News

After spending the summer in Washington as a Hudson Institute Fellow, Alison Holst, a member of The City College of New York’s Class of 2026, will move 5,000 miles east at the end of August to start her 11-month Fulbright Scholarship. The latest CCNY student to earn this coveted scholarship, Holst will serve as an English teaching assistant at Geo Milev English Language School in Ruse, a northeastern Bulgarian city of 121,000 people across the Danube River from Giurgiu, Romania. “I’ve never been to eastern Europe,” she said. “I think it will be a growth experience.” A 2026 Moynihan Public

Ramela Xhaho, of The City College of New York’s Class of 2025, is the recipient of a Jonas E. Salk Scholarship awarded by The City University of New York (CUNY). The scholarships recognize exceptional students who plan careers in medicine and the biological sciences. As a Salk Scholar, Xhaho, who graduated summa cum laude last spring with a 4.0 GPA and a B.S. in biology, will receive a stipend of $8,000 to be allocated over three or four years of medical studies. Her other academic honors at CCNY included: Division of Science Valedictorian; The Outstanding Biology Presentation Award; The

Two City College of New York students have been awarded New York City Urban Fellowships by the city’s Department of Citywide Administrative Services. The students, Victoria Lu and Abram Morris, will join a cohort of 25 Fellows who will be assigned to various mayoral offices and New York City agencies for a nine-month period starting in September 2026, engaging in policy and operational work. They will also participate in learning seminars and be exposed to public sector leaders. A Macauley Honors student and a triple major (international studies, sociology, and political science) at the Colin

Andres Ortiz, a freshman in The City College of New York’s Honors Program, is CCNY’s 2028 Jeannette K. Watson Fellowship recipients. The economics and philosophy double major is among 15 promising undergraduates from New York City colleges and universities selected for the highly competitive awards. Created in 1999 and supported by the Thomas J. Watson Foundation, the program provides fellows with three years of personal, professional and cultural immersions in the United States and abroad. Fellows are provided with annual funding of $7,500, $9,000 and $10,000, in addition to a $2,500

The City College of New York ranks #162 among the top 243 universities in the United States for its ability to translate scientific discovery into real-world healthcare impact. The Index also recognizes CCNY as a Leading HSI (Hispanic Serving Institution). The Index also places The City College #135 for market translation, #150 for entrepreneurial readiness and #217 for research capabilities. The Cure Innovation Index is the first national, data-driven platform designed to assess how effectively U.S. biomedical research institutions convert discovery into therapies, companies, and measurable

Since its launch in 2022, U.S Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) has been a strong advocate for the Charles B. Rangel Infrastructure Workforce Initiative (RIWI) at The City College of New York, whose mission is to prepare local workforce for the crucial work of rebuilding America’s infrastructure. Over the past four years Espaillat’s support for this unique program in his Congressional district, named for his late predecessor Charles B. Rangel, has translated into nearly $13 million in federal funding, with the latest allotment, $2 million, included in the Fiscal Year 2026 appropriations

Anastasiia Vasylaki, a fourth-year PhD student in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at The City College of New York is one of ten recipients nationally of PhRMA Foundation Predoctoral Fellowships in the Drug Delivery category. She will receive $60,000 over two years from the program that provides stipend support to graduate students engaged in thesis research. Overall, PhRMA has awarded more than $4.6 million in grants and fellows to 65 exceptional early-career researchers this year. Vasylaki is conducting research in the Williams Immune Nanomedicine Lab, located in CCNY’s Grove School

Governor Kathy Hochul today announced the launch of the Evelyn Linares Legacy Scholarship, a new $50,000 fund housed at The City College of New York, to support New York students entering the teaching profession. This initiative is a direct continuation and expansion of the Carol Robles-Román Excellence Award at CUNY John Jay College announced during last year’s Somos Conference in Albany. By adding this new fund at CCNY, the Governor is building a comprehensive scholarship portfolio for New York students. “By investing in our young educators, we are investing in New York’s future,” Gov

Five City College of New York undergraduates have won prestigious scholarships and fellowships that enable them to pursue their academic research this coming summer. They are: Sophie Davis School of Biomedical Education freshman Moyosola Adedoyin, who is a Fulbright U.K. Summer Institute selection; Colin Powell School for Civic and Global Leadership senior Alison Holst, a political science major, who is a Hudson Institute Political Studies summer Fellow in political theory and practice; Division of Science junior Marina Milea, a biology major and chemistry minor, who is a Goldwater Scholar

New Taipei City, Taiwan, is Thayer J. Grimes’s destination this summer. The City College of New York sophomore is the recipient of a Critical Language Scholarship, a competitive national award administered by the United States Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. A political science major in the Colin Powell School for Civic and Global Leadership, Grimes will study intermediate Chinese at Tamkang University during his eight-week stint in Taiwan between June and August. The upstate Utica native is a fellow in the Colin Powell Fellowship for Leadership and Public