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The City College of New York (CCNY) will hold a ceremony and reception to dedicate the new home of The Bernard and Anne Spitzer School of Architecture 6 p.m. Wednesday, September 16, in the building’s atrium gallery. The facility, the first new academic building on the CCNY campus since 1982, opened for classes at the start of the fall 2009 semester. The naming of the architecture school in honor of Mr. Spitzer, a member of CCNY’s Class of 1943, and his wife was approved by the CUNY Board of Trustees April 27, 2009. The Bernard and Anne Spitzer Charitable Trust has given a $25 million gift to

NEW YORK, September 9, 2009 – Dr. Gregory H. Williams, President of The City College of New York (CCNY), announced today that he is resigning to become President of the University of Cincinnati. Buck Niehoff, Chairman of The University of Cincinnati’s Board of Trustees, announced the appointment, which is effective November 1, 2009. “The University of Cincinnati Board of Trustees has offered me an exceptional opportunity to serve as leader of a proud institution and I have chosen to accept their offer,” President Williams said in announcing what he called a “difficult” decision. “Just as City

CCNY President Gregory H. Williams was honored by the Greater Harlem Chamber of Commerce (GHCC) for his stellar service to the community and long-standing commitment to Harlem at the annual Harlem Week “Joints Are Jumpin’” event, Wednesday, August 26. President Williams said he was humbled and honored to receive the award. “To earn the recognition of a Chamber that has presided over the remarkable transformation Uptown that has been dubbed the second Harlem renaissance is simply marvelous,” he said. The President noted that CCNY and the Harlem community shared an inextricable bond through

Spurred by new programs related to cancer and nanoscience, funded research at The City College of New York (CCNY) rose 21.5 percent during the 2008-09 fiscal year, according to Office of Research Administration figures. Total support from government, corporations and foundations reached $55.2 million, compared with $45.4 million the prior year. Figures represent monies allocated during the year. “These gains put us well ahead of our plan for achieving the goal of $65 million in funded research by 2012,” said Dr. Zeev Dagan, Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost of the College

The Historian of the U.S. Senate functions as its institutional memory. Last month, newly appointed Senate Historian Dr. Donald A. Ritchie, a member of CCNY’s Class of 1967, played a role in helping journalists report on the 47-year career of the “Lion of the Senate,” Edward M. “Ted” Kennedy, who passed away August 25. "Over the last month, I've taken a lot of calls from reporters regarding Ted Kennedy's long congressional career," said Dr. Ritchie, who last month succeeded Richard A. Baker in the post."The types of questions we received ranged from wanting to know how the Senate had changed

NEW YORK, August 25, 2009 – The CUNY Dominican Studies Institute (CUNYDSI) at The City College of New York (CCNY) recently received collections of books from well-known Dominican writers Julia Alvarez and Rhina Espaillat. The donations include complete collections of the authors’ published writings as well as several books from their personal libraries on topics related to the history, society and culture of the Dominican Republic. “We are very pleased with this donation of their books by Julia Alvarez and Rhina Espaillat. This is a gesture of solidarity,” said Dr. Ramona Hernández, Director

NEW YORK, August 24, 2009 – The City College of New York (CCNY) ranks first in diversity among masters-level universities where Hispanics comprise the largest minority group, according to the 2010 “U.S. News & World Report America’s Best Colleges” guidebook. Hispanics comprise 39 percent of CCNY’s student population, the report noted. “Diversity imbues everything we do at City College,” said CCNY President Gregory H. Williams. “It has a profound positive impact on the student experience here since all major ethnic groups have a sizable presence on our campus. We are heartened to be recognized

NEW YORK, August 21, 2009 – CCNY President Gregory H. Williams inaugurates the Center for Worker Education’s Book Talk lecture series, which runs August 31 through December 14. All lectures are free and open to the public and begin at 6 p.m. They will be held in the CWE auditorium, located on the seventh floor at 25 Broadway in Lower Manhattan. “Book Talk will bring some of the best and most recognized authors in the country to the Center,” said Juan Carlos Mercado, Dean of the Division of Interdisciplinary Studies at the Center for Worker Education. “We expect the turnout to be tremendous.”

Just as people tend to incur higher medical expenses as they get older, the cost to maintain a bridge rises significantly as it nears the end of its useful life. So says Dr. Anil K. Agrawal, Professor of Civil Engineering in The Grove School of Engineering at The City College of New York. Professor Agrawal was recently elected editor of the “Journal of Bridge Engineering,” considered the world’s most prestigious journal in its field. More than 50 percent of the United States’ 600,000 bridges are aging, i.e. are more than 50 years old, he notes. Many of these bridges were built during the Baby

The NOAA-CREST Center, based at The City College of New York (CCNY), is hosting the sixth annual Cooperative Research Symposium for NESDIS Cooperative Institutes, Tuesday, August 18, and Wednesday, August 19. The two-day event brings together representatives from Cooperative Institutes and individual schools supported by NOAA’s National Environmental Satellite, Data & Information Service (NESDIS) to share recent research and highlight the work of graduate students and post-docs. Approximately 75 researchers from 10 institutions in seven states and Puerto Rico are expected to attend the