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As part of CUNY’s Anti-Hate initiative, this program at Medgar Evers College probed the bias faced by Asian Americans and sought to quash stereotypes.

Three women from CUNY’s faculty have won prestigious Guggenheim Fellowships in recognition of their groundbreaking contributions to the arts and humanities. This year’s CUNY Guggenheim fellows are interdisciplinary artist Bang-Guel Han and philosophy scholar Barbara Montero, both of the College of Staten Island, and art historian Claire Bishop, of the CUNY Graduate Center.

When Governor Kathy Hochul approved $30 million in funding to New York’s Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) community in 2023, she made history, supporting more than 100 AAPI-led and-serving organizations from across New York that provide the critical resources needed to combat hate and support the safety and wellness of our communities. This year, the … Read more

Vivian Chavez earned an Associate of Science (A.S.) degree at Borough of Manhattan Community College (BMCC/CUNY) in December 2023, and will cross the BMCC commencement stage in June 2024.

Yingshihan Zhu, an adjunct in the Philosophy Department at the Weissman School of Arts and Sciences, won for her essay, “The Moral Obligation of the Privileged to Resist Complacency about Their Own Oppression.”

Allen Chien is a Computer Science major, and Amena Shamia is a Biology major who aims to earn a Ph.D. in Microbiology and Immunology.