Jeremy Travis, President of John Jay College of Criminal Justice has been named as the new Chair of the Committee on Law and Justice of the National Research Council.
Lehman Alumnus Wins Prestigious Social Work Award
October 31, 2011 | Lehman College, Uncategorized
Lehman alumnus Nelson Torres (B.A., ’98; M.S.W., ’08) has won an Emerging Leadership Award from the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) for his work with the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transsexual (LBGT) community of the Bronx.
Was the Irish Potato Famine an Act of Genocide?
October 31, 2011 | Borough of Manhattan Community College
Between 1845 and 1852, more than a million people died in the Irish Potato Famine. The cause was a fungus that obliterated the country’s primary cash crop. But Hannah Knowlton contends that the famine was more than an agricultural calamity. “I believe it was an act of genocide,” she says.
Walk With Me
October 31, 2011 | Borough of Manhattan Community College
Close to 100 members of the BMCC community—students, faculty, staff, family and friends—took part in Walk With Me, a statewide event initiated by NY Assemblywoman Naomi Rivera, in which campus groups march in silent procession to create awareness about domestic violence.
#1 Lehman, #2 York, #3 Baruch & #5 Hunter Head to Aviator For CUNYAC / Applebee’s Men’s Soccer Semifinals on Wednesday Night
October 31, 2011 | Sports
The quarterfinals kicked off on Wednesday, October 26 with four quarterfinal games at the higher seeded teams. #1 Lehman crushed #8 Staten Island, 5-0, while the other three games went down to the final whistle, with #2 York needing two goals and an…
CUNYAC / Applebee’s Men’s Soccer Semifinals Rescheduled For Wednesday Semifinals Will Be At Aviator in Brooklyn Starting at 3:30 pm
October 31, 2011 | Sports
The CUNYAC / Applebee’s Men’s Soccer Semifinals that were postponed on Saturday, will now be held at the Aviator Sports Complex in Brooklyn, NY on Wednesday, November 2 with the first game kicking off at 3:30 pm (#1 Lehman vs. #5 Hunter), foll…
CUNYAC / Con Edison Women’s Volleyball Semifinal Field Set Bearcats’ Hayden & Wu Win Final Weekly Awards
October 31, 2011 | Sports
Last week, Lauren Hayden and Jessica Wu led Baruch to a 3-2 mark, as the squad clinched second place in the final CUNYAC standings for the third straight year with a sweep over fourth place Brooklyn, as the championships begin on Tuesday night.
2011 CUNYAC / Con Edison Women’s Volleyball Field Set Bearcats’ Hayden & Wu Win Final Weekly Awards
October 31, 2011 | Sports
Last week, Lauren Hayden and Jessica Wu led Baruch to a 3-2 mark, as the squad clinched second place in the final CUNYAC standings for the third straight year with a sweep over fourth place Brooklyn, as the championships begin on Tuesday night.
Moira Meltzer-Cohen (’12) Quoted on Role of Volunteer Lawyers at Occupy Wall Street
October 31, 2011 | CUNY School of Law
The Downtown Express quoted Moira Meltzer-Cohen (’12) in a story on the role of volunteer lawyers at Occupy Wall Street. Meltzer-Cohen is a volunteer with the National Lawyers Guild and has provided “Know Your Rights” trainings to OWS protesters.
Rima Abdelkader (’09) Helps Get New NBC Prime-Time News Magazine Off the Ground
October 30, 2011 | CUNY Graduate School of Journalism
Class of 2009 graduate Rima Abdelkader worked on two stories that will air on the first show of NBC’s new news magazine, “Rock Center with Brian Williams.” The show premiers Oct. 31 at 10 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. Abdelkader, an assistant producer for the program, contributed to two of the pieces airing the first night: [...]