The John Henrik Clarke-CLR James African World Research Institute, headquarters at Medgar Evers College, shall host a tribute to the late Dr. John Henrik Clarke and the late Dr. Ivan Van Sertima on Saturday, October 3, from 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. in Founders Auditorium, Medgar Evers College, 1650 Bedford Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11225.
“Drs. Clarke [...]
William E. Macaulay believes the Obama administration’s focus on alternative energy, including solar and wind, should be expanded to other energy sources. “The Bush administration was oil,” he said, but the Obama administration has “not paid attention to nuclear, and they haven’t really pushed natural gas.” Macaulay is the chairman, chief executive officer, and a [...]
The College of Staten Island hosts its first annual scholarship gala, the “CSI Celestial Ball- Reaching for the Stars, ” on Saturday, December 5 at The Richmond County Country Club at 7:00pm.
Committee tri-chairs include Joseph Ricciutti, President of the Staten Island Yankees, CSI alumnus BS in Business Management (’94); Dr. Christine Cea, President of the [...]
Brooklyn, NY — Internationally-acclaimed poet, memoirist and artist Lorna Goodison will give a reading of her work at New York City College of Technology (City Tech), on Tuesday, October 20, 1 to 2:15 p.m. in the Atrium Amphitheatre, 300 Jay Street (at Tillary), Downtown Brooklyn. Admission is free. For more info, contact City Tech Prof. [...]
CUNY Law has set its sights on a new building in Long Island City, New York that will greatly enhance our ability to carry out
A new, centrally located home for CUNY Law School has been approved by The City University of New York’s Board of Trustees, a move that will give the School nearly 70,000 additional square feet of space, enable it to offer a new, part-time program, and situate it within walking distance of numerous city subway and [...]
The Board of Trustees of The City University of New York today approved the appointment of Peter G. Jordan as Interim Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs, as recommended by Chancellor Matthew Goldstein. Dr. Jordan has been Vice President of Enrollment Management and Student Development at LaGuardia Community College since 2004. He succeeds Dr. Garrie W. [...]
September 29, 2009—LaGuardia Community College held a pinning ceremony for 36 students who graduated this year from its veterinary technology degree program.
Speaking to the graduates who attended the September 25th event with family members and friends, Dr. Robin Sturtz, chairperson of the Veterinary Technology program, said, “LaGuardia’s unique program has produced a new class of [...]
Brooklyn, NY—At first, spending 24 hours in a damp marsh in the rain may not sound like the most pleasant way to spend part of a weekend. But on Sept. 11 and 12, the students who collected specimens of the various birds, reptiles, mammals, insects and other creatures that call the wetland home not only [...]
Brooklyn, NY—Associate Professor of Computer and Information Science Noson S. Yanofsky has scored a rather big hit in the publishing world.
Yanofsky co-authored a textbook that is creating a stir in the computer science community. Those familiar with the book, Quantum Computing for Computer Scientists, say it can be read and easily understood by undergraduate students, [...]
