http://www1.cuny.edu/mu/podcasts Podcasts from The City University of New York Mon, 10 Jun 2013 20:02:42 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Podcasts from The City University of New York CUNY Radio Podcasts no Podcasts from The City University of New York College, Education, News, Public Affiars http://www1.cuny.edu/mu/podcasts/wp-content/plugins/powerpress/rss_default.jpg http://www1.cuny.edu/mu/podcasts/category/hostos-community-college/ http://www1.cuny.edu/mu/podcasts/2013/03/05/sotomayors-beloved-world/ http://www1.cuny.edu/mu/podcasts/2013/03/05/sotomayors-beloved-world/#comments Tue, 05 Mar 2013 21:38:25 +0000 mboutros http://www1.cuny.edu/mu/podcasts/?p=2554 U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor hopes that telling her own story won’t just paint a picture of her personal life, but of the experiences that can help us all to overcome what divides us. “If you speak a different language, if you have a different color skin, if you come from a background that is different from the norm — people forget these are superficial differences,” says Sotomayor, while reading from her new book My Beloved World. Speaking at the Heritage Lecture Series at Hostos Community College, she recalled stories from her Bronx neighborhood and her family. In writing her memoir, Justice Sotomayor wanted words to “paint pictures” of her experience to emphasize the values shared across all cultures. “At essence, everyone shares the most common of values,” she says.

]]> http://www1.cuny.edu/mu/podcasts/2013/03/05/sotomayors-beloved-world/feed/ 0 U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor hopes that telling her own story won’t just paint a picture of her personal life, but of the experiences that can help us all to overcome what divides us. “If you speak a different language, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor hopes that telling her own story won’t just paint a picture of her personal life, but of the experiences that can help us all to overcome what divides us. “If you speak a different language, if you have a different color skin, if you come from a background that is different from the norm — people forget these are superficial differences,” says Sotomayor, while reading from her new book My Beloved World. Speaking at the Heritage Lecture Series at Hostos Community College, she recalled stories from her Bronx neighborhood and her family. In writing her memoir, Justice Sotomayor wanted words to “paint pictures” of her experience to emphasize the values shared across all cultures. “At essence, everyone shares the most common of values,” she says. CUNY Radio Podcasts no 50:04 <iframe width="320" height="24" src="http://www1.cuny.edu/mu/podcasts/?powerpress_embed=2554-podcast&amp;powerpress_player=default" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"></iframe> http://www1.cuny.edu/mu/podcasts/2010/06/11/nobel-laureate-lederman-supreme-court-justice-sotomayor-address-cuny-grads/ http://www1.cuny.edu/mu/podcasts/2010/06/11/nobel-laureate-lederman-supreme-court-justice-sotomayor-address-cuny-grads/#comments Fri, 11 Jun 2010 15:37:16 +0000 cjedruczek http://www1.cuny.edu/mu/podcasts/?p=1379 Listen Now >>]]> Nobel Laureate Leon M. Lederman challenged The City College’s Class of 2010 to “help make the world a better place” in a commencement speech delivered 67 years after his own graduation from CCNY. The renowned physicist, who received his B.S. in chemistry in 1943, urged the graduates to tackle the most difficult issues of their time. “The major concerns facing the citizens of the 21st century will be population growth, environmental and global climate change, and the increasing gap between the rich and poor,” said Lederman. “It’s my wish that you — beneficiaries of the greatest education I know — can enjoy its benefits and help make the world a better place.” Other distinguished speakers at The City University of New York’s 2010 commencement ceremonies included U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor, who told Hostos Community College graduates of her mother’s struggle as a single parent and return to school, at 47, for a nursing degree. “Hostos opened the doors to my mother’s dreams and it opened the path to where I am today,” said Justice Sotomayor.
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]]> http://www1.cuny.edu/mu/podcasts/2010/06/11/nobel-laureate-lederman-supreme-court-justice-sotomayor-address-cuny-grads/feed/ 0 Nobel Laureate Leon M. Lederman challenged The City College's Class of 2010 to "help make the world a better place" in a commencement speech delivered 67 years after his own graduation from CCNY. The renowned physicist, who received his B.S. Nobel Laureate Leon M. Lederman challenged The City College's Class of 2010 to "help make the world a better place" in a commencement speech delivered 67 years after his own graduation from CCNY. The renowned physicist, who received his B.S. in chemistry in 1943, urged the graduates to tackle the most difficult issues of their time. "The major concerns facing the citizens of the 21st century will be population growth, environmental and global climate change, and the increasing gap between the rich and poor," said Lederman. "It's my wish that you -- beneficiaries of the greatest education I know -- can enjoy its benefits and help make the world a better place." Other distinguished speakers at The City University of New York's 2010 commencement ceremonies included U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor, who told Hostos Community College graduates of her mother’s struggle as a single parent and return to school, at 47, for a nursing degree. “Hostos opened the doors to my mother’s dreams and it opened the path to where I am today,” said Justice Sotomayor. Listen Now >> CUNY Radio Podcasts no 19:54 <iframe width="320" height="24" src="http://www1.cuny.edu/mu/podcasts/?powerpress_embed=1379-podcast&amp;powerpress_player=default" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"></iframe>