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In late 2024, the Reinhardt Family Foundation Trust established an annual fellowship program to support a high-achieving, first-generation City College of New York student who demonstrated a commitment to social justice. Six months later, the Trust increased its commitment. The initial Reinhardt Family Fellowship provides the recipients with full tuition plus expenses for a total of $42,000 over three years. The latest pledge will provide a second grant of $42,000 over three years. The Reinhardt Foundation has made donations to a variety of institutions that serve those in need of financial

The CUNY Dominican Studies Institute at The City College of New York is the new headquarters of the Inter-University Program for Latino Research, the first national consortium dedicated to Latino research in the U.S. Founded in 1983, IUPLR, as it is known, includes 20 member institutions committed to advancing the intellectual presence and scholarship of Latino studies across disciplines and communities. A hub for interdisciplinary collaboration, IUPLR serves as a catalyst for producing and disseminating groundbreaking research and new frameworks in Latino studies. Member institutions have

The City College of New York and The Foundation for City College are among the fourth cohort of institutions partnering with autonomous fundraising technology platform Givzey | Version2.ai. By partnering with Givzey | Version2.ai, CCNY will deploy a virtual engagement officer, or VEO, allowing the College to engage with its stakeholders in a more expansive manner that reflects the trust, alignment and long-term belief in the College’s mission. By providing real-time engagement, the College can share all of the work happening across campus with its stakeholders. Too often, especially for those

Five faculty members of The City College of New York are among the 12 faculty members from six CUNY campuses who have received funding from Google as part of a three-year, $3 million grant from the company. The grants come from the Google Cyber NYC Institutional Research Program, a multi-year initiative designed to advance cybersecurity research and education in New York City. Now in its third year, the program supports pathbreaking work that addresses emerging challenges and opportunities in the cybersecurity field. Each of the lead principal investigators will receive $80,000 in direct

CCNY Professor of Chemistry Mahesh Lakshman has been awarded a $600,000 research grant from the National Science Foundation for “Novel Synthetic Platforms for the Modifications of Nucleosides.” This award, the fifth that Lakshman has received from the NSF since 2003, will enable him to continue his efforts on the development of novel chemical methods for the modifications of nucleosides. The fundamental building units of genetic material, modified nucleosides possess applications that range from pharmaceuticals to fluorescent probes for biochemical and biological processes. Lakshman’s four

In a major breakthrough, a team of researchers from The City College of New York and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC) has developed a new AI model that can detect breast cancer in MRI images and pinpoint the location of tumors. The news appears in the journal Radiology: Artificial Intelligence. While AI methods have made significant strides in breast cancer detection, deep learning models often lack interpretability and are rarely openly available for external validation. This is particularly important for MRI, with heterogeneous imaging protocols, and small datasets. The CCNY

The City College of New York is one of the nation's best colleges for students seeking a great education with excellent career services and at a relatively affordable price, according to The Princeton Review®. The Princeton Review chose 209 schools for its 2025 "Best Value Colleges" list. The selections were primarily based on data from the company's surveys of administrators at more than 650 colleges in 2024–2025. Criteria covered everything from academics, cost, and financial aid to graduation rates, and student debt. "We congratulate The City College of New York along with all of the other

Faculty from The City College of New York are publishing new works and receiving popular and critical praise. The department of English and MFA Creative Writing program has a spate of new publications from faculty. Author Irvin Weatherby, Jr., the Bernard Mendik Visiting Professor, has a new book “ In Open Contempt: Confronting White Supremacy in Art and Public Space.” The book was featured on ABC News Live Prime and has received favorable reviews, including The Philadelphia Tribune and a starred review by BookPage. Weatherby, Jr. will teach creative nonfiction for the MFA for two semesters

Dee Dee Mozeleski—senior vice president of the Office of Institutional Advancement, Communications and External Relations (OIACER), executive director of the Foundation for City College, Inc. and senior advisor to the president of The City College of New York—has been named a 2025 Crain’s New York Business Notable Leader in Philanthropy. Mozeleski was selected for her commitment to advancing her industry and community. This is not the first time that Crain’s has recognized Mozeleski for her achievements. In 2023, she was a Crain’s Notable in Advertising, Marketing & PR. In 2021, the

The 12th edition of The Americas Film Festival New York opens on June 12 with the New York premiere of “Becoming Vera” directed by Sergio Vizuete at the Instituto Cervantes New York. TAFFNY closes on June 20 with its Short Film Awards Ceremony at the National Museum of the American Indian followed by the New York premiere of “So Surreal: Behind the Mask,” which was directed by Neil Diamond and Joanne Robertson. A cultural initiative of The City College of New York’s Division of Interdisciplinary Studies at the Center for Worker Education, TAFFNY presents nine feature films and more than 25