Lehman Weekly

College Events, Updates, and Extras

Photo of the Week

Maria Sanchir shared a flower-framed view of Davis Hall.

Professional Clothes Giveaway

Wednesdays, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

The Office of Campus Life invites all students and recent graduates to stop by the Student Life Building, Room 112 to find attire perfect for interviews and other professional use. No appointment needed/first come first served.

Lehmanite Spotlight

From the APEX to Australia: Lehman Lightning senior and former CUNYAC and Metropolitan Division III Player of the Year Isaiah Geathers signed a pro-contract this spring to play basketball for the Keysborough Cougars. Read the story.

"We are looking forward to welcoming [Isaiah] into the Keysborough family and help us on our quest to play finals in our first season in State Championship."

Keysborough Head Coach

 Lehman Community in the News 

New Director José Higuera López Touts the CUNY Mexican Studies Institute Mission

Higuera López talks about continuing the Institute's work on behalf of Mexico, the Mexican community in New York, and all of Lehman and CUNY. Listen to the WBAI interview. (Segment starts at 34 minutes).

"A Crisis of Imagination, a Crisis of Administrative Logic, and a Crisis of Compassion"

Lehman professor Alyshia Gálvez and a Barnard College colleague advocate for radically rethinking U.S. responses to migration. Read their piece in the Daily News.

Playwright in the Limelight

Lehman alum and Columbia master's student Amalia Oliva Rojas is one of two inaugural recipients of the Hansberry Lilly Playwright Fellowship, "designed to address financial disparities based on gender and identity, while advocating for racial and gender parity in the theatre." Read the story at American Theatre.

 Book Launch 

Helping Students Learn to Love Math

MathPlay by Lehman alum and adjunct lecturer Libardo Valencia was released this week. The book is a practical guide for engaging students with mathematics and some of the sample work included was done by Lehman students.

Scene at Lehman

On Film: Lehman Student Robyn Ransome tells her story at Perseverance: New York Stories which premiered last Thursday at a screening in the Lovinger Theatre. Faculty members David Schwittek, Justine Blau, and Dante Alberti attended, as did Robyn, Amanda Lopez and Steven Ngin–the students whose memoirs were featured.

(Photos by Mildred Perez)

Loud Blooms: Margaret Ibasco shared more campus flowers taken this fourth of July holiday week.

Enjoy Your Summer

Lehman Weekly will be biweekly until the start of the fall 2023 semester. Keep sending your events, news, and creative views of Lehman!

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