Tag: Dr. Félix V. Matos Rodríguez

Community Colleges

Hostos Community College Receives $15 Million from Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott

MacKenzie Scott will give $15 million to CUNY’s Hostos Community College, marking the largest donation in the history of the Bronx school. Hostos is one of 30 schools identified by Scott. Scott announced the gifts on Medium. “We are humbled once again by Ms. Scott’s incredible generosity as well as the enlightened principles governing her […]

June 16, 2021

Students

CUNY Students Struggle as They Are Vacated From Dorms to Make Way For Emergency Medical Centers

As New York reaches more than 83,700 coronavirus cases, Gov. Andrew Cuomo is turning to college campuses to provide much needed space for hospital beds. To prepare, a number of CUNY and State University of New York (SUNY) campus dorms have been vacated to serve as emergency medical centers. For the CUNY system, the transition poses a particular challenge. The campuses are a popular, affordable option for the city’s low-income students, including students who are home insecure.

April 1, 2020

News Roundup

CUNY Receives $100,000 to Offer Courses to Local Entrepreneurs

The City University of New York (CUNY) was awarded a $100,000 grant from the Verizon Foundation to create a mentorship programs for small businesses within the city. Entrepreneurs have the opportunity to take introductory courses at CUNY colleges across the five boroughs which will introduce the concepts of using 5G technologies and artificial intelligence within […]

January 12, 2020

News Roundup

CUNY Plan Engages More with Minority, Women, Vet Businesses

The City University of New York will increase their engagement with minority- and women-owned businesses (MWBEs) and service-disabled veteran-owned businesses (SDVOBs), according to Dr. Félix V. Matos Rodríguez, CUNY’s chancellor. Matos Rodríguez recently announced the first phase of the plan at the CUNY and City University Construction Fund’s (CUCF) annual Conference on Contract Opportunities, which […]

August 2, 2019

News Roundup

CUNY Appoints Dr. Félix V. Matos Rodríguez as First Latino Chancellor

Dr. Félix V. Matos Rodríguez has been appointed the first Latino and minority Chancellor of the City University of New York (CUNY). Matos Rodríguez, who has been the president of Queens College since 2014, has been nationally recognized as a trailblazer in higher education. During his tenure at Queens, he has enhanced the school’s reputation […]

February 13, 2019