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The City University of New York - Initiative on Immigration and Education ( CUNY-IIE) at The City College of New York has released a policy brief that addresses the pertinent issue of Enhancing Educational Equity for Immigrant Students in New York State. Authored by CUNY-IIE team members Tamara Alsace and Rachel Duff, the brief outlines policy recommendations to achieve equitable access to education for immigrant and undocumented youth. Such access remains elusive for this group, despite the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark decision in Plyler v. Doe, which upheld the rights of undocumented

Marilyn Seskin, MD, a distinguished City College of New York alumna and retired anesthesiologist, spent the last few years of her life advancing research against gynecologic cancers. Five years after her passing, her legacy lives on at her alma mater with two new undergraduate scholarship programs and a science laboratory named in her memory. Thanks to a donation from the Marilyn W. Seskin Trust, The City College has established the Dr. Marilyn Seskin ('72, '79) Endowed Scholarship Fund, and the Dr. Marilyn Seskin ('72, '79) Annual Scholarship Fund. Both need-based and for high-achieving

“VitaVroom,” the latest incarnation of student-designed, chemically-powered shoebox sized-vehicles from The City College of New York’s Grove School of Engineering, placed fourth at AIChE's annual Chem-E-Car Competition® in San Diego, California, from a field of 51 foreign and domestic entries. The result maintains the Grove School’s reputation as a top performer in the international event. Student teams qualify for the finals by excelling in regional competitions. VitaVroom secured CCNY’s trip to the finals –- held at the San Diego Convention Center -- with a top four finish at the AIChE Mid

Pioneering microbiologist Jo Handelsman presents the Ninth Annual Sharon Cosloy - Edward Blank Family Distinguished Scientist Lecture at The City College of New York 4 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 4, at the CUNY Advanced Science Research Center located on the CCNY campus. Her talk, entitled, "Finding Thor's Hammer: Multiomics search for the driver of microbiome function,” is free and open to the public. Click here to register and for directions. Handelsman is the director of the Wisconsin Institute for Discovery (WID) and a Vilas Research Professor and Howard Hughes Medical Institute Professor in the

Water-responsive materials exist everywhere in nature, but transforming these natural materials into sustainably sourced high energy engineered materials requires a fundamental understanding of how they work. Now a groundbreaking discovery by City College of New York researchers from the Grove School of Engineering unravels the connection between water and surfaces to engineer water responsive properties. The experts, including chemical engineers Raymond Tu and Xi Chen, mechanical engineer Honghui Yu, and postdoctoral associate Darjan Podbevsek (power and process engineering), determined how

The Splendor of Silk and Beyond, an exhibition organized by the International Museum of the Saree, the Colin Powell School for Civic and Global Leadership, and the City College Libraries, among others, brings an intriguing illustration of garments and fashionable accessories that span decades, regions, and cultural identities to the Cohen Library Archives Gallery. The collection includes Asian, South American Caribbean and African apparel. The opening reception and exhibition viewing occurred on Tuesday, Nov. 12 from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. The garments will remain on view until Dec. 11. The

Celebrated writer Joyce Carol Oates makes a rare appearance at The City College of New York on Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024, at 6 p.m. in Shepard Hall’s room 95. Oates will be in conversation with Professor Mark J. Mirsky of CCNY’s English department. The event is free and open to the public. Oates is a recipient of the National Medal of the Humanities, the National Book Critics Circle Lifetime Achievement Award, the National Book Award, and the Jerusalem Prize. She is the author of “Butcher” (Knopf, May 2024), as well as the national bestsellers “We Were the Mulvaneys,” “Blonde,” “The Falls,” “The

A new United Nations University (UNU) Hub on Remote-Sensing and Sustainable Innovations for Resilient Urban Systems (R-SIRUS) at The City College of New York was announced at a partnership agreement signing ceremony by President Vincent Boudreau and Tshilidzi Marwala, the rector of UNU and under-secretary-general of the United Nations. This Hub, in close partnership with the UNU Institute for Water, Environment and Health (UNU-INWEH), will connect CCNY to UNU’s global research and educational efforts, contributing to the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), international relations, and the

The City College of New York is a Fulbright HSI (Hispanic-Serving Institution) Leader for the fourth year running. Since 2021, the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) has recognized select HSIs for their strong engagement with the Fulbright Program, the U.S. government's flagship international academic exchange program. Fulbright HSI Leaders demonstrate noteworthy support for Fulbright exchange participants and encourage administrators, faculty, and students at HSIs to engage with Fulbright on campus. The Fulbright HSI Leaders Initiative also highlights

The oldest Black nonprofit theater in New York state, New Heritage Theatre Group, marks its 60th anniversary with a gift to the Foundation for City College: the donation of its extensive archives to The City College of New York’s Libraries Archives and Special Collections Division. A mainstay in the community since its 1964 founding as New Heritage Repertory Theater by playwright, set designer, actor and lecturer Roger Furman, NHTG has spawned productions, workshops, and presentations that reflect the historical, social and political experiences of African and Latino descendants in America and