LaGuardia's campus is buzzing with activity again as the 2026-2027 Academic Year sets off. Earlier this month, the Division of Student Affairs welcomed our newest cohort of Red Hawks at New Student Orientation, where the incoming students had a chance to learn more about life on campus and meet with their fellow classmates. Faculty and staff returned to campus on September 10, just a few days before the first day of classes, for Opening Sessions, an all-day event featuring presentations, workshops, and panels focused on the theme “Rebooting Higher Ed: Innovation, Integrity and Community in an AI-Enhanced World,” in preparation for the year ahead. Students finally made their full return for Fall 2026 classes on Monday, September 14, marking the start of another busy semester.

This fall, families can meet esteemed children’s authors, experience the thrills of live circus, and celebrate the holidays with The Nutcracker performed by the renowned Joffrey Ballet School, all at LaGuardia Performing Arts Center. Running September 25 through December 13, LPAC’s Fall 2026 season places shared family experiences at the center of a broader lineup of theater, dance, music, and community programming. The season brings nationally recognized artists, emerging theatrical work, and performers rooted in the cultural life of Queens to LPAC’s stages. At the heart of the season is Meet the Author, a new three-part series that turns reading into a live, participatory experience. Families will hear acclaimed authors share their work, take part in creative activities ranging from artmaking to children’s yoga, and bring home a free book for every child. Meet the Author begins October 17 with Latin GRAMMY-nominated singer-songwriter and author Sonia De Los Santos, who will combine live music and storytelling with a bilingual reading in English and Spanish of La Golondrina. 

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This summer, New Yorkers aged 14 to 24 had an opportunity to gain hands-on paid work experience at LaGuardia through the Summer Youth Employment Program (SYEP). Participants worked up to 25 hours a week, earning $17 per hour at various sites across campus. Watch this video to hear directly from the student participants and their site leaders about what the students learned over their summer break. 

Lace up your running shoes for the LaGuardia Community Run on Sunday, October 18. Registration is now open for LaGuardia’s fifth annual Community Run! Join us Sunday, October 18 on a USATF Certified 5K Course from LaGuardia to the LIC Waterfront and back. Bib pick-up is at 8 a.m. and the race begins at 9 a.m. at the parking lot on 29th Street, adjacent to the Greenway and C-Building. Pre-registered participants will receive a 2026 LaGuardia Community Run t-shirt. Volunteers are also needed to help out on race day with runner check in, water stations, cheering squad, and more. Click here to sign up as a volunteer.

This summer, members of LaGuardia’s Farm Crew barely broke a sweat as they toiled under the sun in Finca La Florecita (La Finca), our urban farm wedged between the back of the C-Building and 47th Avenue. Working alongside Karen Guzman, Urban Garden Specialist with the Cornell Cooperative Extension, and Professor Chelsea Encababian, crewmembers practiced crop planning, succession planting, and intercropping. They learned about pest management, composting, and companion planting to maximize the yield of a limited growing space. (At about 19,000 sq. ft., La Finca is less than one-half an acre.) Our green-thumbed future farmers grew a wide range of crops this summer, from collard greens, kale, cabbage, and tomatoes, to squash, lettuce, ginger, and turmeric. So far, they have delivered nearly seven hundred pounds of fresh produce to LaGuardia CARES, the campus food pantry.