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Doctoral students at nine New York City area graduate engineering programs, including CCNY’s Grove School of Engineering, will soon be able to take courses at each other’s institutions without any additional tuition, as part of a new multi-school agreement. The Inter-University Engineering Doctoral Consortium (IUEDC), led by NYU Tandon School of Engineering, encourages PhD students to complement their primary program by taking courses of interest offered at different schools, providing access to specialty instruction and expertise that may not be available at their home universities. Students

Dr. Margaret Rosario, an eminent psychologist in The City College of New York’s Colin Powell School for Civic and Global Leadership, has been elevated to the rank of Distinguished Professor by the City University of New York (CUNY). The title of Distinguished Professor is the highest academic honor that CUNY can offer its faculty. It’s conferred by the CUNY Board of Trustees in recognition of exceptional scholarly achievement. Distinguished Professorships are reserved for faculty with records of exceptional performance by national and international standards of excellence in their profession

Tributes were paid to diplomat, statesman, professor and public intellectual Daniel Patrick Moynihan by some of his famous disciples as the Daniel Patrick Moynihan Center was formally inaugurated at The City College of New York’s Great Hall. Launched in February 2023, the Moynihan Center supports new leaders to make a difference in public affairs. Through two signature fellowship programs and a rich slate of public events, the Center ensures that the next generation of public scholars and public servants reflects the diversity of viewpoints and lived experiences represented at The City College

Distinguished architect and 1974 City College of New York alumnus Frank J. Sciame is a recipient of the 2023 Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Medal from the Municipal Art Society (MAS). The honor is for making a lasting contribution to New York City through his vision, leadership, and his philanthropy. The award ceremony is Wednesday, Nov. 29 at 7 p.m. at Guastavino’s on 409 E. 59 St., New York, N.Y., 10022. Tickets are available here. The medal was established in 1994 to honor Mrs. Kennedy Onassis and her passionate efforts to preserve great architecture in New York City, and her remarkable

Alaina Dall has announced that she will make a monthly gift to the Bronx High School of Science Specialized High School Scholarship , building on previous annual donations she made in honor of her father, Leon Dall, a member of The City College of New York Class of 1951. The Bronx High School of Science Specialized High School Scholarship is one of several scholarships that comprise the The CCNY Specialized High Schools Scholarship Project, which originated in December 2001. Born on Feb. 9, 1927 to Samuel and Gertrude Dall (nee Berlin), Jewish immigrants from present-day Latvia and Lithuania

The City College of New York launched the CUNY ACE Program (Accelerate, Complete, Engage) with its inaugural cohort of transfer students that started this fall. ACE is a comprehensive program designed to help transfer students complete their bachelor’s degree in two years at an accelerated pace. CCNY ACE is designed to empower transfer students who have completed their associate degree to advance in their educational studies. The program is made possible with funding from the Robin Hood Foundation. The program is housed within the new Student Academic Success Hub (The Hub), formerly the

Dr. Carlos A. Meriles, the Martin and Michele Cohen Professor of Physics in The City College of New York’s Division of Science, is one of 129 leading physicists globally elected 2024 Optica Fellows. Election as a Fellow is by The Board of Directors of Optica (formerly OSA), Advancing Optics and Photonics Worldwide, and is based on several factors, including outstanding contributions to research, business, education, engineering and service to Optica and its community. Meriles’ recognition is “for fundamental contributions to sensing, spin physics, and optoelectronics using color centers in

Eight students from The City College of New York’s Bernard and Anne Spitzer School of Architecture have been awarded paid internships by CUNY’s Department of Facilities Planning, Construction and Management (FPCM). The new Career Development Internship Program hired the interns primarily to assist with a CUNY-Wide occupancy and utilization study, part of the CUNY Strategic Roadmap, but with the recent news that CCNY’s Master Plan will proceed, some opportunities exist for them to help with the Master Planning process as well. City College is the first CUNY campus for which the FPCM and the

Yves Ngabonziza, Ph.D., professor and director of the engineering science program at LaGuardia Community College, is a proud City College of New York graduate and a proud Rwandan. So proud, in fact, that he wanted young Rwandans to avail themselves of the superior education such as the one that he received at the Grove School of Engineering, from which he graduated with a mechanical engineering degree in 2008. An active member of the tiny but close-knit Rwandan community in the New York metropolitan area, Ngabonziza initiated a conversation with the country’s United Nations Permanent Mission

Robert E. Paaswell, the internationally recognized expert in public transportation issues and consulting, is The City College of New York’s 2023 President’s Medal recipient. A Distinguished Professor of Civil Engineering Emeritus at CCNY, Paaswell received the medal from College President Vincent G. Boudreau at CCNY’s Annual President's Circle dinner in Manhattan. The President's Medal is awarded for distinguished achievement and public service. Past recipients include: Nelson Mandela; Nobel Laureates Robert Aumann and Leon M. Lederman; Coretta Scott King, Gen. Colin L. Powell, USA (ret.)