Tag: CUNY
Study Finds a Link Between Family Support and Health/Happiness Among LGBT People of Color
The Social Justice Sexuality project – a study of over 5,000 lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people of color – finds that spirituality and family support are key predictors to overall health, happiness, and civic engagement.
Rudy Crew Appointed President of Medgar Evers College in Brooklyn
Dr. Crew has been serving as the chief education officer for the state of Oregon since 2012. He is the former chancellor of the New York City Public Schools and the former superintendent of the public school system in Miami, Florida.
Black Students Making Progress at CUNY Colleges
Over the past 10 years the number of Black students transferring into the 11 senior colleges of the CUNY system has risen dramatically. Retention rates for Black first-year students have increased and the Black student graduation rate is up 14.4 percentage points.
Online Photographic Archive of the “First Blacks in the Americas”
The collection entitled, "First Blacks in the Americas," contains more than 2,900 photographs relevant to African history in what is now the Dominican Republic from the 16th century through colonial times.
Three Appointments to Administrative Positions
Halima Leak, Donna Elam, and Richard Briggance will be assuming new duties.
