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August 3-16, 2025

Lehman Weekly

College Events, Updates, and Extras

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Photo of the Week

A red-tailed hawk perches on a map of Lehman's campus.

(Photo by Ramon Belliard)

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Lehman in the News

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Faculty & Staff Focus

Photo collage of four of Lehman's professors

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 JosΓ© Burgos Matos (Latin American & Latino Studies) traces the remarkable rise of the music and dance genre Bachata for The Conversation

Photo collage of four of Lehman's professors

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

JosΓ© Higuera LΓ³pez, 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 

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Alumni News

Photo of Education Major Alumni Philip Hammack year 2022

Philip Hammack '22 (Education) is the new principal of the International School at Dundee

Photo of Social Work Major Alumna Yurilka Hernandez year 2014

Yurilka Hernandez '14 (Social Work) earns a spot on City & State New York’s 2025 Above & Beyond: Social Services list for serving those in need

Events and Opportunities

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Faculty: Get a head start on fall! Register now for Summer Virtual Writing Retreat II August 13-15

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The 45th Anniversary Season at the Lehman Center for the Performing Arts begins September 6


Staff and students get 25% off tickets at the Box Office with valid Lehman ID for a limited time only (Photo c/o Eddie Herrera)


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Photo of Lehman's Staff on the field at the Yankee Stadium

Buy your tickets for Lehman Night at Yankee Stadium now and choose your Lehman/Yankees jersey size September 25 ⚾

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Students: Apply for paid Climate Justice Action Fellowships and Internships offered through the NYC Climate Justice Hub–Deadline: August 17 at 11:59 p.m.


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Register early for the 3rd Annual Lehman College Digital Asset Symposium October 29

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Scene on Campus

β˜€οΈ Campus has been alive with activity this summer with fun events for families like Lehman Stages' The Kids Rule weekend.

ο»Ώ(Photos by Mildred Perez) πŸš‚

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Photo collage of officers at NYC Public Safety Job Fair on the Lehman College Campus

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).

Group photo of students in Lehman's STEP program at the Public Safety Stop the Bleed event

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

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Group photo of three awardees including Jessenia Fajardo an English Honors student at Lehman College at the NHBG’s 38th Annual Gala at Cipriani Wall Street

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.

Group photo of ten Lehman students completed a unique study abroad experience

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.

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Photo of families on the lawn of the QUAD during sunset enjoying a movie at Lehman Stages family movie night

Lehman Stages hosts a family movie night. (Photo by Mildred Perez)

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