After a couple of quiet (and snowy) months following the end of Fall I, the Spring 2026 Semester is in full swing here at LaGuardia. At the end of February, a fresh cohort of Red Hawks filled out the Mainstage Theater for New Student Orientation, where they got a chance to meet their classmates and learn the ins and outs of life at LaGuardia. The school has been buzzing with activity ever since—on March 5, faculty and staff gathered for the school’s semi-annual Opening Sessions, where President Kenneth Adams shared enrollment highlights (Spring 2026 enrollment is up 9.4% from Spring 2025!) and discussed hot topics like transfer initiatives and AI in the classroom with panels of professors, staff, and students. Now that Spring classes are finally underway, there’s a real sense of hustle and bustle on campus again, with students getting down to work in their classrooms and the Library. Before we know it, it'll be time for Commencement festivities.

The E-Building will be getting a bit of a makeover soon, thanks to a recent allocation of $3 million from the New York City Council, spearheaded by Council Member Julie Won. The funding will support major upgrades to the Thomson and Van Dam entrances of LaGuardia’s E‑Building, as well as accessibility improvements to the Cobblestone Courtyard. The project includes replacing 12 sets of double doors, installing vestibule air curtain systems to reduce energy loss during extreme temperatures, and updating the aging glass‑block façade at the primary entrance. The Cobblestone Courtyard will also receive accessible pathways, new ramps and railings, improved lighting, and new seating, significantly enhancing ADA accessibility and overall usability. At a recent event celebrating the new funding and thanking Council Member Won, Fine Arts student and president of Delta Alpha Pi—an academic honor society founded to recognize high-achieving students with disabilities—Keneshia Hoyte spoke at the event, noting that “This investment is not just about infrastructure. It is an investment in students, equity, and opportunity. These improvements will help ensure that LaGuardia continues to be a place where every student, regardless of ability, can move freely, feel supported, and thrive.” 

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Last month, students in the Theater program trekked over to Albany to perform in the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival Region 1. LaGuardia’s fall production, At the Wedding by Bryna Turner, directed by JR Caldwell, was one of five productions invited to perform at the festival. Professor JR Caldwell, Stefanie Sertich, Christopher Weston, and CLT Syndee Davis supported the transfer of the full production to the Beaudoin Theatre at Siena University. Throughout the five-day conference, students participated in a wide range of theater workshops, auditioned for scholarships, attended professional development sessions, and networked with industry professionals and college faculty. LaGuardia’s students won nine awards at the conference, including the BOLD Audience Award (student choice) for Best Production.

Have you caught the latest season of "Bridgerton" yet? English Professor Dr. Jayashree Kamblé has. She reviewed the season for The New York Times Opinion section last month, drawing on her research into romance narratives. Dr. Kamblé compares the new season to “Heated Rivalry,” highlighting how each show represents passion, intimacy, and emotional depth. She writes, “Much of the success of ‘Heated Rivalry,’ which became a sensation long after the fourth season of ‘Bridgerton’ was crafted, shows another, better way to represent and evoke passion. It zoomed in on its romantic protagonists while offering a vision of happiness for overlooked people that definitely fired up the mainstream public.” She also notes that “Heated Rivalry” “does what romance novels can do best: make audiences privy to how lovers feel in their bodies as well as their minds.” 

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On February 3, Dr. Jason T. Hendrickson, Professor of English, was a featured panelist at Nasdaq's Black History Month Symposium, “Honoring History, Advancing Opportunity, and Shaping the Future of Work," hosted in partnership with Blacks at Microsoft (BAM). The event celebrated the rich legacy of and ongoing impact of African Americans in leadership as well as conversations on the changing landscape of the workforce. Dr. Hendrickson brought a group of interested students from his English 101 class to partake in the day's activities. “The students had the opportunity to soak in knowledge from industry leaders from around the country and meet and network with dozens of professionals across the fields of tech, business, education, and medicine,” says Dr. Hendrickson. The day ended with the group joining Nasdaq’s Closing Bell ceremony—broadcast live on CNBC—with photos from their visit displayed on the iconic Nasdaq tower in Times Square.