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CUNY Cheers Graduates’ Gumption, Grit & Grace
CUNY Salutes unflappable grads who succeeded despite the ravages and disruptions of COVID-19.
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Ready for Takeoff
11 CUNY students earn coveted grants to do research, teach around the world
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Driven to Succeed
CUNY community college students snag selective scholarships despite struggles
SALUTE TO SUCCESS
CUNY Students are Winning Big
More than 50 students from the City University of New York are winners of prestigious national academic awards. Their success reflects the University’s mandate to provide a quality education to students of all backgrounds and socioeconomic circumstances.
IN MEMORIAM
Mourning Those
Lost to COVID-19
The coronavirus pandemic has taken a considerable toll on the CUNY community, and each name honored on our special memorial page represents a person who is fondly remembered and deeply missed. We invite you to leave sympathy messages to celebrate and commemorate their contributions and lives.
The CUNY Story
‘The Education of Free People Is the Hope of Humanity’
Our new illustrated history traces the arc of CUNY’s evolution, from a seedling of an idea hatched in 1847 to a modern university of 25 colleges across five boroughs, serving half a million students of all ages and backgrounds.
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CUNY Is the Plot Twist in Walter Mosley’s Life
The renowned novelist found his voice–and launched his career–as a student in the graduate writing program at City College. Three decades and 60 books later, he’s the recipient of this year’s National Book Foundation lifetime achievement award. On the newest episode of the CUNYcast, Mosley talks about his life, his work and the program he created at CCNY to open doors for minorities in the publishing industry.
Campus Events
6/25/2021 | 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
4th Annual CUNY Pridefest at Queens College
Queens College
6/25/2021 | 5:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Pride Film Fest and Roundtables – Through Friday, June 25
Bronx Community College
6/25/2021 | 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
Asian American / Asian Research Institute
6/25/2021 | 12:00 PM
SEGAL TALKS: Francesc Casadesús Calvó (Spain)
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The nation’s largest urban university, offering a range of undergraduate, graduate degrees and continuing education opportunities to over 500,000 students of all ages and backgrounds on 25 NYC campuses.
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Every year, hundreds of thousands of students – including a record 274,000 degree-credit students – choose The City University of New York for a multitude of reasons that can be summed up as one: opportunity. Providing a quality, accessible education, regardless of background or means, has been CUNY’s mission since 1847.
CUNY is committed to maintaining a safe environment at all times and is a strong supporter of New York State’s policies and laws against sexual assault on college campuses.