http://www1.cuny.edu/mu/forum News from The City University of New York Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:42:35 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Brooklyn, NY—The Harvard University scholar chosen to coauthor the latest revision of John Hope Franklin's seminal text, "From Slavery to Freedom: A History of African Americans," told an audience of educators gathered to honor the former chair of the Brooklyn College history department—the first black scholar to head a history ... http://www1.cuny.edu/mu/forum/?p=5048 Fourth Member of the John Jay Community Tapped to Join the Obama Administration Monday, November 23, 2009 – John Jay Alumna Beatrice Wilkinson Welters, MA ’78, is the fourth member of the John Jay College community poised to join the Obama Administration.  President Barack Obama announced that he intends to nominate ... http://www1.cuny.edu/mu/forum/?p=5033 Bronx, NY – Bronx Community College (BCC), The City University of New York Graduate Center, and Columbia University professors are hosting an international conference on Lysenkoism on Friday and Saturday, December 4 and 5, at the CUNY Graduate Center and the Harriman Institute at Columbia University. The forthcoming conference addresses ... http://www1.cuny.edu/mu/forum/?p=5021 Bronx, NY – Congressman José E. Serrano came to Bronx Community College to celebrate the completion of Project H.I.R.E.’s recent building trades training program. He toured four newly constructed apartments by young men 20 to 40 years old utilizing recently learned skills in plumbing, carpentry, and electric wiring to build the ... http://www1.cuny.edu/mu/forum/?p=5014 Bronx, NY – BCC students are supporting a good cause when they deposit no-longer-used cell phones in a locked collection box next to the entry door at Meister Hall. The cause is a partnership between Verizon Wireless and the Mayor’s Office to Combat Domestic Violence called the UHopeLine. It’s an extension ... http://www1.cuny.edu/mu/forum/?p=5004 "The entire community of The City University of New York deeply mourns the passing of our beloved Vice Chancellor for Budget and Finance Ernesto Malave.  He was an extraordinarily gifted colleague and friend,  devoted to his family and to his University in every conceivable way.  For over a quarter of ... http://www1.cuny.edu/mu/forum/?p=5003 Medgar Evers College’s Center for Women’s Development, the Mayor’s Office to Combat Domestic Violence, and Verizon Wireless recently teamed up to increase awareness of dating violence through the launch of UHopeLine, an extension of Verizon’s HopeLine program. The program recycles unused wireless phones and donates them to victims of domestic ... http://www1.cuny.edu/mu/forum/?p=4999 With an eye to the future and the College’s 50th Anniversary in 2014, President Jeremy Travis recognized the “stunning achievements” of a revitalized John Jay College of Criminal Justice during his State of the College address. “We should be very proud of the distances we have travelled over the past ... http://www1.cuny.edu/mu/forum/?p=4993 November 20, 2009  -  The ancient city of Marrakesh, Morocco, will be the site for John Jay’s Ninth Biennial International Conference, “Societies in Transition: Balancing Security, Social Justice and Tradition,” from June 2-5, 2010. The conference, presented in partnership with Hassan II University and the Advisory Council on Human Rights of ... http://www1.cuny.edu/mu/forum/?p=4990 Bronx, N.Y.—The Lehman College and Community Chorus will present its annual free Winter Concert on Sunday, December 6, at 2:30 p.m. in the Lehman Concert Hall. Complimentary tickets will be available at the Box Office beginning at 1 p.m. on the day of the performance. The program will feature the Gloria ... http://www1.cuny.edu/mu/forum/?p=4980