News from The City University of New York

CCNY English Professor Awarded Fulbright to Italy

June 4, 2013 | City College

Dr. Carla Cappetti, a professor of English at The City College of New York whose specialty is American literature and literary theory, has been awarded a 2013-2014 Fulbright Scholar Award for teaching and research in Italy.

Baruch College Announces the Ratner Visiting Business Journalist Program

June 4, 2013 | Baruch College

Baruch College’s Department of Journalism and the Writing Professions is proud to announce the launch of the Ratner Distinguished Visiting Business Journalist Program, which will start in Fall 2013 with Fortune Senior Editor Allan Sloan.

CUNY Board Appoints Dr. Ayman A.E. El-Mohandes Dean of the CUNY School of Public Health

June 4, 2013 | CUNY School of Public Health

Dr. Ayman A.E. El-Mohandes, an internationally recognized leader in the field of public health, has been named Dean of the CUNY School of Public Health, effective September 2, 2013. His appointment was recommended by Chancellor Matthew Goldstein after a national search and was approved unanimously by the Executive Committee of The Board of Trustees on [...]

Lauren Dasse (’12) Named Executive Director of the Florence Immigrant and Refugee Rights Project

June 4, 2013 | CUNY School of Law

Alum Lauren Dasse (’12) has been named the executive director of the Florence Immigrant and Refugee Rights Project in Florence, Arizona. Dasse was previously a staff attorney for the organization.

[gallery] CSI Honors Students Take Center Stage

June 4, 2013 | College of Staten Island

The College of Staten Island honored 485 of its top students at the Sixth Annual Honors Convocation, and featured Christina Terracino, BA, English, as the 2013 CSI Salutatorian. View the CSI Today Photo Gallery>After Vice President for Student Affairs A. Ramona Brown welcomed the honored students and their friends and families, and Honoree Samantha Frank sang the National Anthem, Interim President Dr.

Professor Markus’s New Book Redefines the Science of Test Measurement

June 3, 2013 | John Jay College of Criminal Justice

Professor Keith Markus’s new book Frontiers of Test Validity Theory: Measurement, Causation and Meaning, co-written with Denny Borsboom and published by Routledge, challenges the parameters of test validity theory using different approaches to thought and literature to reflect on validity and whether a test is actually measuring exactly what it was designed to measure.

NYS Chief Judge Lippman Appoints Prof. Gomez-Velez to Committee on Non-Lawyers and the Justice Gap

June 3, 2013 | CUNY School of Law

New York State Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman announced last week the members of a committee charged with examining the role that appropriately trained and qualified non-lawyer advocates can play in bridging New York’s justice gap.

CCNY Professor Challenges Designers to Focus on Suburbia

June 3, 2013 | City College

In 2010, June Williamson, associate professor of architecture at The City College of New York’s Spitzer School of Architecture, organized and ran a design competition for the Long Island Index, a not-for-profit that conducts research on regional issues. Ideas from that contest, which challenged entrants to creatively retrofit Long Island’s existing downtown areas, provide the foundation for her new book, “Designing Suburban Futures: New Models from Build a Better Burb.”

Queesborough’s Burnette, Salazar & Grillo Earn Top Honors

June 3, 2013 | Sports

The CUNY Athletic Conference and Applebee’s are proud to announce the 2013 CUNYAC/Applebee’s Community College Baseball All-Stars.

John Jay Senior Travels to DC for Summer Internship with INTERPOL

June 3, 2013 | John Jay College of Criminal Justice

Senior Naithram Singh, who graduated this spring with a bachelor of arts in criminal justice, was selected for an internship with the International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) this summer in Washington D.C. INTERPOL is the largest international, politically neutral law enforcement agency in the world comprised of 190 countries.

Oregon Chief Education Officer and Former New York City Schools Chancellor Rudolph Crew Selected as Third Finalist for the Presidency of Medgar Evers College

June 3, 2013 | The University

Rudolph F. Crew, Oregon’s chief education officer and a former New York City schools chancellor, is the third nationally prominent educator whom a CUNY search committee has selected as a finalist for the presidency of Medgar Evers College. Along with two finalists whose names were announced last week, he will meet with key stakeholders on campus this week.

Congratulations to the Class of 2013! Celebrating QCC’s 52nd Commencement Ceremony and the Inauguration of President Diane B. Call

May 31, 2013 | Queensborough Community College

A brilliant, sunny morning matched a joyous atmosphere as the Class of 2013—representing more than 8o nationalities—gathered for Queensborough Community College’s 52nd annual Commencement ceremony on May 31.

Two Student-Athletes Earn Valedictorian

May 31, 2013 | Sports

Two CUNYAC student-athletes were named Valedictorian for their respective schools

Five CUNYAC Players Named to ECAC Softball First-Team

May 31, 2013 | Sports

The 2013 ECAC Division III Metro All-Stars were announced and seven CUNYAC student-athletes were honored.

Three Queens College Students Awarded D.C. Summer Internships in Congress

May 31, 2013 | Queens College

Three Queens College students and political science majors have been awarded summer internships in Washington, DC with members of Congress, thanks to the City University of New York’s Edward T. Rogowsky Internship Program in Government and Public Affairs.