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The City College of New York is the recipient of $5.1 million in both Federal and State funding for projects supporting workforce development and the CCNY-based CUNY Dominican Studies Institute [DSI]. The funds are part of a record $25 million in U.S. Congressional Fiscal Year 2026 Appropriations to CUNY. Of CCNY’s Federal allotment, $3.1 million was procured by U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) for the CUNY DSI. “This support will lead to more community events at the CUNY Dominican Studies Institute at City College. I won’t stop fighting

Kilsys Payamps-Roure, the founding Executive Director of Braven New York and a visionary leader in economic mobility and education, is the 2026 Samuel Rudin Distinguished Visiting Scholar at The City College of New York. Her lecture, “Opportunity by Design: How CCNY and Braven Strengthen the College-to-Career Pipeline," takes the form of a conversation with CCNY President Vincent G. Boudreau. It starts at 4:30 p.m. on March 2 in the College’s Shepard Hall Room 350. The lecture is free and open to the public. Click here to RSVP. Payamps-Roure is hailed for her innovative approach and commitment

Shveta Kakar, a highly experienced practitioner of nonprofit law and counsel to the Foundation for City College, Inc., is a 2026 Crain’s New York Business Notable Women in Law honoree. The recognition is for her influence in New York’s business community. Since 2017, Crain’s Notables has recognized over 5,000 outstanding leaders across industries. Honorees are selected through a peer nomination and editorial review process. Kakar and Crain’s other 2026 honorees will be highlighted in a special editorial report online at CrainsNewYork.com on Feb. 23, and in the print issue of Crain’s New York

Jeffrey F. Morris, director of the Benjamin Levich Institute for Physico-Chemical Hydrodynamics in The City College of New York’s Grove School of Engineering, has been elected to the National Academy of Engineering (NAE). The recognition is for his research on the fundamentals of concentrated suspension and hydrate slurry flows and for implementing applications in many industries. The Academy has also welcomed Israel E. Wachs, the noted CCNY alumnus from the Grove School’s Class of 1973, as a member. The G. Whitney Snyder Distinguished Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at

The City College of New York President Vincent G. Boudreau has been honored with the Chief Executive Leadership Award from the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE)’s District II, which encompasses the mid-Atlantic region and is the Council’s largest division. The Chief Executive Leadership Award celebrates CASE member institutional chief executive officers, college and university system heads, and trustees for outstanding efforts in promoting the value of education and supporting advancement at their campuses. Recipients, through their ability to create a vision and inspire

The City College of New York welcomes top cryptography researchers to its campus on Friday, Feb. 20 for “ NY CryptoDay.” Sponsored by Google, the program is aimed at promoting research in cryptography in the New York area. Presentations, in CCNY’s ASRC Auditorium at 85 St. Nicholas Terrace, in Manhattan, include a talk, 11 –11:50 a.m., by doctoral degree candidate Tugce Ozdemir of Distinguished Professor Rosario Gennaro’s Center for Algorithms and Interactive Scientific Software ( CAISS) research group. It is entitled “Towards Verifiable AI with Lightweight Cryptographic Proofs of Inference.”

SUNY Buffalo Professor Joyce Hwang presents the opening lecture of the Spring 2026 Sciame Lecture Series at The City College of New York’s Bernard and Anne Spitzer School of Architecture. “The Elephant in the Room: Locating Animal Lives in Buildings, Cities and Landscapes” is the theme of the Series. Hwang’s lecture, “ In consideration of Neighbors,” is Thursday, Feb. 19. All lectures are in-person, free, on Thursdays at 5:30 pm at the Spitzer School of Architecture (Sciame Auditorium) unless otherwise noted. This year’s Series takes its title from the expression “the elephant in the room,”

In a landmark nationwide study, the City College of New York-based CUNY Dominican Studies Institute reports that Dominicans have among the highest health insurance coverage rates among Hispanics/Latinos. This is largely due to their significant reliance on public health insurance and publicly supported plans. The report constitutes the first detailed national study focused specifically on the health insurance status of Dominicans in the United States. It was co-authored by: Ramona Hernández, Director of CUNY DSI and professor of sociology in CCNY’s Colin Powell for Civic and Global Leadership

Africa, Asia, Europe and the Middle East were the destinations for the latest cohort of Gilman Scholars at The City College of New York. Six outstanding undergraduates at CCNY were among the 29 recipients from CUNY of Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarships that provide support for overseas travel and research. Administered by the U.S. Department of State, Gilman Scholarships enable students of limited financial means to study or intern abroad, gaining skills critical to national security and economic competitiveness. Following are CCNY’s Gilman Scholars, their destinations and research

The Sorbonne University professor, scientist and writer Carlos Moreno will deliver The City College of New York's Bernard and Anne Spitzer School of Architecture’s Lewis Mumford Lecture entitled “From Crisis to Proximity: A New Social Contract for Cities.” The lecture has been postponed due to reports of heavy snow. Please check back for a future date and more details. Moreno is associate professor and scientific director of the ETI (Entrepreneurship – Territory – Innovation) Chair at the IAE Paris, the Sorbonne Business School. The French-Colombian scholar coined the term “15-Minute City,”