FLUSHING, NY, September 26, 2008 – After receiving critical acclaim in New York and London stagings of Sam Shepard’s monologue Kicking a Dead Horse, Stephen Rea is appearing in a limited engagement at Queens College in October. The Belfast-born actor, an Oscar nominee for his performance in The Crying Game, will visit classes and rehearsals [...]
Brooklyn, NY — September 30, 2008 — The Ursula C. Schwerin Library at New York City College of Technology (City Tech) will host an exhibit of the photography of English Professor Carole K. Harris from October 8 through November 8, 2008, in the library showcase windows on the fourth floor of the Atrium Building, 300 [...]
Wounded Buffalo Theory is the showcase artist at the New York Public Interest Research Group’s Rock the Vote event at the College of Staten Island on Thursday October 2 at 1:30 pm. The concert is free and open to the public. Voter registration materials and applications to become a poll worker on Election [...]
Many New York City High School students dream about going to college someday. However, going through piles of paperwork, browsing tons of catalogs, and the struggle to maintain solid grades can overwhelm teenagers. And, of course, financial issues are also a concern when it comes to enrolling in college. It’s easy for teenagers to [...]
The Accounting program at the College of Staten Island has just received approval from New York State for its 150 Program, in an effort to keep abreast of changing requirements for Accounting majors to sit for the New York State Certified Public Accountant examination. Beginning in August 2009, future accountants will need 150 credit hours [...]
Myra Hauben, Assistant Professor of Chemistry at the College of Staten Island, has received the 70th Oscar Foster Award from the Chemistry Teachers Club of New York.
Hauben was honored, according to the Club “in recognition of sterling character, intellectual integrity, devotion to the Club, and long and faithful service as a teacher of chemistry.”
Hauben, who [...]
The National Fellowship Board of the National Center for Science and Civic Engagement has elected Gail Simmons, Dean of Science and Technology at the College of Staten Island, as a 2008-2009 SENCER (Science Education for New Civic Engagements and Responsibilities) Leadership Fellow.
“I am honored, and humbled,” Simmons says, “to be the member of the inaugural [...]
Assoc. Prof. Glenn Lewis has been appointed director of the new Bachelor of Arts in Journalism Degree officially launched by the York College English Department this semester.
Lewis, who teaches Feature Writing and Narrative Journalism at the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism, created the curriculum for the York degree and wrote a dozen or so new [...]
“Most people think of mathematics as something dry and theoretical, with little connection to the real world,” says Yibao Xu. “But if you can look at math in its historical context, you can see its relevance — and richness.”
An assistant professor in BMCC’s department of mathematics, Xu overlays a historical perspective on each of the [...]
Thirty-four million years ago the earth was much warmer than it is today, with carbon dioxide levels as high as what scientists predict for the end of this century, says Dr. Stephen Pekar, assistant professor of geology, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences at Queens College. The land mass that would become New York City was at the bottom of the sea and lush green forests ringed the coastlines of Antarctica — until it abruptly became colder.
