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Event is college’s first formal production for New York entertainment industry For the first time ever, graduating seniors in The City College of New York’s Department of Theatre and Speech will present a showcase evening of scenes, songs and monologues to the New York entertainment industry. The City College Showcase will be presented 7 p.m. Monday, May 6, at the Producers’ Club, 358 W. 44th Street, in the Crown Theater. Following the model of many other drama schools, student showcases act as an introduction to the show business community. They can even provide a springboard for the start of

Researchers set up monitoring stations to identify causes behind expansion of landlocked Lake Enriquillo, observe impact on Lake Azuei Spring break in the Caribbean conjures up images of days on the beach and nights in the clubs. But for five City College of New York undergraduate environmental engineering majors, two professors, a graduate student and a post-doc, it means something very different: trying to understand a climate-related phenomenon that is imperiling two lakes on the border between Haiti and the Dominican Republic. The team, led by Dr. Fred Moshary, professor of electrical

Highest rated four-year New York State public college in publisher’s annual survey Military Times, a publisher of newsweeklies and a website for armed services personnel and their families, ranked The City College of New York 33rd best four-year college in the United States for veterans. CCNY was the highest-rated New York State public college in the annual survey. In recognizing City College, Military Times gave high marks to the school's veterans' staff and academic support programs. It also noted that CCNY accepts American Council on Education (ACE) credits, which are given for coursework

New York, New Jersey Students to Vie in SeaPerch Challenge Saturday, March 23 Student teams from more than 20 schools in New York City, Long Island and New Jersey will delay spring break to converge at The City College of New York Saturday, March 23, for an underwater robotics competition – the first ever of its kind in the Northeast. Some 100 middle and high school students will compete in The First Annual Greater New York SeaPerch Challenge, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., in CCNY's Mahoney Pool. The event is part of a U.S. Navy program to encourage youth to pursue careers in science, technology

Two scientists from The City College of New York have won National Science Foundation (NSF) Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Awards to support their research, teaching and outreach over the next five years. Dr. Nelly Fazio, assistant professor of computer science, and Dr. Michael Hickerson, assistant professor of biology, received the honors as junior faculty who “exemplify the role of teacher-scholars through outstanding research, excellent education and the integration of education and research,” according to NSF. Broadcasting Cryptography Professor Fazio will receive more than $460

Pulitzer Prize winner to do book reading and signing March 18; Cuban blogger to participate in a dialogue March 21 The City College of New York hosts two prominent figures from the world of Hispanic arts and letters the week of March 18. Pulitzer Prize winner and MacArthur Founation “Genius” Award winner Junot Díaz will present a book reading and signing 6 p.m. Monday, March 18, in the Great Hall, Shepard Hall. Cuban blogger Yoani Sánchez, currently on her first visit to the United States, will participate in a dialogue with Dr. Carlos Riobó, chair of CCNY’s Department of Foreign Languages and

Unique program offers next-gen advertising, public relations, digital education in New York City, U.S. media, marketing capital The City College of New York Department of Media and Communication Arts will welcome its first group of students into its new master’s degree program in Branding + Integrated Communications – “BIC” in September 2013. BIC is a 36-credit, portfolio-driven master’s degree program created with the guidance, insight, and support from significant players in New York City’s advertising and public relations community. The program is organized so working professionals can

Hunter College’s Tom Sleigh will be featured guest poet Tom Sleigh, senior poet and director of Hunter College’s creative writing MFA program, will be the featured guest poet for the 41st annual The City College Poetry Festival. The all-day, all-verse event runs 9:15 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, May 10, in Theater B of Aaron Davis Hall, 135th Street and Convent Avenue on the CCNY campus. Dubbed “the Woodstock of the Spoken Word,” the festival has become New York’s longest-running poetry celebration. "The City College Poetry Festival is the democratic voice of poetry in New York City public schools,”

Dr. Arthur Szlam, assistant professor of mathematics at The City College of New York, has been awarded a Sloan Research Fellowship for 2013. Professor Szlam develops mathematics for cutting-edge applications in machine learning, a branch of artificial intelligence research focused on improving the abilities of computers to learn in a more human way. The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation fellowships identify early-career scientists and scholars judged to be rising stars, whose achievements and independent scholarship demonstrate their potential to become leaders in their field. “The Sloan Research

“Teaching Matters” by Beverly Falk and Megan Blumenreich shows how teachers are meeting complex challenges of urban schools City College of New York Professors of Education Beverly Falk and Megan Blumenreich’s new book presents an insider’s look at the complex challenges facing urban educators. “Teaching Matters: Stories from Inside City Schools” (The New Press, 2012) tells the stories of 15 teachers who applied analysis and critical thinking to come up with solutions to trying educational issues. The book examines the complexities of what it takes to support economically disadvantaged