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September 19, 2023
CCNY is #11 on Social Mobility

City College's impressive #11 ranking in social mobility, as bestowed by U.S. News, underscores its steadfast commitment to delivering a high-quality education to students from all walks of life, regardless of their financial circumstances. This achievement stands as a testament to the college's unwavering dedication to providing equal opportunities in higher education.

September 7, 2023
#payitforward911 #neverforget

Inspired to never forget the ones who perished on 9/11, and by the compassionate heroes who helped restore faith in humanity the Pay it Forward 911 "11 Days of Kindness and Unity" began over 20 year ago. CCNY CWE received this random gesture of kindness today - the fourth floor offices of 25 Broadway sent us some delicious pizza from Grotto's Pizzeria.

September 5, 2023
Savage Land is an Official Selection of the Society for Visual Anthropology Film Festival

Guest Associate Professor Campbell Dalglish's film, Savage Land, will be screening alongside competitive works from around the world to anthropologists, who will then have online access to all films participating in scholarly discussions through December 8th.

Storyline: When Custer County Police kill an 18 year old Cheyenne Arapaho boy in his family's kitchen, descendants of the Sand Creek and Washita Massacres take us back 150 years to reveal how the horrors of the past are still in America today.
Running time: 90 minutes

Visit https://savagelandfilm.com/ to learn more about the film and the filmmakers.

August 30, 2023
Douglass Welcomed as a Man

The Irish Echo, the largest circulation Irish American weekly newspaper, quotes our librarian Séamus Scanlon and Professor & Patai Program Director's Danielle Zach on a piece on Frederick Douglass' historic visits to Dublin.

“Douglass’ visit had a big impact on his philosophy and subsequent campaigns. He recognized that slavery, colonization, landlords, the subjugation of women, poverty and inequality were all part of a continuum of human rights violations.” – Séamus Scanlon.

“Belfast’s statue of Frederick Douglass—one of history’s staunchest champions of human rights and dignity for the oppressed and marginalized—is a fitting homage to a courageous person whom we should each struggle to emulate. His presence in Northern Ireland—a still fraught political space where the struggle to realize justice for Troubles victims continues in the face of formidable forces advocating for impunity—stands as a profound symbol of hope for a future of peace with rights and justice for all in the Six Counties and beyond.” – Danielle Zach

August 23, 2023
CCNY Among the "25 Colleges That Deliver A High Bang For Your Tuition Buck”

"Attending CUNY City College in West Harlem typically requires students who borrow to take on median federal loans of $11,990. The earnings boost they get from graduating from the four-year public school allows them to pay down the net cost of their degree with 0.36 years of excess earnings, according to data from Third Way. Undergraduates at City College—who can major in mathematics education, architecture, and engineering—earn a median salary of $65,700 six years after graduation." – Forbes

August 15, 2023
CCNY Among the “Best 389 Colleges for 2024”

The City College of New York is one of the nation's best institutions for undergraduates according to The Princeton Review. The education services company profiles and recommends CCNY in the new edition of its annual college guide, The Best 389 Colleges: 2024 Edition. Notably, CCNY is listed among the best in the Northeast. 

Princeton Review editors praise the school for its “quality and challenging education,” and quote CCNY students surveyed by the company.  The students hailed CCNY’s "broad curriculum,” with special mention for its “rigorous sciences” and an engineering school that is “one of the best public schools."

February 28, 2023
Women’s Forum Education Fund Award Winners

Two CCNY CWE students are recipients of the 2023 Women’s Forum Education Fund Award, which supports women over the age of 35 who have overcome adversity to resume their education. The unrestricted $10,000 grants are awarded directly to the recipient for any costs associated with advancing her education. Rainbow Sarah Farr is an early childhood education major. Darresa Rodriguez is an urban studies and public administration major. 

A total of ten of our students have won this award. Previous recipients are: Patriece Spann '21; Sandra Serrano, Michelle Caines, and Sheila Castillo '20; Kereen Brown '19; Jilian Alvelo '18; Rita Rivera '14; and Christa Meir-Staude '10. 

November 20, 2022
CWE's Alum Alaudin Ullah' Film Premieres at the IFC Center

Alaudin Ullah '19 has been pioneering as one of the first South Asians to perform stand-up comedy on national television on networks such as: HBO, Comedy Central, MTV, BET, and PBS. The documentary " Search of Bengali Harlem," which he co-directed with Vivek Bald, had its New York Premiere on Sunday, November 13, at the IFC Center in the Metropolis Competition of DOC NYC.

Storyline: As a teenager in 1980s Harlem, Alaudin Ullah was swept up in the revolutionary energy of early hip-hop. He rejected his working-class Bangladeshi parents and turned his back on everything South Asian and Muslim. Now, as an actor and playwright contending with the Islamophobia of post-9/11 Hollywood, Alaudin wants to tell his parents’ stories.
Running time: 84 minutes

Visit http://bengaliharlem.com/ to learn more about the film and the filmmakers.