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The first issue of the Journal of Up, a new publication from the Social Mobility Lab at The City College of New York’s Colin Powell School for Civic and Global Leadership, is now available. The Journal of Up shares valuable learning and perspectives on social mobility and the journey of moving up in life. Grounded in existing research, the Journal of Up’s goal is to share research-based findings and reflections in more accessible forms with those who could most benefit from this information, including young adults and students at CCNY and other institutions of higher learning around the

The Upper Manhattan Small Business Development Center at The City College of New York, a partnership between CCNY and the New York Small Business Development Centers, launched with a ceremonial ribbon-cutting in Shepard Hall before an audience of more than 50 attendees that included local community and business leaders, elected officials, CCNY Cabinet members, faculty and staff, and special guests. The Center, to be located in Wille 209, is dedicated to expanding entrepreneurship, small business development, and economic opportunity for the CCNY and Upper Manhattan communities. Managed by the

Kaveh Madani, the world-renowned 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), has been named to The Independent’s 2026 Climate 100, an annual list. The list recognizes leading environmentalists, policymakers, scientists, campaigners, philanthropists and innovators from around the world. The honor comes four weeks after Madani received the 2026 Stockholm Water Prize, the world’s most prestigious honor for contributions to water. Also known as the “Nobel Prize of

Recognizing her contributions to the Dominican experience in the United States and beyond, Ramona Hernandez has been named as one of City & State magazine’s 2026 Latino Trailblazers. The first female director of the CUNY Dominican Studies Institute and a distinguished professor of sociology, Hernandez has been nationally and internationally recognized for her service, scholarship and teaching. The author of pioneering texts in the areas of migration, labor, and Dominican studies, her work examines how Dominicans navigate daily life in the U.S., especially in comparison to other ethnic and

The City College of New York’s Immigrant Student Center for Resources and Research kicks off Latinx/a/o Heritage Month with the Mentors of Tomorrow’s Leaders on Thursday, Sept. 24. The workshop will feature visiting artist Jorge Flores Manjarrez who is a renowned visual artist, illustrator, caricaturist, painter, and muralist whose work celebrates Mexican culture, music, cinema, and history. RSVP here. CCNY is participating in the Giants’ annual Latino Heritage Month celebration and pre-game experience at MetLife Stadium on Sun., Oct. 18 before they take on the New Orleans Saints. Anyone

The 13th edition of The Americas Film Festival New York opens with director Juan Mandelbaum’s documentary, “Paquito D’Rivera: From Carne y Frijol to Carnegie Hall,” on Sept. 30 at Instituto Cervantes New York. TAFFNY closes on Oct. 9 with acclaimed Inuit filmmaker Zacharias Kunuk’s film, “Wrong Husband,” at the National Museum of the American Indian. A cultural initiative of The City College of New York’s Division of Interdisciplinary Studies at the Center for Worker Education, TAFFNY brings stories of historical memory, migration, identity, childhood, and music from across the Americas to New

The City College of New York remains a top performer on social mobility, in the U.S. News & World Report’s Best Colleges rankings, placing 18th out of more than 400 schools. Overall, CCNY is ranked #47 among Best Value Schools for In-State Students, a new category. CCNY’s other top placings in the U.S. News 2027 rankings include: #79 in Top Public Schools; #102 in Undergraduate Engineering Programs (Doctorate); #134 in Best Value Schools; #140 in Undergraduate Economic Program; #156 in National Universities; #173 in Undergraduate Computer Science Programs; and #189 in Best Undergraduate

Physicists at The City College of New York have demonstrated a new way to transfer microwave signals onto light using magnetic waves inside a layered semiconductor. The work establishes a materials platform for building interfaces that could one day link quantum computers through optical networks. The research, entitled “Microwave-to-optical transduction using magnon–exciton coupling,” was led by the Laboratory for Nano and Micro Photonics ( LaNMP) at CCNY, headed by physics professor Vinod M. Menon. It appears in the journal Nature Materials. Many of today’s leading quantum processors operate

In its latest study of The City College of New York’s impact on the regional economy, labor analytics firm Lightcast pegs the figure at an astounding $3.7 billion in fiscal year 2023-24. This is half a billion dollars more than the last study covering fiscal year 2021-22, and $1.8 billion more than when Lightcast [then EMSI] released its first CCNY economic impact report on fiscal year 2017-18. Founded in 1847, The City College serves a region defined by Lightcast as the ‘CCNY Service Region.’ It comprises 10 counties: Bronx, Kings, Nassau, New York, Putnam, Queens, Richmond, Rockland, Suffolk

The Advertising and Public Relations (Ad/PR) Program at The City College of New York presents Ad/PR Week from September 14-18. Organized in partnership with CCNY’s student chapters of the Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA) and the American Advertising Federation (AAF), the inaugural event connects undergraduate students with top agency leaders, guest scholars, authors, and offers exclusive industry access across New York City. The week opens on Monday, Sept. 14 from 9:30-10:45 a.m. with a virtual guest lecture by Lea-Ann Germinder, creator of the AELHA™ model (AI Literacy +