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Ten high-achieving students from the Bronx and Washington Heights are recipients of City College of New York President’s Community scholarships, which provide free tuition for undergraduate study. The seventh cohort is part of a vibrant bunch of students that since 2010 are chosen on academic merit. Most of the freshmen come from immigrant backgrounds and are graduates of high schools in the Harlem area. First generation college student Shirlyn Perez’s parents hail from the Dominican Republic. Growing up, Perez saw her parents’ financial hardships and wanted more than a degree from the High

The third annual international and multicultural Americas Poetry Festival of New York (TAPFNY) welcomes 60 poets from 22 countries to share their works in 10 different languages. The City College of New York’s Division of Interdisciplinary Studies at the Center for Worker Education (CWE) is a sponsor of the festival. “As a multilingual event that celebrates the rich diversity of the Americas, TAPFNY has become more inclusive and diverse each year,” said Juan Carlos Mercado, dean of the Division of Interdisciplinary Studies at CWE. The Division of Interdisciplinary Studies has become a leader

For people with cervical spinal cord injuries, regaining hand function is the highest priority. Currently there are no effective treatments for people living with paralysis or profound weakness after SCI. A new $4.27 million grant to John Martin, medical professor at the CUNY School of Medicine at The City College of New York, from the New York State Department of Health is aimed at boosting research. Martin’s research thrust includes brain development and the recovery of movement function after brain or spinal injury. The grant brings his research awards since October 2013 to $7.97 million

The English Language Institute at The City College of New York prepares international professionals and students for the challenges of American colleges. Students from up to 25 countries frequently journey to CCNY to study in the institute run by Continuing and Professional Studies. With flexible five-week sessions and multiple start dates, ELI’s academic focus and five levels of instruction pave the way for admission into CCNY or any CUNY college. Upon passing level four, a student is eligible for a TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) waiver. After studying in the program for a year

The City College of New York’s renowned diversity is once again a big hit in national college rankings – by The Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education this time. Their 2016 rankings place City College at #2 for environment. The rankings’ environment score encompasses several measures to gauge a school’s inclusiveness. They range from the percentage of first-time college graduates and Pell Grant recipients to the diversity of a school’s students and staff and the percentage of international students. CCNY is cited for drawing a diverse student body and faculty from the largest city in the

Thanks to a $1 million gift from attorney and distinguished alumnus Stuart Z. Katz, The City College of New York is establishing a new endowed professorship in the Division of Humanities and the Arts. The gift will be administered by The City College Fund. “I have always cherished my four years at City College,” said Katz. “Academically, socially and politically, City College was a beacon of learning and growth for me and so many of my generation. It is time to give back, to give others the opportunity I had for a free or affordable quality education at CCNY. I am grateful I can do so.” A

City College of New York M.F.A. in film graduate, Yvonne Ng, is the winner of this year’s Student Academy Awards ® competition for her short film, “Cloud Kumo.” Ng won the silver medal in the Alternative Category at the 2016 awards ceremony at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills, Calif. She is the fourth Student Academy Award winner for the M.F.A. program in 10 years. As a winner, Ng’s short film is eligible to compete for the 2016 Oscars ® for either the Documentary Short Subject, Animated Short Film or Live Action Short Film categories. Out of 1,749 film entries globally, she was

Nearly 50 years after his passing, Langston Hughes is still recognized as one of America's greatest writers. He’s revered as a leader of the Harlem Renaissance and an innovator of jazz poetry. The City College Center for the Arts is celebrating Hughes’ enduring legacy in the Harlem community and beyond with a dramatic reading and signing of “Letters from Langston: From the Harlem Renaissance to the Red Scare and Beyond,” the most recent book of Hughes’ correspondence. Edited by Evelyn Louise Crawford and MaryLouise Patterson, this indispensable volume of letters between Hughes and four leftist

Professor Beverly Falk, director of the Graduate Programs in Early Childhood Education, showcases "Walking Alongside the Learner: Curriculum in Yvonne’s Pre-K Classroom," a short documentary about what high quality early learning looks like in early childhood education. Falk documents Yvonne Smith’s pre-kindergarten class at Central Park East 1 Elementary School. Smith narrates the documentary, which shows how young children develop skills, knowledge and understandings about the world through active experiences, support for their social and emotional development and attention to their

Six City College of New York students intern at some of New York City’s finest arts and cultural institutions for 24 weeks throughout the academic year as part of CUNY Cultural Service Corps, a new paid internship program. The launch of this program promotes diversity within the city of New York’s cultural sector and will introduce each student to different departments within their internship sites: curatorial, development, education, special events and more. Students also participate in cultural enrichment workshops. The students are: · Bushra Begum, English, Lincoln Center; · Jasmin Calle