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CCNY first in research for second straight year, says Washington Monthly

For the second year in row, The City College of New York has been ranked #1 in research expenditures among master’s universities by the Washington Monthly’s 2015 College Guide. The amount that City College spent on research rose from $55.11 million in 2014 to $57.92 million in 2015, an increase of more than five percent. Those outlays helped CCNY to become a co-leader nationally in producing the most 2014-2015 Fulbright U.S. Scholars, and contributed toward CCNY undergraduate and graduate students’ receipt of numerous awards, fellowships and scholarships. Overall, CCNY ranked #34 among
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New programs added to CCNY curriculum for 2015-16

The new academic year also heralds the debut of a number of new programs at The City College of New York, ranging from a new concentration in architecture to a master’s degree that will take health solutions from concept to practical solutions. The Division of Science has two new undergraduate degree programs in biochemistry. One will be conferred by the College and the other by Macaulay Honors College. The Division will also offer a master of science degree in biotechnology for the first time. This interdisciplinary program will involve faculty from biology, chemistry and physics, and aims to
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New programs added to CCNY curriculum for 2015-16

The new academic year also heralds the debut of a number of new programs at The City College of New York, ranging from a new concentration in architecture to a master’s degree that will take health solutions from concept to practical solutions.The Division of Science has two new undergraduate degree programs in biochemistry. One will be conferred by the College and the other by Macaulay Honors College.The Division will also offer a master of science degree in biotechnology for the first time. This interdisciplinary program will involve faculty from biology, chemistry and physics, and aims to
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CCNY students look forward to their medical careers

The new school year is a special one for aspiring and current students of The City College of New York's Sophie Davis School of Biomedical Education.Starting in 2016, Sophie Davis students will be among the first graduates of the new CUNY School of Medicine, which is pending approval from the New York State Board of Regents.One aspiring physician is high school student Damola Ajibola, who spent the summer taking college-level courses through the CUNY Early College Initiative. Ajibola, who is entering his senior year at City College Academy of the Arts, has wanted to be a perinatologist for as
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Writers Thomas Sayers Ellis and Chinelo Okparanta join CCNY faculty

Acclaimed poet Thomas Sayers Ellis and short story writer Chinelo Okparanta have joined The City College of New York’s MFA program in creative writing as visiting faculty for the fall 2015 semester. Ellis, whose collection “ The Maverick Room” (Graywolf Press, 2005) won the John C. Zacharis First Book Award, will teach a course titled, “Race Fearlessness Poetics: Risk as the Decisive Moment in Every Room.” Hailed as a literary activist, Ellis is credited for launching The Dark Tower, a black poetry movement that is considered to be an extension of the Harlem Renaissance.The Nigerian-born
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Pre-meds at CCNY look forward to their medical careers

The new school year is a special one for aspiring and current students of The City College of New York's Sophie Davis School of Biomedical Education. Starting in 2016, Sophie Davis students will be among the first graduates of the new CUNY School of Medicine at City College, which officially came into existence on June 10. One aspiring student is Damola Ajibola, who spent the summer taking college-level courses through the CUNY Early College Initiative. Ajibola, who is entering his senior year at City College Academy of the Arts, has wanted to be a perinatologist for as long as he can remember
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Writers Thomas Sayers Ellis and Chinelo Okparanta join CCNY faculty

Acclaimed poet Thomas Sayers Ellis and short story writer Chinelo Okparanta have joined The City College of New York’s MFA program in creative writing as visiting faculty for the fall 2015 semester. Ellis, whose collection “ The Maverick Room” (Graywolf Press, 2005) won the John C. Zacharis First Book Award, will teach a course titled, “Race Fearlessness Poetics: Risk as the Decisive Moment in Every Room.” Hailed as a literary activist, Ellis is credited for launching The Dark Tower, a black poetry movement that is considered to be an extension of the Harlem Renaissance. The Nigerian-born
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Fast facts about the Class of 2019

Did you know…? There are approximately 1,450 students entering the freshman class! The freshman class represents more than 450 high schools! Of the high schools represented in the freshman class, a large number come from Brooklyn Technical High School and the Manhattan Center for Science and Math! Other well-represented high schools include the Bronx High School of Science, Stuyvesant High School, Al Noor School Upper School, Aquinas High School and Yeshiva of Flatbush Joel Braverman High School! The largest number of incoming out-of-state freshman comes from New Jersey, followed by
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Fast facts about the Class of 2019

Did you know…? There are approximately 1,450 students entering the freshman class! The freshman class represents more than 450 high schools! Of the high schools represented in the freshman class, a large number come from Brooklyn Technical High School and the Manhattan Center for Science and Math! Other well-represented high schools include the Bronx High School of Science, Stuyvesant High School, Al Noor School Upper School, Aquinas High School and Yeshiva of Flatbush Joel Braverman High School! The largest number of incoming out-of-state freshman comes from New Jersey, followed by
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Foreign Fulbright students pursue CCNY degrees

City College's fall semester intake includes Ukrainian journalist, activist and art lover Asia Bazdyrieva. She is one of four Fulbright Foreign Student Program recipients accepted at City College for graduate studies and research. Bazdyrieva will use her Fulbright to earn an MA in art history from CCNY's Division of the Humanities and the arts . "I want to teach art history in future and the degree will come in useful," she said. She selected CCNY over other schools in the city and New Jersey because of its art course offerings. "I looked at the program and saw courses on 20th century art, the
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