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Ben Vereen Headlines Black History Month at CCNY

The City College of New York will celebrate Black History Month 2012 with a rich array of cultural events throughout February that includes exhibits, film screenings, conferences, lectures, discussions and performances.
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Poorest Smokers Face Toughest Odds for Kicking the Habit

Quitting smoking is never easy. However, when you’re poor and uneducated, kicking the habit for good is doubly hard, according to a new study by a tobacco dependence researcher at The City College of New York (CCNY).
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CCNY Professor Wins Award for Book on Burning Man

Each summer, tens of thousands of people camp in Nevada’s Black Rock Desert to create the countercultural phenomenon famously known as Burning Man, an arts festival named after its spectacular bonfire of a forty-foot tall wooden and neon sculpture of the “Man.” More than 50,000 faithful attendees establish “Black Rock City,” a temporary metropolis dedicated to community, art, “radical self-expression,” and a gift economy. Campers depart seven days later, having left no trace whatsoever.
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CCNY Psychologist Pushes Boundaries on Treating Dual Disorders

As many as three out of five substance abusers may also be affected by post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), according to researchers. Mental health professionals refer to such conditions as dual disorders.
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CUNY Dominican Studies Institute Wins NEH Grant

The CUNY Dominican Studies Institute (CUNY DSI) at City College is developing an online resource to study four centuries of Spanish writing styles. The project is supported by a $50,000 start-up grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Office of Digital Humanities. A prototype of the Spanish Paleography Digital Teaching and Learning Tool is scheduled to go live in spring 2013.
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Exhibit at CCNY Showcases Dominican Republic From the Sky

Now you can see the Dominican Republic from the sky without boarding an airplane. Just visit “New Perspectives: Dominican Republic,” a new exhibit of 56 aerial photographs, August 30 through October 31 at the Amsterdam Plaza on the City College of New York campus.
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CCNY Interns Help Unearth 19th Century African-American Village

For City College of New York biology major Ashton Dorminvil the lure of helping uncover the hidden history of a predominantly African-American 19th century settlement in what is now Central Park, was simply irresistible.
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Jay-Sheree Allen, ’11, Named Pearson Prize National Fellow

Jay-Sheree Allen, a member of The City College of New York Class of 2011, has been selected as a winner of the 2011 Pearson Prize for Higher Education. The award, which carries a $10,000 stipend, is given by the Pearson Foundation to recognize exemplary students who have distinguished themselves through commitment to community service while completing their undergraduate studies. Ms. Allen was one of 20 National Fellows chosen in the competition.
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Academics Weigh New Field of Study on ‘Spanish Caribbean’

After close to a year of groundwork, nearly 100 academics representing some 50 institutions from around the world will gather July 25 - 27 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, for an academic conference titled “The Spanish Caribbean: Toward a Field of its Own.” The scholars will discuss the creation of a new field of graduate-level study focused on Cuba, Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico plus émigré populations who trace their ancestry to these lands.
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Dominicans In U.S. Subject of Special Issue of Journal ‘Camino Real’

“Camino Real,” the journal of the Instituto Franklin of the University of Alcalá, Spain, has published a special issue devoted to Dominican studies, a growing field in the United States focused on the study of people of Dominican ancestry. This is the first time a multidisciplinary academic journal has published an entire issue devoted to the field. Dr. Ramona Hernández, director of the CUNY Dominican Studies Institute (CUNY DSI), based at The City College of New York, and Anthony Stevens-Acevedo, CUNY DSI assistant director, edited the issue.
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CCNY Students Tweeting Their Summers

Each summer, many City College of New York students leave the classroom behind to immerse themselves in exciting off-campus experiences. This year, a cadre of undergraduates invites you to follow their adventures on Twitter as they launch summer projects in academia, government, and the non-profit sector.
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CCNY Sociology Symposia to Focus on Race

Two symposia presented by The City College of New York Department of Sociology, April 8 and April 15, will examine sociological and scientific perspectives on race.
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Two CCNY Honor Students Named 2011 Truman Scholars

Ayodele Oti and Gareth Rhodes, honor students, Colin Powell Fellows and New York Life Scholars at The City College of New York enrolled in the CUNY Baccalaureate program, have been named 2011 Harry S. Truman Scholars. Ms. Oti, a junior in the Macaulay Honors College, and Mr. Rhodes, a third-year student who will graduate this May, are the fourth and fifth CCNY students and sixth and seventh CUNY students to receive Truman Scholarships in the last six years.
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Diane Ravitch to Critique Testing in Speech at CCNY April 6

Dr. Diane Ravitch, education historian and assistant secretary of education under President George H.W. Bush, will critique the role of testing and choice in education in an address 5 p.m. Wednesday, April 6, at The City College of New York. Her speech is part of the Doyle and Alba Bortner Distinguished Speaker Series in Urban Education, which was begun in 2010. The talk is free and open to the public and will take place in the College’s faculty dining room, located on the third floor of the North Academic Center.
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CCNY Conference Offers Ideas to Spur Economic Recovery

Four prominent economists and financial experts will come to The City College of New York March 31 to present ideas about the economic recovery and possible scenarios. “The Way Out of the Crisis: Fed’s Response, Financial Impact and Effects on the Main Street Economy,” a conference hosted by CCNY’s Department of Economics and Business, will run 12 noon to 3 p.m. in Steinman Hall auditorium, located at the corner of Convent Avenue and St. Nicholas Terrace, New York.
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New York Life Symposium Explores Internet Age Civic Engagement

The Colin Powell Center for Policy Studies at The City College of New York presents the 2011 New York Life Symposium, “Civic Engagement in the Era of New Media,” 5 p.m. – 8 p.m. Wednesday, March 16, at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, 515 Malcolm X Blvd., in Harlem. Organized by Powell Center student fellows, the event will explore how individuals and organizations can harness social and digital media to foster collective action and positive change.
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CCNY Psychologist Testifies In Landmark War Crimes Case

Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo, former vice president of Congo, is on trial at the International Criminal Court (ICC) for war crimes related to the actions of his country’s troops while on duty in neighboring Central African Republic (CAR). Prosecutors at the ICC in The Hague say Congolese fighters committed mass rape, killings, and plunder in Bangui, the capital city of CAR, while helping that country’s president thwart a coup.
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CCNY Names International Relations Expert Rajan Menon to Spitzer Chair

Dr. Rajan Menon, a widely quoted international relations expert whose affiliations include the Council on Foreign Relations, has been appointed Anne and Bernard Spitzer Chair Professor of Political Science at The City College of New York (CCNY).
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Summer Programs Send CCNY Students Near and Far

For many undergraduates, summer break is all about fun and games. However, many bright and talented students at The City College of New York (CCNY) took advantage of once-in-a-lifetime opportunities for internships and research experience in exotic locales and prestigious organizations.
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CCNY Student Project Inspires New Open Space in Harlem

A City College of New York (CCNY) graduate student’s capstone project has led to the creation of new community space for residents of two buildings in central Harlem. Two adjacent empty lots on W. 140th Street between Adam Clayton Powell Jr. and Malcolm X Boulevards are being transformed into a garden and play area thanks to the initiative of Dawn Mikkelson, who earned her Master of Public Administration degree in May, and her mentor, Dr. Jean Krasno.
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