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Michael Zavelle Named Vice Chancellor for Academic Administration and Planning

June 30th, 2005 | The University

Michael J. Zavelle, a distinguished administrator with more than three decades of experience in higher education and private sector finance, has been appointed Vice Chancellor for Academic Administration and Planning for the City University of New York.
The appointment of Mr. Zavelle, who has served as Interim Vice Chancellor for Academic Administration and Planning since 2004, [...]

CUNY Trustees Appoint Dr. William P. Kelly President of Graduate School and University Center

June 27th, 2005 | The University

The Board of Trustees today appointed Dr. William P. Kelly, a distinguished American literature scholar and an expert on the works of James Fenimore Cooper, as President of The City University Graduate School and University Center, the Ph.D.-granting institution of CUNY. Dr. Kelly has been Provost and Senior Vice President at The Graduate Center since [...]

Governor Pataki Reappoints Trustees Chen and Pesile to CUNY Board

June 22nd, 2005 | The University

Wellington Z. Chen and Kathleen M. Pesile were reappointed by Governor George E. Pataki to the Board of Trustees of The City University of New York for seven-year terms. Their reappointment was unanimously confirmed on June 15 by the New York State Senate.
“Governor Pataki’s reappointment of Trustees Chen and Pesile is great news for CUNY. [...]

Study Finds NYC Employers Discriminate Against Ex-OffendersWhite Job Applicants With a Record Do Better Than Blacks With None

June 16th, 2005 | John Jay College of Criminal Justice

June 16, 2005 — White job applicants with criminal records seeking entry level work were more likely to receive an offer of employment than blacks with no prison record, a landmark audit of 1,500 employers in New York City has found.
Using undercover “testers” who made more than 3,500 visits to area employers, Princeton University sociology [...]

Hunter’s Brazill Receives Presidential Award

June 13th, 2005 | Hunter College

At a White House ceremony Monday, June 13, Hunter College Biology Professor Derrick T. Brazill received the highest honor bestowed by the United States Government on young scientists – the prestigious Presidential Early Career Award (PECASE) – for his groundbreaking work in understanding how organisms monitor and regulate the density of cells in different tissues, [...]