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FALL BRIEF | 9/16/2020

CUNY celebrates en grande Hispanic Heritage Month with a full menu of virtual events, from screenings and poetry jams, to salsa dancing lessons and a voter registration drive.

CUNY SPS is recognized by a leading national association for developing a three-week-long online teaching workshop to support faculty across the CUNY system.

A CUNY college won a $3 million Conexiones Title V Project grant to provide Latino male and low-income students with a deeper connection to career interests.

A natural sciences professor has won a $1.4 million grant from the NIH to study the changing nature of neurons in our brains, work he hopes will lead to new treatments for brain injuries.

TRENDING @CUNY

chancellor matos rodrÃguez wearing a mask

“By staying cautious and keeping the smallest number of people on campuses as possible, we are fulfilling our responsibility to look out for our university and the greater NYC community. Thank you for your patience and flexibility. This will be key to another great semester!”

- Chancellor Matos Rodríguez

CUNY students are putting their ecological skills and knowledge to use with internships at Natural Areas Conservancy. They help the NYC Department of Parks & Recreation create ecological profiles of the city’s parks and provide analysis of planted areas to improve their growth in the future.

Jonas Salk, City College ’34, developed the first polio vaccine and never sought a patent for it. He made no money off of it, telling Edward R. Murrow that it belonged to the people.

CUNY IN THE NEWS

Chancellor Matos Rodríguez shares details of the successful opening of the fall semester, and discusses measures taken to keep the CUNY community safe, in an interview on “Inside City Hall.” — NY1

Chancellor Matos Rodríguez and 12 CUNY college presidents are ranked among the "2020 Higher Education Power 50" for their leadership in navigating New York’s educational institutions through an unprecedented period of crisis. — City & State

Good Morning America surprises this CSI alum and disability advocacy leader with $1 million. — Good Morning America

A new live theater experience with socially distant performances, “The Living Mural,” was created by recent Brooklyn alum Anna Strasser. — NY1

19 families are buying land in Georgia to build a new Black community from the ground up, upholding a rich heritage of African American cooperative economics, explains John Jay’s Jessica Gordon Nembhard. — CNN

Over 40 first responders and survivors of 9/11 have died of COVID-19. Their stories are told by the J-School's Ashley Rodriguez. — THE CITY

The Black Lives Matter movement's holistic agenda will help it outlast a hostile Trump administration, writes BMCC’s Syretta McFadden. — The Atlantic

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UNIVERSITY EVENTS

All events are open to any member of the CUNY community.

Wed. Sept. 16 | Ruth Wilson Gilmore, author of "Golden Gulag," discusses her vision to end mass incarceration with Mariame Kaba, founder and director of Project NIA.

Thurs. Sept. 17 | Immerse yourself in Carla's Quince, a bilingual and nonpartisan virtual experience to help you reflect on how your voting choices affect your community.

Fri. Sept. 18 | Enjoy a screening of “All the Ladies Say,” a groundbreaking film that highlights the lives of six iconic female break dancers, followed by a conversation with the filmmakers on Zoom.

Fri. Sept. 18 | Learn from an intersectional conversation that touches on Afro Hispanic heritage in the U.S., Afro-Latina and queer voices in Spanish speaking Caribbean science fiction, and Black feminism and Afro-Latinx feminists. Zoom dial in: (929) 205 6099.

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STUDENT CENTER

Francis Jimenez, Baruch ’16, did not know how she was going to pay for college until she was accepted into Baruch's SEEK program. The combined resources of Baruch and SEEK gave her the support she needed to succeed. Since graduating, she has worked for McCann and Ogilvy, two historic and leading advertising agencies.

Francis’ advice: “Reach out and ask for help or a meeting! Don’t be afraid; there are so many people who want to help you along the way, so let them.”

Interested in account management or advertising? Add Francis on LinkedIn.

Get Hired: Opportunities at CUNY

CUNY's Office of Communications & Marketing is hiring Federal Work Study (FWS) interns for creative copywriting, digital multimedia and TikTok strategy. If you are interested in applying for these internships and receive FWS in your Financial Aid, please contact your college's FWS office/coordinator or email us here.

The CUNY Cultural Corps has extended its deadline until 9/27/20 and is still hiring students! Apply now.