Long Island/Queens – Campus News

April 23, 2025

Guest words: From a quiet kid to a Ph.D.

By Jessica Desamero Special to Campus News “Why are you so quiet? Don’t you talk?” These were the comments I usually heard from my…

April 21, 2025

Queens, LaGuardia STEM pact

LaGuardia Community College/CUNY (LaGuardia) and Queens College/CUNY (QC) this past month celebrated an innovative partnership aimed at increasing the number of Hispanic and low-income…

April 8, 2025

Saint John’s Basketball Connects with Fans

By M. Marlay Campus News On March 10th, 2025, the Saint John’s Men’s basketball team held a fan meet and greet at the Applebee’s…

April 2, 2025

FIRE Accuses NCC of Mishandling Harassment Complaints

By M. Marlay Campus News The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE) accused the Nassau Community College (NCC) of mishandling complaints of harassment…

March 28, 2025

Know Your Rights: A Queens College Event

By M. Marlay Campus News On February 18th, the Queens College Urban Studies Department organized an event for students titled Know your rights: Preparing…

February 11, 2025

Queens’ place in history

By E. Marlay Campus News On January 21, the Bayside Historical Society, located on the Fort Totten Army Base in Queens, held another part…

January 10, 2025

COVER STORY: What I learned from my students and Instagram: Write more, worry less

By Jessica Yood Special to Campus News This is the season for New Year’s resolutions. Mine was to be more online. In November I…

December 20, 2024

NCC class helps the homeless

By Regina Pinkhasov Special to Campus News On Saturday, December 7, 2024, Professor Sophia Aidiniou and her dedicated students from the Health courses she…

July 29, 2024

Tutus and tiaras at LaGuardia CC

By Dave Paone Campus News Some leapt; some sashayed. Some pirouetted while others pliéd. Whatever dance move she performed, each ballerina did so with…

July 22, 2024

Long Islander has a yen for Japan

By Dave Paone Campus News Several years ago there was “Café Americain,” a television series where Valerie Bertinelli played Holly Aldridge, a young American…

June 25, 2024

Chief Service Officer Laura Rog Encourages New Yorkers to ‘Shape Their Future’ through a Year of AmeriCorps

New York City Chief Service Officer Laura Rog today announced final efforts to recruit New Yorkers 18 and older to build careers in the…

June 21, 2024

A political science student, from community college to getting a master’s at the CUNY Graduate Center

By Janna Rojas Special to Campus News Born and raised in the Bronx, Justin Castro didn’t plan to go to college. His idea was…

June 20, 2024

A student’s journey from immigrant to soldier to Ph.D. student

By Jessica Wang Special to Campus News Growing up in Colombia and moving to the United States at a young age, Lucas Agudelo was…

June 5, 2024

A Cuban immigrant and community college grad follows her Ph.D. dreams

Karen Santos pursued her passion for Latin American literature into a CUNY Graduate Center Ph.D. program. By Emily Blackburne Special to Campus News Three…

June 5, 2024

Nassau adds ASAP program to promote college completion

Nassau Community College, a campus of the State University of New York, is accepting students into its new ASAP (Advancing Success in Associate Pathways)…