June 22-July 5, 2026

Lehman Weekly

College Events, Updates, and Extras

Photo of the Week

At the annual Faculty & Staff Barbeque, Lehmanites celebrated the Knicks' 2026 NBA championship win and honored the College's own champions. (Photo by Lehman College Multimedia Center)

Lehman in the News

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Azadeh Keivani joins Lehman as dean of the School of Continuing and Professional Studies

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Julie Maybee steps up as interim dean of the School of Arts & Humanities

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Corey Ptak joins the Center for Teaching Learning as its new senior director

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School of Business faculty led an entrepreneurship workshop focused on building career readiness competencies at the NACE 2026 Annual Conference, highlighting experiential learning

Associate Professor Sean Stein Smith (Accounting) makes NJBIZ's 2026 Finance Power List

LEAP Into Business Podcast

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Sean Stein Smith and Provost Jorge Silva-Puras speak with Ron Quaranta about innovation, education, finance, and emerging technology


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Your Health Equity Matters Podcast

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Dean Elgloria Harrison (School of Health Sciences, Human Services, and Nursing) sits down with Carl Kirton, editor-in-chief of the American Journal of Nursing, for an in-depth conversation about prostate cancer and men's health


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Assistant Vice President Brandon Begarly (Research Administration and Strategy) is selected for AASCU's Emerging Leaders Program

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Adjunct Professor Manny Saez is named Senior Vice President of Facilities Development at NYC Health + Hospitals

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Affiliate faculty member J. Robin Moon (CUNY Institute for Health Equity) serves as lead editor of the special issue of the Journal of Participatory Research Methods on Participatory Dissemination

CLASS OF 2026 SPOTLIGHT

Veronica Castaneda

Adult Degree Program Graduate


Veronica gives a peace sign while posing with commencement volunteers

“I want to express my gratitude to the Lehman College community for welcoming me and helping me navigate the system. I returned to school to further my stalled education when I was already in my 50’s. It has been an amazing journey with hard work and discipline.”

Her family travelled from New Hampshire to celebrate. In the photo: Veronica with volunteers Doreen Patrick and Pedro Laureano

Graduates in the News

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Alumna Kiara Meza '26 reflects on her journey as a first-generation mathematics graduate pursuing graduate study and a career in analytics and voice acting

Sasenarine Receives Award

Alumnus Nathaniel Sasenarine '26 is named the 2026 NYC SHRM Future HR Leader Award winner

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CUNY Team Members Carry Lilac Banner

Lehman Assistant Professor Douglas Oberlin (Exercise Science) celebrates Pride with the CUNY LGBTQIA+ Consortium

Scene on Campus

Empowered to Lead: Lehman student leaders gathered for a day of training and strategic planning. They learned skills to empower, inspire, and serve. (Photos by Mildred Perez)


“The SGA/SLA Leadership Retreat gave us time to connect as a team and understand how our individual roles fit into the bigger picture.”


Chailin Ruiz Santana




Here's what SLA and SGA senators say Lehman students need most

Nourishing Literature: The Lehman community gathered for a Pride Month celebration featuring healthy food, a discussion on Akwaeke Emezi’s novel, The Death of Vivek Oji, and meaningful conversations that honored diverse LGBTQIA+ identities and experiences.

Little Champions: The children and families of Lehman's Speech and Hearing Center’s Summer Letters and Literacy Storytime for Little Ones program celebrated Knicks in Five with a parade along the center's Canyon of Heroes! (Photos c/o Lehman College Multimedia Center and Leslie Crusco-Grubler)

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Time for Play: Lehman's Department of Early Childhood and Childhood Education celebrated the power of play as a meaningful approach to teaching and learning at their Conference on Play. (Photos by Lehman College Multimedia Center)

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Summer Begins: Senior staff served lunch, and faculty and staff enjoyed the hot and sunny day at the annual Faculty & Staff Barbeque. (Photos by Lehman College Multimedia Center and Mildred Perez)

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