City Desk – Page 16 – Campus News

October 8, 2021

CUNY joins prestigious consortium to aid LatinX graduate humanities students; a pathway to faculty positions

The City University of New York has been named to a prestigious new national consortium that aims to improve academic opportunities for Latinx scholars…

October 5, 2021

Four CUNY colleges get $5.4M in funding to diversify K-12 teaching ranks

The New York State Education Department (NYSED) awarded $5.4 million in My Brother’s Keeper Teacher Opportunity Corps II (TOC II) grants to four senior…

October 4, 2021

Facebook is down — eh, who cares?

As of this writing — after a scathing report on the evils of Facebook on “60 Minutes” last night right after the big Packers/Steelers…

October 4, 2021

Queensborough is awarded $3M Hispanic Institutions grant

Queensborough Community College has been awarded a competitive $3 million grant by the U.S. Department of Education through its Developing Hispanic Institutions Program (Title…

September 27, 2021

Five Towns College to host live graduation for 2020 and 2021 classes

Five Towns College will celebrate a live and in-person Commencement for both the classes of 2020 and 2021 at 9 a.m. on Saturday, October…

September 24, 2021

Introductory Cannabis programs online, via HCC

The Cannabis Education Center at Holyoke Community College has announced its schedule of industry training programs for the fall 2021 semester. The CEC will…

September 24, 2021

SCCC’s Kids’ Cottage earns high-competitive federal grant

Suffolk County Community College’s Kids’ Cottage child care facility on the Michael J. Grant Campus in Brentwood has been awarded a highly competitive Federal…

September 23, 2021

5-6-7-8… Students appreciate Brooklynettes tryouts

By Dave Paone Campus News The Brooklynettes, the women’s dance ensemble for the Brooklyn Nets basketball team, held open auditions at the Barclays Center…

September 23, 2021

Rockland receives top Diversity honor

Rockland Community College has been selected as a 2021 Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award winner from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine, the nation’s oldest…

September 23, 2021

STAC’s new Romano Student Alumni Center unveiled

St. Thomas Aquinas College (STAC) held a celebratory ribbon-cutting ceremony on Sept. 21 in front of the newly renovated, two-level Romano Student Alumni Center…

September 23, 2021

WGU’s Rivera-Luna Scholarship targets NYC students

Western Governors University (WGU) announced the Rivera-Luna Scholarship for Business and Information Technology, which has a total committed value of $25k that will support…

September 23, 2021

CAMPUS NEWS COLLEGE GIFT GUIDE: Black & Decker 3-in-1 Corded Stick Vacuum

Welcome back to our College Gift Guide. Here, we physically review various items that may make good gifts for students going off to college…

September 20, 2021

CUNY announces Hispanic Heritage Month events systemwide

The City University of New York is commemorating National Hispanic Heritage Month with a series of events highlighting CUNY’s historic relationship with the Latino…

September 20, 2021

ACC joins 100 Thousand Poets for Change

SUNY Adirondack joins the worldwide 100 Thousand Poets for Change celebration with events Sept. 23 and 24. 100 Thousand Poets for Change is an…

September 20, 2021

All Massachusetts community colleges to require Covid vaccine

The Presidents of the Massachusetts community colleges announced today that students, faculty, and staff at the Commonwealth’s 15 community colleges must be fully vaccinated…