Kaye Scholars shine at City College

Since 2002, the H. Austin and Florence R.S. Kaye Foundation joined with The City College of New York providing funds to support talented students pursuing a major in the Division of Humanities & the Arts. The City College of New York’s Kaye Scholars Program alumna, Yasmin El Gheur, is getting ready to graduate as the Class of 2018’s Valedictorian.

“The scholarship gave me more control over my academic pursuits and was the catalyst that led me to a more rigorous and fulfilling experience at City College,” said El Gheur, who majored in Art History and minored in Arabic Language and Cultures. “My CCNY experience would have been completely different, and not as positive, had it not been for the Kaye Scholarship.”

Another notable Kaye Scholar is alumna Orubba Almansouri who graduated in 2016 with a double major in English and History and a minor in Arabic Language and Cultures. She is currently finishing up her master’s degree in Near Eastern Studies at New York University.

“The support the scholarship provided allowed me to focus on my research interest and dedicate my time to my studies, which paid off at the end when I graduated Salutatorian of my class,” said Almansouri, who’s stirring salutatory speech at the 170^th Commencement got her an invitation to the United State of Women Summit by commencement address speaker Michelle Obama.

Two Kaye Scholars featured in the photo are:

• Jose Ocasio is an Ad/PR Program major and graduates in June 2019.
• Lipmann Wong is a film and video major and graduates in June 2019.

“The Kaye Scholarship is a lifeline for foreign students and for others who have shined in the classroom, but who are at risk of delaying their time to degree or even dropping out of college altogether because they simply cannot make ends meet in New York City,” said Kaye Scholars Academic Director Carlos Riobo, professor of Spanish and Comparative Literature and the chair of the Department of Classical and Modern Languages and Literatures. “We passionately support the humanities and the arts because we recognize the need to sustain critical thinkers, life-long learners, and creative professionals.”

For more information about the Kaye Scholars Program, or to apply, please visit http://kaye.ccny.cuny.edu/application.html.

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