Changing Women’s Lives
“We can, and do change lives,” said Barbara Marcus, President and Publisher of Random House Children’s Books, as she welcomed guests to the Fall Fanfare ceremony held in a conference room of the Random...
View ArticleA Life in Two-Part Harmony
For as long as she can remember, music has always been a central part of Doris Holz’s life. “I started taking piano lessons when I was a little girl, and when I wasn’t playing the piano, I was always...
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Off to Vietnam
Associate Professor of Developmental Skills Cynthia Wiseman Associate Professor of Developmental Skills Cynthia Wiseman has been awarded a Fulbright Scholar grant to lead teacher trainings in rural...
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Seeing the Light
BMCC Alumni Pierre Bouz The youngest of ten children, Pierre Bouzi grew up in Jacmel, Haiti. After graduating from high school, he moved to the Bronx, New York, to live with his sister. “Creole is my...
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BMCC Panthers Ranked Seventh in Nation
BMCC Student Elijah Bryant The 2014-15 Borough of Manhattan Community College men’s basketball season kicked off just over a month ago and already, the BMCC Panthers are tied with Community College of...
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Encore!
Colombian dance performance by theatre major Ruth Maoly Colmenares and her partner Daniel Fetecua Soto Hispanic Heritage Month came to a festive close in Richard Harris Terrace with a Colombian dance...
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Making Change, One Poster at a Time
BMCC students and (center) John Jay College President Jeremy Travis and BMCC Criminal Justice Professor Yolanda Martin For the first time in its 7-year history, the First Year Student Showcase at...
View ArticleA Day in the Life of MECA
It’s been only three months since Manhattan Early College School for Advertising opened its doors to its first freshman class. But in that short time, MECA has evolved into a hive of academic rigor and...
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BMCC Exploring Affordable Textbook Alternatives
A recent highly interactive forum at Borough of Manhattan Community College’s Hudson Room highlighted an ongoing campus-wideconversation about the impact high-priced textbookshave on student learning....
View ArticleCelebrating the Big 5-0
The College Discovery program, active in all six CUNY community colleges, just celebrated its 50-year anniversary in a gala celebration at the CUNY Graduate Center. Pedro Pérez, Director of BMCC’s...
View ArticleThe Future Members of Criminal Justice
The Borough of Manhattan Community College Criminal Justice Program can help change the way communities are policed, according to participants and organizers at BMCC’s Situating Ferguson Event held...
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BMCC Freshman Learning Academy Wins New Grant
The Borough of Manhattan Community College’s Freshman Learning Academy, or FLA, has won a $115,000 grant from The New York Community Trust, or NYCT. It’s the third grant the New York City non-profit...
View ArticlePaper Reveries
Elena Berriolo creates paper books with a sewing machine, watercolor and pen. Six of these are exhibited open-faced on music stands in a half-circle around the grand piano at a new exhibit in BMCC’s...
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Changing Careers Mid-Life
Nancy Waltzer and Clinton Gadson training for Medical Assistant Specialist certification. Nancy Waltzer earned a bachelor’s degree in education at SUNY Stonybrook, then a paralegal degree at Adelphi...
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BMCC Encourages Cycling to School
One of two bicycle rooms at Fiterman Hall. Each workday morning, Borough of Manhattan Community College Public Affairs web designer Rob Gizis rides a single-speed hybrid bicycle the three-to-four-mile...
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Making Struggle Productive
“No pain, no gain.” Students who have struggled in a math class can relate to that expression. Some also know that even with “pain,” there might be no gain. Just ask non-STEM majors—those who are not...
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Putting the ‘Human’ Back in ‘Human Sexuality’
Professor Michael McGee explains why sex education impacts on student academic success and healthier relationships. “I love doing what I do,” says health education professor Michael McGee, “and I’m...
View ArticleWhy and How Students Should Keep an Eye on Albany
News that longtime New York State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver had been indicted by the U.S Attorney’s office for allegedly taking $4 million in kickbacks shook the ground in New York State’s...
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BMCC Men’s Basketball Team Wins CUNYAC/Army ROTC Community College Men’s...
Photo: Denis Gostev The BMCC Panthers men’s basketball team successfully defended their home court this past Friday February 20, knocking off the number three seed Bronx Broncos at the CUNYAC/Army ROTC...
View ArticleBMCC Arts Center Event Solidifies Gallery’s Role
A January 22 performance art piece at the Borough of Manhattan Community College’s Shirley Fiterman Art Center further solidified the art center gallery’s role as a cultural destination in Lower...
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