Tag: Queens College

Home

A Look at How Colleges and Universities Around the Country Plan to Celebrate MLK Day

Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, colleges and universities across the country are still finding ways to celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day on Jan. 18 through virtual webinars, symposiums and lectures.

January 12, 2021

Students

University of Michigan’s Kessler Scholars Program for First-Generation Students Expands to Other Institutions

The Kessler Presidential Scholars Program, which was established at the College of Literature, Science and the Arts (LSA) at the University of Michigan (U-M) as a way to support first-generation students financially and academically, will expand to more institutions across the country.

May 27, 2020

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 Names Frank H. Wu President of Queens College

The City University of New York (CUNY) on Monday named Frank H. Wu the president of its Queens College. Wu, who will assume office on July 1, will be the second Asian American leader of a CUNY college. Wu, a legal scholar, is one of Diverse’s 2020 John Hope Franklin award winners. He will be the […]

March 30, 2020

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