These five CUNY colleges were listed among the best of 2024 by The Princeton Review, winning mention in several categories. Read what students had to say about each of the schools.

Explore the many ways CUNY is addressing discrimination and meet the professors who are helping lead the charge. Check out our new Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Hub today.

Three siblings discuss their transition from their home country of Bangladesh to this CUNY community college; learn how anime and “Gray’s Anatomy” helped them adjust.

This alum talks to The New York Times about her experiences as a former client — and now, a current staff member — at her alma mater’s food pantry.

This CUNY’s film school has a place among the best in the U.S., according to the Hollywood Reporter.

Four CUNY schools will participate in a partnership with the mayor’s office that enables students to earn college credit by volunteering to help migrants at the Asylum Application Help Center.

A new CUNY TV series is exploring the impact that Latino artists have had in shaping hip-hop, which celebrated its 50th birthday this month.

Mayor Adams and the Mayor’s Fund to Advance New York City announced a new scholarship to increase diversity among journalists.

W.W. Norton Publishing: Multiple internships (Aug. 24)

ExpandED Schools: Pathways Fellowship (Aug. 31)

DoSomething: Our Future NYC Scholarship (Aug. 31)

PEN America: Fall Internships (apply by September)

Brennan Center for Justice: Fall 2023 Democracy Undergraduate Internship (Sept. 1)

The Metropolitan Opera: Bank of America Internship Program (Sept. 10)

Allied Health Programs: $5,000 Healthcare Scholarship

Council on Foreign Relations: Multiple internships

Black Foundation for Women’s Wellness: Spring or Summer 2024 Internships

NYC Health + Hospitals: NURSES4NYC Job Opps (for recent RN grads)

Ukrainian high schoolers come for science camp @ CCNY! 🇺🇦

Ayesha Fareed recently graduated from Hunter College, where she majored in English Literature and took a blend of science and math classes on the side. She enjoyed listening to lectures on health and medicine, which taught her the best practices for educating her community on prevalent conditions. She also loved reading and tackling her many writing assignments. During her senior year, Ayesha worked as an intern for CUNY’s Office of Communications and Marketing, writing for the CUNYverse platform and helping to empower other student voices. She hopes to pursue a career in marketing and publishing, and to one day publish her own book.

Ayesha’s best advice: “Be confident in yourself and your goals. It is important that you are your number one supporter, because if there’s anyone who can motivate you to accomplish your dreams — it’s you.”

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