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CUNY’s first online BA in Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences beginning in the fall is set to boost enrollment in the program offered by The City College of New York’s Division of Interdisciplinary Studies, said Dean Juan Carlos Mercado. The Division produces 150 graduates annually. Mercado anticipates a substantial increase with enrollment from out of state and even globally once the online program is underway. “This distance education program delivers a balanced mixture of synchronous and asynchronous learning,” he said. “We provide working adults and transfer students with a framework that

The “Writers on Iran” series continues at The City College of New York on March 31 with the launch of the expanded paperback edition of Mikhal Dekel’s award-winning “ Tehran Children.” A CUNY Distinguished Professor of English, Dekel will discuss her historical memoir with fellow author and deputy chair of CCNY’s English department, Salar Abdoh. The event, 6 – 7:30 p.m. in CCNY’s Shepard Hall, room 350, is free and open to the public. Click here to register. Nearly 100 pages longer than the hardcover version of “Tehran Children” first published in 2019, the paperback edition was recently

The new Science Learning and Public Engagement program, by the School of Education at The City College of New York, is a major designed to develop expertise in STEM education for non-formal environments, curricular and instructional design, communications media and non-profit program management. Students in this major can work in a variety of fields, including zoos, city parks, museums, botanical gardens, environmental centers and health and nutrition outreach. To inspire current students pursuing careers in non-formal science, the School of Education hosted a career panel featuring

City College of New York Adjunct Professor of Black Studies Mariposa Fernandez is among the initial cohort of 20 Puerto Rican writers awarded Letras Boricua Mellon fellowships by the Flamboyan Foundation and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Each award includes a $25,000 grant. An award-winning poet, writer, educator and activist, Fernandez has been a CCNY faculty member since January 2018. She teaches AfroLatina/o History and Culture, and AfroLatina/o Literature, a course she developed. She is also a member of the Africana and African American Studies Department and the Women Studies

Dominicans in the United States have made a substantial leap forward in socioeconomic progress over the last two decades concludes a new research report by The City College of New York-based CUNY Dominican Studies Institute (DSI). The study is co-authored by Ramona Hernández, Director of the DSI; Columbia University economist Francisco L. Rivera-Batiz, and Sidie Sisay, a DSI researcher. It is the first, up-to-date detailed study of the socioeconomic status of Dominicans in the U.S. They used recently-released data from the U.S. Census Bureau. The average household income per person among

Home of the CUNY-wide ROTC (Reserve Officers’ Training Corps) program, The City College of New York retains its designation as a Military Friendly® School for the 2022-2023 Military Friendly® Cycle. The recognition is in the “Tier 2 research institution” category with silver status. Institutions earning the Military Friendly® Schools Awards designation were evaluated using public data sources and responses from a proprietary survey. Over 1,800 schools participated in the 2022-2023 survey, 665 schools earned awards level designations in Gold, Silver, and Bronze. 282 were selected for “Gold”

The CUNY School of Medicine (CSOM) at the City College of New York is partnering with the Apollo Theater and several other groups in a public conversation, “ Healing, Joy and Liberation: Mental Health and the Arts,” on Tuesday, March 8, at the famous theater. The event, which will be streamed live and on-demand, will explore the importance of self-care and how the arts can liberate and heal individually and collectively. Click here to watch beginning at 7 p.m. “By design, our medical school prioritizes all aspects of community health and never has that mission been more important than over the

Award-winning City College of New York historian Laurie Woodard is one of seven notable academics and leaders – among them Hazel Dukes of the NAACP -- appointed by New York State Governor Kathy Hochul to the 400 Years of African-American History Commission. The body serves to highlight contributions by Africans and African-Americans to both the nation and the State. Hochul announced the appointments in Newburgh, where she also said commemoration plaques would be dedicated in honor of Robert Mulliner and Robert Lewis, two victims of racially-motivated lynchings in Orange County, in 1863 and

The City College of New York celebrates Women’s History Month with virtual events focusing on female entrepreneurship including an International Women’s Day discussion with Gen Z founders shaping the future of entrepreneurship. Following are the events: March 4, 10 a.m. “Womxn’s Leadership Summit” The Department of Student Life and Leadership Development Join Student Life and Leadership Development at their 9th annual Womxn’s Leadership Summit and embrace the leader within. All CUNY students are welcome. To RSVP, click here. March 8, 5:30 p.m. “Standard Chartered Presents: Founder Talk with

The City College of New York’s Division of Interdisciplinary Studies is opening its doors to Amazon employees seeking to complete their education and advance their career opportunities, all at the e-commerce titan’s expense. This follows the joint educational partnership between the City University of New York (CUNY) – of which City College is the founding institution – and Amazon. Under the agreement, Amazon, through its Career Choice Program, will provide tuition and enrollment fees for hourly employees to pursue associate and bachelor’s degrees at eight campuses including CCNY. “This