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For her next project, City College of New York Professor Andrea Weiss ramps up the activism that’s been her hallmark as an Emmy Award-winning filmmaker. In “Bones of Contention,” whose research is funded by her 2014 Fulbright Scholars award, Dr. Weiss focuses on the erasure and denial of LGBT history in post-Franco Spain. The documentary is the subject of her talk in the next edition of City College’s “Presidential Conversations: Activism, Scholarship, and Engagement” series Thursday, March 19, 4 – 5: 30 p.m. “Bones of Contention,” the talk, will be held in CCNY’s Bernard and Anne Spitzer

Valeria Munt, a graduate student majoring in international relations at The City College of New York, has been named a 2015 Diplomacy and Diversity Fellow by Humanity in Action . She is one of 24 Fellows from the United States and Europe selected for their academic excellence and leadership potential. There were 421 graduate applicants from nearly 200 universities worldwide. Between May 29 and June 28, Ms. Munt and her colleagues will travel to Washington, D.C., Berlin (Germany), Paris (France) and The Hague (the Netherlands) exploring the changing international dynamics of diplomacy and

The City College of New York begins its 2015 Women’s History Month (WHM) observance Tuesday, March 3, with a program of speakers and networking session 12 – 2 p.m. in the North Academic Center (NAC) Ballroom. The kickoff and other City College WHM events are free and open to the public. Following are highlights of the observance at CCNY: Saturday, March 7, Third Annual Women’s Leadership Summit. This year’s theme is creating alliances while working together to empower women. 9 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. NAC Hoffman Lounge. Open to all CUNY students but must registered by Monday, March 2. Tuesday, March

"Smart Bridge Sockets," a home energy management system that enables residential consumers to efficiently and autonomously manage home appliances, earned three City College of New York electrical engineering students first place in an international competition at the United Nations. The portable device was developed by Erzhena Badmatsyrenova (junior), Gayashan Fernando (senior) and Anna McGilloway (sophomore) in City College's Zahn Innovation Center . It topped entries from 15 other teams in the Resolution Project's Social Venture Challenge , including participants from Malaysia, Indonesia

For the second year running, seven City College of New York student members of the Roosevelt Institute have had five papers accepted for publication in the Institute’s annual “10 Ideas Series” coming out in April. The booklet is a compilation of papers by Roosevelt student chapter members from the progressive non-profit organization’s more than 120 affiliated campuses. Moustafa Elshaabiny, president of the City College chapter, said by equaling the five CCNY papers published by the Institute last year, this new cohort had upheld the college’s reputation as one of top chapters in the Roosevelt

Dr. Elaine Fuchs , an internationally renowned expert in skin biology, its stem cells and associated human genetic disorders, will deliver the annual Louis Levine-Gabriella de Beer Lecture in Genetics at The City College of New York, Thursday, March 12. Her talk, “Stem Cells in Silence, Action and Cancer,” will begin at 5 p.m. in The Great Hall. It is free and open to the public. Dr. Fuchs is the Rebecca C. Lancefield Professor of Mammalian Cell Biology and Development at The Rockefeller University. She is also an investigator with the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. Her research explores the

Delroy Lindo, Laura Osnes among the speakers Feb. 21 Actors Delroy Lindo , Laura Osnes and Amanda Quaid will be among the speakers at the inaugural CUNY Theatre Festival at The City College of New York, Saturday, February 21. The event, 12 Noon to 10 p.m. in Aaron Davis Hall , features workshops and student productions from eight CUNY schools. All the events are free and open to the public. Mr. Lindo, whose film credits include “Malcolm X,” will participate in a workshop on acting, 2 – 3 p.m. in theatre B, with Ms. Osnes, the star of such Broadway hits as “Bonnie and Clyde” and “Grease.” Ms

Pulitzer-Prize winning poet winning author Tracy K. Smith will be the featured guest poet at the 43rd annual City College of New York Poetry Festival, Friday, May 8. The all-verse event runs 9:15 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the Aronow Theater, located in CCNY’s NAC building. Dubbed “the Woodstock of the Spoken Word,” the festival is New York’s longest-running poetry celebration. More than 150 students from approximately 50 schools are expected to recite their poems at this year’s event. "The City College Poetry Festival is the democratic voice of poetry in New York City public schools,” said Pamela

The City College of New York is a co-leader nationally in producing the most 2014-2015 Fulbright U.S. Scholars, the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs has announced. City College and Seattle University each received four awards during the year to share top place among master’s institutions. Top-producing institutions are highlighted annually in The Chronicle of Higher Education. CCNY's four Fulbright Scholars were: Dr. Adeyinka Akinsulure-Smith, associate professor of psychology in the Colin Powell School for Civic and Global Leadership. Her grant was to

CCNY VP named among “25 Influential Black Women in Business” Karen Mackey Witherspoon, vice president, division of government, community and cultural affairs, The City College of New York, will be honored at The Network Journal’s (TNJ) “25 Influential Black Women in Business” luncheon March 26 in Manhattan. Emmy award-winning journalist Brenda Blackmon will emcee the 17th annual awards ceremony 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in Midtown. “For 17 consecutive years The Network Journal has recognized the outstanding professionalism of 25 African American women annually, and for 17