City Desk – Campus News

July 20, 2023

Top 10 reasons to advertise in Campus News (starting 9/1)

Top 10 Reasons to Advertise in Campus News for the 2023-24 Academic Year… 1. AFFIRMATIVE ACTION — With the Supreme Court overturning the use…

July 17, 2023

RCC professor to panel at San Diego Comic Con

Dr. Shamika Mitchell, professor of English at Rockland Community College, and founding member of the San Diego Comic-Con Museum, will participate in three panels…

July 17, 2023

Good riddance to the SAT!

By Juliette Bellinson Special to Campus News On March 4th, 2023, Columbia University announced that it would permanently drop the SAT and ACT as…

July 17, 2023

The 7 best commencement speeches (thus far)

By Nancy Scuri Campus News As the spring semester fades into the sunset, graduating seniors put on caps and gowns and try to figure…

June 24, 2023

Our Summer Issue is here — basking in the sun!

Classes may be over — or maybe you’re taking summer classes — but, either way, don’t neglect to read the summer issue of Campus…

June 24, 2023

RCC student, professor honored

Rockland Community College student, Christopher Raetz (left), and faculty member, Amanda Feeney (middle), have been named winners of the 2023 National Institute for Staff…

June 24, 2023

LaGuardia graduates over 2000

On Wednesday, June 21, 2023, LaGuardia Community College/CUNY celebrated the more than 2,000 members of LaGuardia’s Class of 2023, the college’s 51st graduating class,…

June 7, 2023

Campus News to return for 2023-24 academic year; rate card, pub dates

Campus News, the unique college paper that hits dozens of two year colleges in the New York Metro Area, returns for its 14th academic…

June 6, 2023

SUNY announces three new college presidential appointments, including at Rockland

The State University of New York Board of Trustees today appointed the following presidents: Dr. Peter O. Nwosu to lead SUNY Oswego, Dr. Tony…

May 25, 2023

Excelsior Scholarship — essentially free tuition for many — returns for in-state New York students; deadline Aug. 31

Gov. Kathy Hochul today announced that the application for the Excelsior Scholarship for new applicants for the 2023-2024 academic year is now open here. The…

May 23, 2023

CUNY program helps 268 with green cards attain citizenship

CUNY Citizenship Now!, the nation’s largest university-based immigration law program, partnered with TelevisaUnivision and Dominicanos USA to assist 268 green card holders in applying…

May 23, 2023

LIU establishes a center to study US presidencies

Long Island University announced it will establish The Center for the Study of the Presidency, an academic offering housed at The Roosevelt School on…

May 22, 2023

LaGuardia’s new VP of student affairs

LaGuardia Community College/CUNY President Kenneth Adams announced the appointment of Dr. Alexis J. McLean, as Vice President for Student Affairs of the college. Dr….

May 20, 2023

The death of Main Street — and of newspapers

By Darren Johnson Campus News It’s in a newspaper’s best interest to have healthy Main Streets in our towns and villages. For me, that…

May 20, 2023

Timmons is new Holyoke CC president

Calling him “creative,” “innovative, and a “strong leader” who would be an “excellent ambassador for the college,” the Holyoke Community College Board of Trustees…