This Week at CUNY - May 23, 2013Best of the WeekAn Evening with Michael FeinsteinMay 4 | Queens College The Kupferberg Center for the Arts is excited to present the world-class performer Michael Feinstein for one spectacular show.
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* * * * * * * * * * * Best-Selling Author SeriesApril 15 | Hunter College The Writing Center at Hunter College welcomes Yiyun Li to discuss literature, success and his latest best-selling works. A question and answer session and a book signing will follow. More » * * * * * * * * * * * Tuition Tax CreditNearly 60 percent of CUNY full-time undergraduate students attend tuition-free, thanks to TAP and Pell grants. CUNY is a great value, but what if your financial aid or scholarships don't cover the whole bill? Most likely you can claim an educational tax credit of up to $2,500 on your federal income tax return. Get an overview on the American Opportunity Federal Tax Credit here. More » * * * * * * * * * * * Patti LaBelle in ConcertMay 11 | Lehman College Soul diva Patti LaBelle is back. As time continues to evolve, the soulful songbird’s name has become synonymous with grace, style, elegance and class. More » * * * * * * * * * * * Book TalkApril 24 | CUNY Graduate Center Dr. Williams Seraile will speak about his book, "Angels of Mercy: White Women and the History of New York's Colored Orphan Asylum," which studied the institution, founded in 1836. More » * * * * * * * * * * * ‘Tommy Tune’s Steps in Time’May 4 | Kingsborough Community College On Stage at Kingsborough presents, "Tommy Tune's Steps In Time," with nine-time Tony Award winner Tommy Tune's Broadway biography in song and dance, featuring the Manhattan Rhythm Kings. More » * * * * * * * * * * * Feminism and Justice in the 1970sApril 15 | John Jay College of Criminal Justice As part of the Conflicting Conceptions of Justice in the 1970s series, Distinguished Professor Blanche Wiesen Cook will discuss feminism and justice. More » * * * * * * * * * * * CUNY Big Apple Job and Internship FairMake the most of the CUNY Big Apple Job and Internship Fair on Friday, April 26, by registering for this free online webinar available to CUNY students and alumni. Get insider tips from the recruiter's perspective and learn how to maximize your participation in this major recruitment event, now in its 25th year! More » * * * * * * * * * * * Discussion on Fiction WritingApril 24 | CUNY Graduate Center Novelist Marisa Silver and Deborah Treisman, fiction editor at the New Yorker, discuss Silver's latest novel, "Mary Coin." More » * * * * * * * * * * * Eddie Palmieri in ConcertApril 15 | York College Eddie Palmieri Salsa Orchestra at York College, in celebration of the 6th Annual Scholarship Benefit Concert. More » * * * * * * * * * * * Get Outside and Ride a Bike!Bike New York is a nonprofit organization that provides free classes to New Yorkers in all five boroughs, teaching them how to ride a bike for the first time. Classes are taught all over the city, every weekend, from April to October. The only reason Bike New York can provide this service to thousands of new cyclists is because of volunteer instructors like you. More » * * * * * * * * * * * Poetry Reading by Marie HoweApril 24 | Queens College A poetry reading by Marie Howe, co-sponsored by the MFA Program in Creative Writing and Literary Translation and the Poetry Society of America. More » * * * * * * * * * * * Jayme Stone Folk Band ConcertApril 16 | Baruch College Jayme Stone Folk Band in performance as part of the International WC2 conference. More » * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Spotlight Democratic Candidates Mayoral DebateApril 11 | Queens College Errol Louis, host of NY1's "Road to City Hall," moderates a debate, along with Michael Krasner, political science professor at Queens College, among the New York City Democratic Party mayoral candidates. More » * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Performance of ‘Spring Awakening’April 24-27 Hunter College A performance of "Spring Awakening," with book and lyrics by Steven Sater and music by Duncan Sheik, based on a play by Frank Wedekind. More » * * * * * * * * * * * Remembering Martin Luther King Jr.April 16 | CUNY School of Law Maria Arias, Jeanne Anselmo, Victor Goode and CCULP cordially invite you to "Reflections on the Letter from Birmingham City Jail," in commemoration of its 50th anniversary. More » * * * * * * * * * * * Great Thinkers SeriesApril 8 | Hunter College The Writing Center at Hunter College welcomes physicist Sheldon Glashow as part of the ongoing series, Great Thinkers of Our Time. More » * * * * * * * * * * * ‘The Island President’ ScreeningApril 25 | Bronx Community College Bronx Community Cinema Film Series presents a screening of "The Island President," a Jon Shenk film. More » * * * * * * * * * * * Chancellor’s MessageFrom funding shifts to student demographics to new technologies, public higher education is changing quickly and dramatically. For universities willing to examine their operations and experiment with new ideas, this is a time of great opportunity. If universities want to evolve, they must be more responsive — to students, to government, to business. More » * * * * * * * * * * * Evening Readings Series: Tom WolfeApril 16 | Queens College Queens College Evening Readings Series welcomes Tom Wolfe in an interview with Leonard Lopate. More » * * * * * * * * * * * ‘Friendly Gestures’ ExhibitionApril 8 | Queens College "Friendly Gestures," a group show that offers new perspectives through work in diverse media. More » * * * * * * * * * * * Conversation With Actor Jim ParsonsApril 25 | Baruch College SAG Foundation Conversations series hosts a discussion with actor Jim Parsons of the TV show "The Big Bang Theory." More » * * * * * * * * * * * Conversation on MelvilleApril 16 | CUNY Graduate Center Melville scholar John Bryant in conversation with professor John Matteson: "Image of the Man and His Mind: Melville and Biography." More » * * * * * * * * * * * CUNY Transfers, New Facilities Drive AccessTransfer students are streaming into the University’s four-year baccalaureate colleges at unprecedented rates — expanding diversity as a CUNY redefined by a decade of improved academics, record-breaking enrollments and $1.8 billion in campus facility upgrades is increasing access to a high-value education as never before. More » * * * * * * * * * * * Alexander String QuartetApril 25 | Baruch College Alexander String Quartet performs Mozart and Shostakovich. Call 646-312-5073 for free admission. More » * * * * * * * * * * * Celebrate Poetry MonthApril 9 | Medgar Evers College The Center for Black Literature Celebrates Poetry Month, presenting Kadija Sesay, founder of Sable magazine. More » * * * * * * * * * * * ‘Road to Damascus’ ScreeningApril 26 | CUNY Graduate Center Screening and discussion of the documentary, "The Road to Damascus," with Syrian activist filmmaker and director Nabil Maleh. More » * * * * * * * * * * * Take the CUNY/UNICEF ChallengeThe deadline to create or join a team is April 5. So far we've had an overwhelming response from CUNY students to take the CUNY Design for UNICEF Challenge but we're still looking for even more students to join the fight for child survival. Every participant's energy and ideas will make a difference. More » * * * * * * * * * * * Spring Dance ConcertApril 17 | Lehman College The Dance/Theatre Program at Lehman College proudly presents an evening of original choreography by dance and theater majors and guests. More » * * * * * * * * * * * Evening Reading with Junot DiazApril 9 | Queens College Queens College Evening Readings present Junot Diaz with Leonard Lopate. More » * * * * * * * * * * * Performance of ‘A Murder of Crows’April 26 | Brooklyn College "A Murder of Crows," by Mac Wellman and directed by Meghan Finn, is a hilarious satire penned in the linguistically adventurous style of the award-winning playwright, who is also the head of Brooklyn College’s MFA Playwriting Program. More » * * * * * * * * * * * Volunteer with NYC ParksPartnerships for Parks, a joint initiative of the City Parks Foundation and NYC Parks, is coordinating a listing of open-to-the-public, weekend volunteer projects that continue throughout the spring across the five boroughs. Volunteers are needed on Sunday, April 7, to help clean up Alley Pond Park in Queens. Projects will be led by various divisions of NYC Parks, offering a wide range of volunteer opportunities including painting, planting, and clearing debris. More » * * * * * * * * * * * ‘My Brooklyn: Unmasking the Takeover’April 17 | New York City College of Technology "My Brooklyn: Unmasking the Takeover of America's Hippest City," is a 2012 documentary about development in downtown Brooklyn. More » * * * * * * * * * * * Hungarian Gypsy CabaretApril 9 | CUNY Graduate Center Live@365 presents, "Budapest Bar," Hungarian Gypsy Cabaret from the 1920's. More » * * * * * * * * * * * An Evening With Robert KleinApril 27 | College of Staten Island A legendary icon, Robert Klein has been an entertainer for more than 40 years in comedy, Broadway, television and film. More » * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Spotlight Citizenship Now! Assistance EventApril 6 | The University CUNY Citizenship Now! assists permanent residents with their citizenship applications. Events are open to anyone, not only CUNY students. This event is sponsored by Queens Council Member Jimmy Van Bramer and NALEO. More » * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Jazz on FilmApril 9 | Borough of Manhattan Community College The Connoisseur's Guide to Jazz Singing: Memorable performances of jazz greats caught on film. More » * * * * * * * * * * * At Your ServiceLearn about how CUNY employees are eligible to use pre-tax earnings to cover certain public transportation costs. Find out why the Social Security payroll tax increase will make your paycheck lower in 2013. Read about the Board of Trustees new changes in CUNY’s sexual harassment policy, as part of its revised polices on equal opportunity and nondiscrimination. More » * * * * * * * * * * * Reading of ‘Miss Evers’ Boys’April 1 | Hunter College Weill Cornell Clinical and Translational Science Center in collaboration with Hunter College sponsors a 40th-anniversary reflection on the end of the Tuskegee Syphilis Experiment, one of the darker moments in American history. More » * * * * * * * * * * * Panel on Storytelling and Social ChangeApril 17 | CUNY Graduate Center The power of storytelling and social change with Ramin Bahrani, Christine Lewis and Mark Nowak. Moderated by Sujatha Fernandes. More » * * * * * * * * * * * Photographs of Alexandre KojeveApril 10 | CUNY Graduate Center Join Boris Groys for the opening of the exhibition, "After History: Alexandre Kojeve as a Photographer," which presents the photographs, collected postcards, and itineraries of the French-Russian philosopher. More » * * * * * * * * * * * Fit to PrintSee which academic leaders support CUNY Pathways reform and why. Statements of support from nationally recognized educators were featured in a full-page advertisement that ran in the New York Times on March 20. More » * * * * * * * * * * * Roe at 40: Present and Future of Right to ChooseApril 2 | CUNY School of Law Join the CUNY Law Democrats, the CUNY Law Students for Reproductive Justice and the CUNY Federalist Society for this exciting panel discussion on Roe v. Wade. More » * * * * * * * * * * * Political Cartoons — the Art of ControversyApril 17, | Macaulay Honors College Publisher emeritus of the Nation and chairman of the Columbia Journalism Review, Victor Navasky, speaks about political cartoons and how incendiary they can be. More » * * * * * * * * * * * Asian Cultural FestivalApril 10 | Queensborough Community College QCC is proud to present its 19th Annual Asian Cultural Festival in celebration of the Asian Heritage Month on campus. More » * * * * * * * * * * * New York’s Greek-American AstoriaFaculty profile: From the 1960s to the 1980s, Greek immigrants flowed into Astoria, transforming the business, culture, arts and cuisine of the Queens, N.Y., neighborhood. To record the experience, Queens College sociology professor Nicholas Alexiou launched the Hellenic-American Oral History Project, with a website featuring video interviews in English and Greek, as well as U.S. Census data, maps, and a historical overview. “I want to tell these stories," says Alexiou. "By documenting the immigrant experience of Greeks, we are also writing the history of New York.” More » * * * * * * * * * * * The Challenge of Sustainable DevelopmentApril 3 | City College Join us for an interdisciplinary talk featuring Jeffrey Sachs, director of the Earth Institute at Columbia University. Dr. Sachs will address sustainable development encompassing economics, finance, population and environment. More » * * * * * * * * * * * Celebrating Caribbean IndependenceApril 17 | Brooklyn College The 50th Anniversary of Caribbean Independence: Join faculty and students for a daylong session to discuss the current state of Caribbean research and the impact on 21st-century students and scholars. More » * * * * * * * * * * * International Indie Film WinnerApril 10 | Lehman College The Center for Human Rights & Peace Studies will present a film screening of "Las Abuelas de Plaza de Mayo and the Search for Identity," which was the winner of the International Indie Award of Excellence. More » * * * * * * * * * * * Sotomayor’s ‘Beloved World’U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor hopes that telling her own story won’t just paint a picture of her personal life, but of the experiences that can help us all to overcome what divides us. “If you speak a different language, if you have a different color skin, if you come from a background that is different from the norm — people forget these are superficial differences,” says Sotomayor, while reading from her new book, "My Beloved World." Speaking at the Heritage Lecture Series at Hostos Community College, she recalled stories from her Bronx neighborhood and her family. More » * * * * * * * * * * * |