Jacqueline Woodson to be guest speaker The First Annual Poetry Outreach Conference, sponsored by The City College of New York School of Education and CCNY’s Poetry Outreach Center, will be held 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, June 8, in the City College Faculty Dining Room, third floor, North Academic Center, on the CCNY campus. Award-winning author Jacqueline Woodson will be the keynote speaker. In addition to Ms. Woodson’s keynote address, the conference features workshops on teaching poetry for K-12 teachers and readings by high school students of award-winning poems from

More than 500 to attend science, engineering and math camps Two summers ago, Philomina Kane, 16, and the daughter of Ghanaian immigrants, was one of seven participants in The City College of New York's annual IUSL Photonics Training Program. The program offers high school students an opportunity for applied research in photonic science and technology. This fall, Ms. Kane enters Princeton University grateful to her CCNY experience for setting her on a path that she hopes will lead to a career in biomedical engineering. "Through IUSL, I was able to develop an original project called "Black Lens

Dr. Ernest McDuffie leads federal initiative that spans personal ‘cyber hygiene’ to professional development In a world increasingly dependent upon interconnected computer systems, cybersecurity cannot be ignored. Dr. Ernest McDuffie directs the National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE), a federal program with a portfolio that ranges from teaching people how to protect themselves on the Internet to preparing people for careers as cybersecurity professionals. Last month, he was keynote speaker for the 12th annual NOAA-CREST Day at The City College of New York. Four areas – national

Spitzer School distinguished professor recognized in Design Mind category Michael Sorkin, distinguished professor of architecture and director of the graduate urban design program at The City College of New York’s Spitzer School of Architecture, has won a 2013 Cooper-Hewitt National Design Award. Professor Sorkin was selected in the Design Mind category, which recognizes “a visionary, such as an educator, author, critic, curator, or designer, who has had a profound impact on design theory, practice, or public awareness.” The Smithsonian’s Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum conceived the

“Juan Rodriguez and the Beginnings of New York City” details Latino identity of man from Island of Santo Domingo who settled here 400 years ago “Juan Rodriguez and the Beginnings of New York City,” a monograph revealing information on the Latino identity of the first immigrant to settle in New York City, will be released to the public Wednesday, May 15, by the CUNY Dominican Studies Institute (CUNY DSI). Rodriguez, who was also known Jan Rodrigues, arrived in what was known as Hudson’s Harbor in 1613 and stayed until 1614. Historical records identify Rodriguez as a black or mixed-race male