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It’s a busier than usual fall for The City College of New York’s Bernard and Anne Spitzer School of Architecture. Exhibitions, colloquia, symposiums and a myriad of public events set the stage for the industrious beginning to the academic year, including " Design Matters: In Favor of Public Urban Space," an exhibition and event series celebrating 25 years of the Centre de Cultura Contemporània de Barcelona’s (CCCB) European Prize for Urban Public Space, a biennial competition that recognizes public space projects. The U.S. premiere of the exhibition opens Thursday, Sept. 10. Reimagining the

City Film, The City College of New York’s MFA in Film program has been recognized by The Hollywood Reporter for its affordability, syllabus and access to filmmakers. Called an “ Under-the-Radar Program,” the industry magazine tapped it along with seven other schools based in Los Angeles and New York City that are solid resources for aspiring filmmakers. The two-year MFA program at CCNY has award-winning faculty and represents an international community. It was praised for its focus on both fiction and nonfiction filmmaking. “The Harlem-based school’s affordable MFA program (tuition is $305 per

Spencer A. Hill, the City College of New York climate scientist whose groundbreaking research includes challenging generations-old beliefs about how El Niño events influence rainfall during the Indian summer monsoon, is the winner of a coveted National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER Award. Recipients of this prestigious award are considered the best and brightest talents in the United States. Many of the winners later became world-famous scientists and Nobel laureates. The NSF has committed $1,050,883 over five years for his research entitled: “CAREER: Advancing Understanding of Hadley Cell

Kaveh Madani, Research Professor in The City College of New York’s CUNY-CREST Institute, and Director of the United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment and Health ( UNU-INWEH), received the 2026 Stockholm Water Prize from His Majesty King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden during World Water Week last night. The Stockholm Water Prize is the ultimate global recognition for extraordinary achievements in water-related activities. Often described as the “Nobel Prize of Water,” it is the most prestigious water award given annually to an individual or organization for outstanding

This summer alone, publications such as U.S. News & World Report, Money and education services company The Princeton Review® have affirmed The City College of New York’s reputation as a top value school both nationally and globally. Enter TIME magazine, which in partnership with Statista, has included CCNY in its inaugural “ America’s Best Colleges 2026-2027” ranking. The City College is ranked #162 in what TIME and Statista, the leading global provider of market and consumer data and rankings, describes as a quantitative study highlighting “institutions that excel at student outcomes

The City College of New York is one of the nation's academically best undergraduate institutions according to the education services company The Princeton Review®. The company profiles The City College in the new edition of its annual college guide, The Best 392 Colleges (August 18, 2026, Penguin Random House) as well as its website feature about the book and the 50 categories of ranking lists in it. The Princeton Review chose the 392 colleges for the book based on its surveys in 2025-2026 of 2,000 college administrators about their school's academic offerings. The company also surveyed

The City College of New York is partaking in the New York Road Runners’ Percy Sutton Harlem 5K on Sat., Aug. 8 as part of the 52nd Annual Harlem Week. A group of about 40 participants, making up Team CCNY, will run and walk through the City College campus along Convent Avenue from 140th to 135th Streets. Harlem Week takes place from Aug. 1-16 with live and virtual events celebrating the arts, culture, and rich history of Harlem, which all center around this year’s theme: “Honoring Our Legacy.” CCNY continues to celebrate with a plethora of events. A virtual showing of the Harlem Week Hack-a

Northwell Health and the Office of Continuing and Professional Studies, at The City College of New York, continues their partnership to provide Certified Clinical Medical Assistant (CCMA) students with valuable clinical externship opportunities upon successful completion of the program. The partnership, which started May 1, 2023, has placed more than 60 medical assistant students in externships at Northwell Health facilities throughout New York. Through the externships, students have completed hands-on clinical training and gained the knowledge, confidence, and practical skills needed to begin

AI-BIOME will give researchers nationwide remote access to automated tools for developing bio-inspired materials The City University of New York and The City College of New York received an $18.1 million National Science Foundation (NSF) award to create a cloud-programmable national laboratory that uses artificial intelligence and robotics to speed the discovery, design, and production of advanced bio-inspired materials. The four-year project—the AI-Enabled Bio-Inspired Materials Ecosystem, or AI-BIOME—is one of 20 inaugural projects selected for funding by the NSF’s Test Bed: Toward a Network

The City College of New York is one of the nation’s outstanding schools for value, another top ranking affirms. CCNY has been recognized as one of Money’s Best Colleges in America 2026. In addition, Money’s, which gives CCNY four and a half stars out of five, ranks it among the Best Public Colleges that provide excellent value for students in their home states, and as one of the Best Colleges in the Northeast. “Money's analysis showcases the country's top 735 colleges based on graduation rates, cost of attendance, financial aid, alumni salaries and more. There isn't one "best" college for