Assistant Professor Benjamin Holtzman (History) explores how New Yorkers responded to the 1975 fiscal crisis on the Soundscapes NYC podcast

Associate Professor Eileen Markey (Journalism & Media Studies) details ICE's growing practice of arresting asylum seekers pursuing legal immigration and the unconstitutional deprivation of their due process rights for The Nation

Assistant Professor Samantha Chung (Counseling, Leadership, Literacy & Special Education) led a translanguaging workshop for New York City educators at Lincoln Center Theatre exploring how to support multilingual students through language and art

Adjunct Assistant Professor Wilfredo José Burgos Matos (Latin American & Latino Studies) traces the remarkable rise of the music and dance genre Bachata for The Conversation

Lecturer Kevin McEwen (Music, Multimedia, Theatre & Dance) stops by 106.7 Lite FM for a conversation about dance, covering the journey from his start as a performing artist to his current work with Lehman, Kofago Taraji, and Kofago Dance Ensemble

Associate Professor Jennifer McCabe (Music, Multimedia, Theatre & Dance) directs the off-broadway premiere of Sea Glass by Olivia Dennehy-Basile, running August 16–30 at the WP Theater 🎟️ Get discount tickets here with code SGStudent15

José Higuera López, director of the CUNY Mexican Studies Institute at Lehman College, highlights how Latinx voices are shaping narratives in the United States in El Espectador

Associate Professor Mine Doyran (Management & Business Innovation) speaks about investor confidence in Latin America on BBC News Mundo 

Public Safety Opportunities: The NYC Public Safety Job Fair featured organizations including FDNY, NYPD, and Lehman College Public Safety. Lehman's Deputy Director of Public Safety Alan Orozco and Deputy New York City Mayor for Public Safety Kaz Daughtry (shown above, right) joined forces to hold the event at Lehman.

Know anyone looking to support the Lehman community with a related role? Apply for the Campus Security Assistant CUNY Civil Service Position (contact public.safety@lehman.cuny.edu for inquiries).

Public Safety for All: Deputy Director Alan Orozco and Sergeant Pache conducted a Stop the Bleed event for students in Lehman's STEP program. 

Off Campus Kudos: Jessenia Fajardo's (second from left) essay won her the National Hispanic Business Scholarship, awarded at the organization's 38th Annual Gala & Scholarship Presentation ceremony. Jessenia is also a new writing fellow in the English department and will be working with first year students in the fall along with the other fellows.

Off Campus in Kyoto: Ten Lehman students completed a unique study abroad experience that blended Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) at home with more than two weeks of on-the-ground research in Japan including excursions to Kyoto and Nara.