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News from The City University of New York

Math Star

February 9, 2012 | Borough of Manhattan Community College

When Jason Samuels, an Assistant Professor in BMCC’s Mathematics department, heard about the STaR Fellowship from a colleague last year, he decided to apply—and he’s so glad he did.

Nas, Jay-Z ‘Battle’ Examined at CCNY Hip Hop Conference

February 9, 2012 | City College

Technology and the deejay, the battle between rappers Nas and Jay-Z, B-girls in a male dominated hip-hop world and a retrospective on graffiti are among the issues to be addressed during the third annual “Is Hip Hop History?” conference. Presented by The City College of New York’s Division of Interdisciplinary Studies, the conference runs February 24-25 at the Center for Worker Education, seventh floor, 25 Broadway, New York.

CCNY Black History Symposium Examines ‘Carceral’ State

February 9, 2012 | City College

The City College of New York Black Studies Program presents a symposium, “Confronting the Carceral State II: Activists, Scholars and the Exonerated Speak,” 1 – 7 p.m. Tuesday, February 14, in The Great Hall of Shepard Hall, 160 Convent Ave., New York. The event, consisting of two panels of activists and scholars plus a book signing, is free and open to the public.

Dolphins’ Duo Take Yearly Awards as CUNYAC/Applebee’s Men’s Swimming All-Stars Announced

February 9, 2012 | Sports

Flushing, N.Y. – The City University of New York Athletic Conference along with Applebee’s has named the 2012 Men’s Swimming and Diving All-Stars, and the College of Staten Island’s Vladislav Romanov and Timur Rakhimov have been…

The Battle Of Lexington Set To Begin Tonight!

February 9, 2012 | Sports

The Battle of Lexington, which is Baruch College’s marquee athletic event, returns for the seventh straight year on Thursday evening, February 9. The Bearcats will host the Bloodhounds of John Jay College of Criminal Justice in an exciting CUN…

The Battle Of Lexington Set To Begin Tonight!

February 9, 2012 | Sports

The Battle of Lexington, which is Baruch College’s marquee athletic event, returns for the seventh straight year on Thursday evening, February 9. The Bearcats will host the Bloodhounds of John Jay College of Criminal Justice in an exciting CUN…

The Battle Of Lexington Set To Begin Tonight!

February 9, 2012 | Sports

The Battle of Lexington, which is Baruch College’s marquee athletic event, returns for the seventh straight year on Thursday evening, February 9. The Bearcats will host the Bloodhounds of John Jay College of Criminal Justice in an exciting CUN…

The Battle Of Lexington Set To Begin Tonight!

February 9, 2012 | Sports

The Battle of Lexington, which is Baruch College’s marquee athletic event, returns for the seventh straight year on Thursday evening, February 9. The Bearcats will host the Bloodhounds of John Jay College of Criminal Justice in an exciting CUN…

CUNYAC/Applebee’s Announce 2012 Women’s Swimming End of Season Awards

February 9, 2012 | Sports

Flushing, N.Y. – The City University of New York Athletic Conference and Applebee’s have announced the 2012 Women’s Swimming and Diving All-Stars as well as Julia Sung from Baruch as the Athlete of the Year and Hunter’s Chryzl G…

Carmel Delshad (’11) Gathers Stories for a Web Documentary Project in Egypt

February 8, 2012 | CUNY Graduate School of Journalism

Class of ’11 alum Carmel Delshad is in Cairo working on 18 Days in Egypt, a crowd-sourced web documentary chronicling the Egyptian revolution that began in 2011. Created by Jigar Mehta and Yasmin Elayat, the project aims to to discover the stories that have yet to be told through traditional media. There are thousands of [...]