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CUNY Cheers Graduates’ Gumption, Grit & Grace

CUNY Salutes unflappable grads who succeeded despite the ravages and disruptions of  COVID-19.

2021 FULBRIGHT SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS GRAPHIC

Ready for Takeoff

11 CUNY students earn coveted grants to do research, teach around the world

2021 COOKE SCHOLARS

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.

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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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A CUNY Alum’s Long Journey to Literary Fame

Robert Jones Jr., went back to Brooklyn College at 31 and spent more than a decade writing a novel that The New York Times hailed as a “lyrical and rebellious love story” between two enslaved young gay men in the antebellum South. Jones is part of a recent wave of top literary talent cultivated by CUNY writing programs. Hear him on CUNY Book Beat.

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7/12/2021 | 03:00 PM - 04:00 PM

BMCC Learning Academy Information Session

Borough of Manhattan Community College

7/13/2021 | 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM

NYS-CREDENTIALED ALCOHOLISM AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE COUNSELOR (CASAC) TRAINING

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7/13/2021 | 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

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Baruch College

7/13/2021 | 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM

Online Free Workshop: How to Manage Your Time When Taking Classes Online (Students Only)

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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.

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