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Ondrea N. Kanwhen, a junior in The City College of New York’s Grove School Engineering with a passion for forging large scale renewable energy projects, is one of 55 students nationally selected as a 2021 Udall Scholar. Supported by the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation, the highly qualified Scholars from 42 colleges and universities were picked based on their: Commitment to careers in the environment, Tribal public policy, or Native health care; Leadership potential; Record of public service; and Academic achievement. As a Udall Scholar, Kanwhen and her cohort will have access

A little more than half a century after the transformative student strike that would remake The City College of New York campus into one of the most diverse in the nation, five participants discuss the 1969 takeover in a special virtual presentation 4 p.m., Sunday, June 6. The discussion is a prelude to Jezebel Productions’ “ The Five Demands,” the first ever documentary film on the historic event that is currently in development. The five former student leaders, alumni and Five Demands cast members are: Henry Arce, Class of 1973, educator, former president of PRISA (Puerto Ricans Involved in

Waste-to-energy facilities offer significant environmental protection, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and play an important complementary role in recycling efforts, according to a new City College of New York Grove School of Engineering report that reviews the most up-to-date scientific studies of the industry. The report, “ The Scientific Truth about Waste-to-Energy” by City College chemical engineer Marco J. Castaldi, calls upon dozens of independent scientific reviews to offer a comprehensive assessment of waste-to-energy’s influence on environmental sustainability and public health. The

During his time at The City College of New York, Mathiu Perez earned numerous national honors for his outstanding scholarship and research. National recognition of his exceptional work continues with his latest accolade a National Institutes of Health (NIH) Oxford-Cambridge Scholarship. It sees the Ecuadorean immigrant headed to Oxford University, Cambridge University and the University of California, San Francisco, to pursue a combined MD-PhD degree. The NIH Oxford-Cambridge program is an accelerated, individualized doctoral training program for outstanding science students committed to

The City College of New York is pleased to announce that engineer, inventor, and alumnus Paul Slysh’s estate has created an endowed scholarship to support engineering students and the Zahn Innovation Center. In addition to this generous gift, CCNY will be entrusted with the key to a mausoleum displaying his numerous patents and other materials from his esteemed career. Slysh's trust has donated over $1.6 million and is preparing to make a final distribution of $20,000. “Mr. Slysh's forethought demonstrates not only the endearment he had for his alma mater, but the value he placed on innovation

Madelyn De Los Santos, a junior in the Advertising/Public Relations Program in the Division of Humanities and the Arts at The City College of New York, is the 2021 Art Stevens PRSA-NY CCNY Scholar for Excellence in Public Relations. This marks the 14th year that Stevens has funded a $5,000 scholarship to support rising talent. Managing partner of The Stevens Group and a CCNY alumnus (Class of 1957), he created the scholarship in 2008 to support talented students majoring in communications. Stevens’ commitment to both PRSA-NY and the City College Communications Alumni Group inspired him to name

The City College of New York is pleased to announce The Kenneth Levy ’64 and Gloria Levy Scholarship Fund. This generous fund will provide support to up to 50 undergraduate students enrolled in The Grove School of Engineering who demonstrate financial need. The funds can be used for a variety of academic expenses, including tuition, books, research supplies, and cost of conference attendance. The Levys haven’t forgotten their New York City roots, and hope that the fund will help students complete their education. “Gloria is a graduate of Brooklyn College, where she majored in education, and I

Celebrated author and scholar Mikhal Dekel is The City College of New York’s 2021-2022 Stuart Z. Katz Professor in the Humanities & the Arts. The endowed professorship is supported by a $1 million gift to City College by distinguished alumnus Stuart Z. Katz, Esq., a 1964 graduate. A professor of English and director of City College’s Rifkind Center for the Humanities and the Arts, Dekel was cited by the selection committee for “making internationally celebrated and varied contributions in her areas of specialization” since joining the CCNY faculty in 2005. Her first two books, “ The Universal

As parts of the world begin to open up from the Covid-19 pandemic, City College of New York duo Aisha Fuenzalida Butt and Cassiady Perard can look forward to traveling overseas this fall as Fulbright Scholars. The two join a select group of 2021-2022 winners nationally in the Fulbright U.S. Student Program. Fuenzalida, who is graduating on June 4 with a BA in anthropology and as the Colin Powell School for Civic and Global Leadership’s valedictorian, is headed to Spain’s Canary Islands in September on a Fulbright English Teaching Assistant (ETA) award that runs through June 2022. Perard, an

Alondra Nelson, an acclaimed researcher and author, who explores questions of science, technology, and social inequality, is the keynote speaker at The City College of New York’s 168th Commencement on June 4. She will receive the honorary degree Doctor of Humane Letters. City College will also honor Edward Blank, ’57, one of its distinguished alumni and a telemarketing trailblazer, with the honorary degree Doctor of Humane Letters. Following are brief bios of the honorees at what will be CCNY’s second consecutive virtual salute because of the Covid-19 pandemic: Edward Blank: Upon graduating