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CCNY Hosts International Conference on African Diaspora, April 22-24

In a rare gathering of its kind, scholars of the African Diaspora from diverse disciplines will meet at The City College of New York (CCNY), April 22-24, to celebrate the languages, literature, music and art of the field.
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Colin Powell to Speak at Korean Issues Conference, April 23

General Colin L. Powell, USA (ret.), former U.S. Secretary of State and distinguished CCNY alumnus, will convene a half-day conference on dynamic shifts affecting relations between North and South Korea and the implications of those relations for policymakers. The conference will take place Friday, April 23, at the Harmonie Club in Manhattan.
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Ten CCNY Students Named Sophie and Leonard Davis Scholars

Academic excellence, community service and a sense of compassion and empathy have earned ten fourth-year students in the Sophie Davis School of Biomedical Education at The City College of New York (CCNY) $30,000 scholarships for their medical studies.
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Civil Rights Attorney to Discuss Controversial Affirmative Action Case

John Payton, Director-Counsel and President of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, has been the lead counsel in some of the most significant civil rights cases in recent times. The list includes the affirmative action cases Gratz v. Bollinger and Grutter v. Bollinger.
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Graduate Student Advocates for CCNY Student Parents

Getting a college degree is hard enough, but when academic obligations are juggled with the responsibility of raising a child, the challenge can be daunting. As a graduate student and parent attending The City College of New York (CCNY), Sarah Adams lived that challenge. While fortunate to have had a strong family support network, she saw many of her fellow student parents struggling to keep up.
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CWE Lecturer Wins Cartagena Film Festival Award

A short film by Carlos Aguasaco, a Spanish lecturer in The City College of New York’s (CCNY) Division of Interdisciplinary Studies, has won for best video in the art category at the Cartagena (Colombia) International Film Festival. Mr. Aguasaco, who is also an alumnus of CCNY, wrote, produced and directed “Medialengua” (“Half Tongue”), a short story about a word in Spanish being confused with an English word.
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CCNY Named to President's Community Service Honor Roll

The City College of New York (CCNY) has been named to the 2009 President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll. This is the highest recognition an institution of higher education can receive from the Federal Government for its commitment to volunteering, community service and civic engagement. CCNY was chosen for its service-learning academic programs as well as for student-led community service projects.
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CCNY to Confer Honorary Doctorate on Sy Sternberg, ’65 EE

Sy Sternberg, ’65 EE, former chairman and chief executive officer of New York Life Insurance Co., will receive the honorary degree Doctor of Humane Letters from his alma mater, The City College of New York (CCNY), April 23. CUNY Chancellor Matthew Goldstein, ’63, and CCNY Interim President Robert E. Paaswell will confer the degree on him in a ceremony at 4:30 p.m. during the “Frontiers in Physics” symposium presented by the CCNY Physics Department at The Harmonie Club in New York.
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CCNY Professor’s Musical Journey Down the Hudson
to Debut April 10

In addition to teaching in the Music Department at The City College of New York (CCNY), noted jazz composer and pianist Mike Holober serves as artistic director and conductor of the Westchester Jazz Orchestra (WJO). On Saturday, April 10, he will lead the ensemble in the premiere of his composition “Flow: In Celebration of the Hudson River.”
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CCNY Symposium April 23 to Explore Future of Physics

Five prominent physicists from leading U.S. and European universities will explore the future of their discipline at “Frontiers in Physics,” a daylong symposium presented by the Physics Department at The City College of New York (CCNY). The event, Friday, April 23, at The Harmonie Club in New York, will serve as the occasion for the conferral of an honorary doctorate on Sy Sternberg, ’65 EE, former chairman and chief executive officer of New York Life Insurance Co.
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CCNY Hosts Amp Up Citywide Student Environmental Network Meeting

In the lead-up to the 40th Anniversary of Earth Day, students from campuses around New York City are coming together to form the Amp Up Network. The first Amp Up Student Summit will be held at The City College of New York (CCNY) 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, March 27 in the North Academic Center Ballroom.
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