NY state expands offenses that can be prosecuted as hate crimes
New York is adding 23 offenses to its existing list of hate crimes in a move intended to help victims of violent acts that were motivated by bias or prejudice.
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Which scientists get mentioned in the news? Mostly ones with Anglo names, says study
Do scientists’ social identities, such as ethnicity or race, play a role in who gets named?
Med student Viren Sehgal is 2024 CCNY Valedictorian; Hannah Khanshali is Salutatorian
Viren S. Sehgal, a CUNY School of Medicine student who completed his undergraduate degree in biomedical science with a 4.0 GPA, is The City College of New York’s Class of 2024 Valedictorian. Hannah Khanshali, who’s graduating with a BS in biology and 4.0 GPA from the Macaulay Honors College in the Division of Science, is the Salutatorian. Both were members … Read more
Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders more likely to believe in climate change, new poll says
84% of AAPI adults agree climate change exists, compared to 74% of the general U.S. population, new research says.
Embracing ‘yellow’ — addressing anti-Asian hate by squashing stereotypes
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 CUNY Educators Win 2024 Guggenheim Fellowships
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.