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All CUNY schools will have a five-day instructional recess March 12-18. There will be no physical classes on campus. Students and faculty will be working on getting ready to have classes delivered via distance-learning for the remainder of the Spring semester. (1/4)
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The City University of New York will be closed Monday March 4, 2019 due to the severe winter storm expected. All classes are cancelled.
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Please read the full statement from the CUNY Board of Trustees and @ChancellorCUNY. ow.ly/B4Z850OA6Fj
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🥳 We join @NYGovCuomo to announce that CUNY is eliminating up to $125 million in unpaid debt for at least 50,000 students as part of the #CUNYComeback Program!
This is one of the nation’s largest student debt forgiveness plan of its kind. 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾 cuny.edu/mu/forum/2021/07/28…
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Contribute a guest post to #CUNYVerse! We’re open to anything that students will enjoy reading, including:
Pieces about current hot topics 🔥
Sharing your CUNY success story 💯
Listicles (like “Your Top Places to Get on Campus”) 🔢
Share your stuff: ow.ly/aB8950JQ0hn
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Hate has no place at CUNY. We are committed to embracing and supporting students, faculty, and staff members across gender, race, class, religion, country of origin, ethnicity and ability.
Learn more about #OurCUNY: cuny.edu/ourcuny
ALT Text reads: Fighting hate: Calling out hate is the first step to defeating it.
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Ruth Wilson Gilmore, a renowned @GC_CUNY scholar and a leading voice in the contemporary abolition movement was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, one of the oldest and most prestigious honorary societies in the United States. ow.ly/LE9C50EGofe
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❄ 🚨 ⚠ Due to expected severe weather conditions, all CUNY schools will be CLOSED tomorrow, Wednesday, March 21, 2018 🚨 ⚠ ❄
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During the five-day recess, we expect students, faculty and staff to finish their plans to transition all instruction to distance education. Starting March 19, classes will resume in distance-learning form for the remainder of the Spring semester (3/4)
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"In the death of Medgar Evers, America has lost one of those pure patriots whose most passionate desire was to be an American, and to be acknowledged as an American."
#OnThisDay in 1963, MLK delivered a commencement address at @CityCollegeNY. ow.ly/KEbj50A6gAI
#MedgarEvers
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CUNY's 25 campuses, including dorms, libraries, research facilities, and essential on-campus services will remain open. (2/4)
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As always, the health and safety of the University community remains our top priority. These measures allows CUNY to continue serving its students while alleviating pressure on our areas during this public health threat. (4/4)
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BREAKING: Tonight, CUNY learned of the novel coronavirus infection of one of our students, a @JohnJayCollege student who tested positive earlier in the day, but had not been back to the campus since becoming symptomatic over the weekend. (1/3)
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.@soledadobrien's new documentary explores the growing ranks of college students who experience food insecurity and homelessness. ow.ly/g5Pw50x5MUz
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CUNY will vote today to appoint Queens College President Félix V. Matos Rodríguez, an accomplished scholar, teacher, administrator and public servant, as the eighth Chancellor of CUNY. He will be the first Latino educator to head the University. ow.ly/ikmf30nGMLq
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CUNY decries a federal rule change announced Monday that could force hundreds of thousands of international students to leave the U.S. in the fall.
Read @ChancellorCUNY's full statement (1/3)
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Sending happy birthday wishes to @Hunter_College alumnus @THEKIDMERO! Keep bringing love, light and positivity to the world, Mero! Thank you for always supporting CUNY and for being an inspiration to our students. We're so proud to call you a #CUNYAlumni!
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CUNY will observe #Juneteenth as an official holiday across the system for the first time tomorrow, following @NYGovCuomo's Executive Order declaring it a holiday for state employees. cuny.edu/wp-content/uploads/…
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UPDATE: Only CUNY essential personnel should report to work tomorrow, Monday, March 16, to their campuses and CUNY Central. Essential staff have already been designated, however, if you have any questions, please contact your supervisor. (1/2)
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At today’s #DreamBigDay @HostosCollege, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor and @KerryWashington return to their native borough to inspire South Bronx elementary school students to read more and to chase their dreams.
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Thank you for bringing this to our attention and for your concern. The individual in the video has been identified as a former student. This individual’s remarks and behavior do not represent CCNY and CUNY.
Thank you to all expressing concern about videos of racist remarks by an individual since identified as a former CCNY student. The bias expressed does not represent CCNY, its values or its standards, which stand against racism. Learn more: ccny.cuny.edu/presidentsoffi…
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"Thank you, Queens College, for stepping up with such haste and compassion."
@QC_News donates supplies, including N-95 masks, 30 unopened cases of disposable nitrile gloves, disposable lab coats and bottles of 70% isopropyl alcohol to @nycemergencymgt. ow.ly/OFw750ySleQ
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Update on the Fall 2020 Semester: We're preparing for a range of scenarios that combine in-person, virtual and hybrid instructional classes for the Fall 2020 semester. cuny.edu/coronavirus/chancel…
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We're suspending two policies that will end the practice of preventing students with outstanding debt from obtaining transcripts and lift financial holds for 74,000 students, allowing them to enroll in the fall semester. cuny.edu/mu/forum/2021/08/11…
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Bronx native @iamcardib never finished her college education at @bmcc_cuny, but says she hasn't given up on her goal of going back to school. #MotivationalMonday #MondayMotivation
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.@gmochkofsky, who has played a key role in advancing @newmarkjschool's mission of training new journalists from diverse backgrounds for careers in a rapidly changing media world, will become the school’s third dean. ow.ly/lbi050JJ6r4
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First shipment of laptops arrives at @JohnJayCollege for distribution to students who are most in need of resources. Colleges are working hard to make sure these students succeed in distance learning mode. ow.ly/nkrC50yXX5O
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.@AOC and @Lin_Manuel stepped into the classroom to teach CUNY Census Corps students about how we can ensure that historically undercounted communities are counted! Thanks to @NYCMayorsOffice for bringing in our guest lecturers. #CUNYCounts #GetCountedNYC
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We're launching New York’s first dedicated graduate degree program in Black, Race, and Ethnic Studies, thanks to a generous $5 million gift from @MellonFdn. The new program builds on our efforts to expand racial & social justice initiatives across CUNY. cuny.edu/mu/forum/2024/03/27…
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#VaxUpCUNY, CUNY students! COVID-19 vaccines will be required to attend in-person classes for Fall 2021.
The sooner our community is vaccinated, the safer and more successful our Fall 2021 semester will be! cuny.edu/vaxupcuny
NEW: SUNY & CUNY will require vaccinations for all in-person students beginning Fall 2021.
I encourage all private colleges & universities to require vaccinations as well.
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Meet Dr. @yarimarbonilla who is starting her new role as interim director of @CentroPR at @Hunter_College, the nation's leading research institute on the Puerto Rican diaspora. We're excited to "nerd out" with her and watch her bridge communities and raise El Centro's profile.
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We welcomed the Duke of Gloucester, the Patron of @SGS_NY, to @LehmanCollege to thank the charity for awarding $1.4 million in scholarship funding to 450 CUNY students since 2008, including $1.2 million to more than 400 Lehman students. ow.ly/Wvfy50LkPZB
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In light of the ongoing COVID-19 public health emergency and to enable prospective students to effectively plan, CUNY will temporarily suspend the use of standardized admissions testing (e.g., SAT/ACT) for undergraduate admissions. More info: ow.ly/c1tf50AMSV9
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The safety of our students, faculty and staff remain our top priority. We’ve heard false rumors of confirmed cases of the coronavirus at several CUNY campuses. At this time, we are fortunate that there are no confirmed cases involving anyone in the CUNY community. #COVID19 (1/7)
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Enjoy this tribute we put together for the Class of 2020 with help from our incredible students and well wishes from @desusnice, @THEKIDMERO, @AOC, @EspaillatNY, @soledadobrien, @SenSchumer and more! cuny.edu/classof2020 #CUNYStrong #CUNY2020
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🥳 It's a historic day for CUNY! 🎊
The CUNY Comeback Program will eliminate up to $125 million in unpaid debt for at least 50,000 students. The initiative is one of the nation’s largest student debt forgiveness plans of its kind. 💙
cuny.edu/comeback #CUNYComeback
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You may know @genesimmons as the bassist and vocalist of @KISS, but did you know he graduated from @csinews and taught sixth grade in Harlem? #CUNYAlumni
ALT An illustration of Gene Simmons with his quote "Believe me, the library is the temple of God. Education is the most sacred religion of all."
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“When you’re afraid of something ... cheer for yourself and say, I can do it!” Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor, actress @KerryWashington return to their native Bronx, spur students @HostosCollege to “Dream Big”
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Political analyst @donnabrazile tells @NewsatMedgar Grads: "I'm asking you to shape history. Our work is not done."
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The day has finally arrived. It's the end of the semester.
You made it through an unprecedented and stressful semester. Take a deep breath, take stock of your inner resolve and celebrate. We hope you have a great summer!
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Let's get lit 💙💛
For the first time, @EmpireStateBldg will light up NYC in CUNY blue on Saturday night to celebrate our 175th birthday 🎂
🤳Post a selfie with the Empire State Building in the background and tag us for a chance to win a special CUNY crewneck 👀 #CUNY175
ALT A CUNY student takes a selfie with the Empire State Building in the background.
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CUNY’s Board of Trustees voted to appoint the first Asian American in the university’s history to serve as a college president. @DavidWuGmu will be the eighth president of @BaruchCollege. ow.ly/P7pc50ycxRT
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Congratulations to @BklynCollege411 Distinguished Professor Tania León who won @PulitzerPrizes for “Stride.” She's a founding member and first music director of @DTHballet, a dance company whose performance at @CityCollegeNY in October 2020 went viral.
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Our primary reason for taking March 27-April 1 to pause distance learning is to distribute laptops and tablets to students who need them. If we don’t pause, we'll get too far into the semester, and our most vulnerable students will fall behind. More info: cuny.edu/coronavirus/
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We're launching the @ChancellorCUNY's Emergency Relief Fund to help students facing financial hardship during #COVID19 crisis. The fund will distribute grants of $500 each to thousands of CUNY students who are coping with severe economic fallout. ow.ly/Au4750z8ZWs
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By the end of 2024, students will be able to transfer without losing credits earned in a major when they move between CUNY colleges. We estimate that the process will save students who transfer, on average, four excess credits & $1,220 in tuition by the time they graduate
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We are #CUNYProud of @BklynCollege411 alum and newly elected @NYCCouncil member @ShahanaFromBK. This #CUNYTrailblazer is not only one of the first South Asians but also the first Muslim woman to be elected to the council.
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Nathan Tankus hasn’t finished his bachelor’s degree at @JohnJayCollege yet, but he has, however, mastered enough knowledge of economics and finance to become a widely followed commentator on the Federal Reserve. bloom.bg/2YU7cDr
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#CUNYTrailblazer @JumaaneWilliams was diagnosed with Tourette's and ADHD at an early age, but made it through the public school system and earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from @BklynCollege411. He was elected New York City Public Advocate in 2019.
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No scheduled courses will run March 12-18, except those of fully online programs and courses otherwise authorized by campus presidents and deans.
For all updates and information, please visit: cuny.edu/coronavirus
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Hear former Secretary of Education John King describe CUNY as a "powerful engine of social mobility" and how "generations of low-income folks, generations of immigrants who through CUNY has gotten access to the American Dream." #60Minutes
“If we make cuts to higher education now, if we undermine public higher [education] as a driver of economic opportunity, we will hurt the economy 5, 10, 15 years out,” says former Secretary of Education John King about the economic impacts of coronavirus. cbsn.ws/2MWKeFd
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The Board of Trustees has appointed Sudha Setty as the next dean of @CUNYLaw!
She's an exceptional scholar and an experienced legal leader who's currently the dean of @WNEULaw.
Setty is the first person of South Asian descent to lead one of our colleges. ow.ly/WoGp50I1IXG
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CUNY is proud to join @NewYorkStateAG Letitia James’ challenge to this misguided federal rule change and has submitted an affidavit in support of the filing. We will continue to cooperate and work with the Attorney General as the lawsuit moves forward: ow.ly/GIUL50Ay3Fq
New York State is home to over 100,000 international students, and New York City has the most international students of any city in our nation.
I’ll defend these students and schools against this rule and fight the Trump administration’s efforts to threaten public health.
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REMINDER: No physical, on-campus classes from March 12-18. Classes will move to distance learning on March 19 for the remainder of the Spring semester.
🏫 CUNY schools, dorms, libraries, research facilities, day care centers remain open. cuny.edu/coronavirus/
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Today marks the 57th anniversary of the assassination of Medgar Evers.
We ask that you join @NewsatMedgar for a virtual ceremony to commemorate his life and legacy. Details: ow.ly/fDW250A67ug #MedgarEvers
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We are listening to your feedback about fears over the coronavirus (COVID-19). We hear you and we take your concerns very seriously. At this time, there are no confirmed coronavirus cases involving anyone in the CUNY community. CUNY.edu/coronavirus #COVID19 (1/2)
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CUNY appoints Queens College President Félix V. Matos Rodríguez, an accomplished scholar, teacher, administrator and public servant, as the eighth Chancellor of CUNY. He is the first Latino educator to head the University. ow.ly/WKX030nH015
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Due to snow, CUNY will be closed on Thursday, January 4. Sign up for #CUNYAlert for the latest updates. ow.ly/PTFb30hzp54
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#CUNY welcomes Senator @BernieSanders will soon address @BklynCollege411 grads at the Barclays Center! bit.ly/2qC8wqo
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"CUNY stands in solidarity with DACA recipients across the nation in urging the U.S. Supreme Court to reject the misguided effort to end DACA."
Read @ChancellorCUNY's statement on #DACA.
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Starting today, most CUNY students are now eligible to be vaccinated! Watch a CUNY medical student walk us through the process at @CityCollegeNY vaccination site. She is helping to make sure we #VaxUpCUNY! Our thanks to @nychealthsystem and @nychealthy. cuny.edu/vaxupcuny
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CUNY will enact flexible credit/no credit policy under which students will have 20 days after they receive grades to decide if they want to convert any or all of letter grades they earn in classes to CR/NC grading. (1/2) cuny.edu/cuny-continuity/cun…
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.@yarimarbonilla will be the first woman to lead CUNY's @CentroPR, in its 48-year-history. A Puerto Rican scholar and educator, Bonilla was named a @CarnegieCorp Fellow in 2018 for her research on the social impact of Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico. #CUNYTrailblazer
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A new report from the Brookings Institution ranks @CityCollegeNY third among four-year schools with the greatest success in lifting low-income students into the middle class. ow.ly/G6De50AAcrq
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CUNY dominates the Top 20 rankings in Colleges with the Highest #SocialMobility Rates. ow.ly/v7JJ30ltCAE
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We're proud to see (and hear!) CUNY alumni @THEKIDMERO and @JerrySeinfeld join @mta's efforts to remind New Yorkers to mask up and keep our communities safe! #CUNYStrong
Hear these iconic New York voices (and more) playing throughout the system now 😎
Shoutout to @NuevaYorkNico 💙
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You may know @genesimmons as the bassist and co-lead singer of the New York City rock band Kiss, but did you know he attended @csinews?
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"CUNY propels almost six times as many low-income students into the middle class and beyond as all eight Ivy League campuses, plus Duke, M.I.T., Stanford and Chicago, combined." - New York Times cuny.edu/learnmore
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BREAKING: Tonight, CUNY learned of a coronavirus infection of a @BklynCollege411 student who tested positive. The student is in the hospital under medical care, and our thoughts are with her for a full and speedy recovery. brooklyn.cuny.edu/coronaviru… (1/3)
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Don’t forget to vote! Polls are open until 9:00 pm today. #VOTENYC info: ow.ly/vfwd30lO0ks
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“We write today to condemn the hatred and bigotry that have gripped the country in recent days.”– CUNY Board of Trustees Chair, William C. Thompson Jr. and Chancellor Vita Rabinowitz. ow.ly/ZGQN30mpX04
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“I am also very lucky to work at @GC_CUNY, which has been so forward-thinking in its strong support of digital scholarship over the years.”
Professor Matthew K. Gold was honored with the 2020 New York City Digital Humanities award. ow.ly/rBvI50ysIrJ
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After the Board of Trustees unanimously voted Félix V. Matos Rodríguez the University’s eighth Chancellor, Chairperson William C. Thompson Jr. places a CUNY pin on his lapel.
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CUNY wins $3.9 Million grant to promote minority participation in #STEM.
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We’ve never doubted the strength, resilience, and grit of our CUNY community. But if there’s one lesson we learned from COVID-19, it’s that each and every one of us can do our part to bring back the city we love. #MaskUpCUNY to show the skeptics that you can never kill New York.
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Eight CUNY schools were ranked America’s #BestValueColleges by @Forbes! @BaruchCollege @QC_News @BklynCollege411 @Hunter_College @CityCollegeNY @csinews @JohnJayCollege @LehmanCollege
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Our thoughts are with the student and we wish her a full recovery. Health officials said the infection posed
no threat to the school community, but out of an abundance of caution the school will be closed Wednesday, March 11. (2/3)
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On this unusually consequential #InaugurationDay, CUNY welcomes the @joebiden administration and their promise of leadership committed to social justice, public education, and leading the nation out of the COVID-19 pandemic. cuny.edu/mu/forum/2021/01/20…
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CUNY students currently enrolled full-time, staff and faculty can enjoy free admission to @MuseumModernArt through Sept. 30, 2021! Visit their extensive list of exhibitions, attend virtual events and more! For more information, go here: ow.ly/7mk850Cm1LB
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In order to provide students with access to the equipment they need to complete the semester, CUNY is instituting a recalibration period beginning March 27-April 1. Distance learning will resume on April 2. Read @ChancellorCUNY's letter. (1/3) cuny.edu/coronavirus/#univer…
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Cheers to all the women – both past and present – who have pushed boundaries to change the world! 👏🎉 #WomensHistoryMonth
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Eight CUNY schools made @businessinsider's list of colleges with the best return on investment:
☑️ @BaruchCollege
☑️ @QC_News
☑️ @Hunter_College
☑️ @CityCollegeNY
☑️ @BklynCollege411
☑️ @LehmanCollege
☑️ @YorkCollegeCUNY
☑️ @csinews
businessinsider.com/colleges…
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What a thrill to see @DTHballet perform in front of @CityCollegeNY’s iconic Shepard Hall. ow.ly/mdaO50C0aTy
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.@BklynCollege411 alum and newly elected @NYCCouncil member @ShahanaFromBK is not only one of the first South Asians but also the first Muslim woman to be elected to the council. She discusses her position and what it means to her and the community: ow.ly/PVtU50HkRpt
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Welcome to CUNY’s 2019-2020 academic year! Watch this special video featuring our amazing students and @ChancellorCUNY to mark the first day of the #FallSemester.
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Medical schools across the U.S. are struggling to increase enrollment of racial and ethnic minorities, but CUNY’s 2-year-old School of Medicine is already among the nation’s most diverse. nydn.us/2ARzJNA
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While CUNY resumes the Spring semester via distance learning, @ChancellorCUNY offers words of encouragement as our community moves forward with the critical work to preserve academic, research and business continuity. For more info: cuny.edu/student-continuity
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CUNY votes for our past, our present, and our future. We know that so much is at stake for today's election, and we want to make sure that you are able to fulfill your civic duty by voting. Follow @CUNYVotes and to find your poll site, go here: findmypollsite.vote.nyc #CUNYVotes
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.@Hunter_College grad student Oluwanisola “Sola” Olosunde (@DrinkSolaPop) began digging through CUNY’s libraries and its online academic databases to share the history of Black New Yorkers. He began posting what he found on @Twitter. nytimes.com/2020/08/12/nyreg…
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CUNY supports the right of young people to peacefully demonstrate. High school disciplinary action stemming from nonviolent protests will have no effect on our admissions decisions. ow.ly/u2q130iG0iB
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Using @nytimes new college ranking tool, and one thing that's clear: CUNY ranks the best for a combination of students' priorities and goals in:
☑️ economic mobility
☑️ median income after graduation
☑️ racial and economic diversity
☑️ affordability
🔗nytimes.com/interactive/2023…
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"Your success is a testament to the power of the American Dream. Try. Fail. Try again. And never ever give up. The future is yours to claim, but also to care for. I believe in you." @HillaryClinton has an inspirational message for the 2019 graduating class @Hunter_College.
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.@CUNY Board of Trustees approves in-state tuition for students from hurricane ravaged PR and USVI bit.ly/2yLE4lj
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.@ThePrincetonRev names five CUNY schools to its Best Value Colleges of 2019.
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.@LaGuardiaCC This made our day! ❤️
Great to see the CUNY community come together to help our fellow New Yorkers.
Trying to do our part to protect #NYC first responders against #COVID19 #coronavirus -- here's a photo of the 150 N-95 respirators, 20,000 surgical gloves, and 200 gowns we donated to @nycemergencymgt #CUNY
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.@yuhline, @BaruchCollege, '11, became the first Asian American to represent the 65th District in the New York State Assembly in 2016. She helped form the state's first ever Asian Pacific American Legislative Task Force. ow.ly/SaL650EJa75 #APAHM #CUNYTrailblazer
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