BRONX, NY—In honor of the 100th anniversary of the death of Abraham Goldfaden, Folksbiene and the City University of New York will present a series of free lectures and concerts featuring the works of the man widely considered to be the father of Yiddish theatre. All events will be held on the Lehman College campus, [...]
— New Digital Exhibition Features the Historic Jewel City of Mallorca, One of Spain’s Most Exhilarating and Popular Destinations —
NEW YORK, August 25, 2008 – “Palma Digit Art,” 35-enhanced images of the historic and magical capital of the Spanish island of Mallorca, debuts September 5 at The City College of New York (CCNY) Center [...]
Fifteen years ago, the Borough of Manhattan Community College (BMCC) was in a position not unlike the one it is in today: with a burgeoning enrollment, it was crowding 17,000 students into a building designed to fit almost half that, and it desperately needed space.
Then, on Sept. 10, 1993, philanthropist Miles and Shirley Fiterman donated [...]
Lisa Cobham is a trained mezzo-soprano who travels throughout Connecticut performing at various jazz festivals and vocal competitions. She has studied opera, won first prize in the 2007 Waterbury Classic Concerts Competition and appeared in various musical performances. She has performed with Kenny Rogers and Kenny Loggins and is collaborating with Metropolian Opera soloist Brenda [...]
Baruch College has once again earned a gold badge from U.S. News & World Report magazine in its latest rankings of best colleges nationwide. In the just–released 2009 report, Baruch took honors in several categories. In the north region of the United States, Baruch jumped two notches, to #33, in the list of best master’s [...]
The College of Staten Island (CSI) today received a $75,000 grant from the Richmond County Savings Foundation to establish a new community service learning partnership and revitalize other core services fundamental to the College’s mission.
CSI’s Center for Developmental Neuroscience and Developmental Disabilities (CDNDD) received $45,000 to establish training fellowships for undergraduate students to become acquainted [...]
Lehman College students now have a distinct advantage in the global marketplace: the opportunity to earn a bachelor’s degree from a prestigious Asian university alongside their Lehman degree. The presidents of both institutions signed an agreement authorizing the new dual-degree program in a ceremony Aug. 25, at Lehman.
Under a new dual-degree program, which begins this [...]
Through a grant from the Stavros Niarchos Foundation, four Greek Law Enforcement Officials will begin graduate studies this fall at John Jay College of Criminal Justice. The grant awarded to John Jay’s Center for International Human Rights will support a master’s level scholarship program for mid-career Greek law enforcement officials.
The four students, selected by [...]
The City College of New York (CCNY) Center for Worker Education (CWE) will launch the first Distinguished Professors, Distinguished Lecturers and Endowed Chairs Lecture Series in CUNY this fall, CWE Dean Juan Carlos Mercado has announced. The series, consisting of 13 lectures over 15 weeks, aims to expose CUNY students and the Lower Manhattan [...]
“Dream the impossible dream,” and, contrary to the lyrics of popular songwriter John Mayer, “don’t wait for the world to change.” Change it yourself, the Honorable Ronald L. Ellis, U.S. Magistrate Judge for the Southern District of New York, told the Class of 2011. “If you can’t dream, then you can’t achieve.”
“The idea of waiting [...]
