NYC Launches Interpreter Bank to Expand Language Access For Immigrants
The City Council allocated $3.4 million for interpreter services and nonprofit legal assistance amid rising demand.
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Study Finds Asian American Parents Prioritize Schools with Large Population of Asian Students, Citing Academic Rigor and Safety
In a recent study, researchers interviewed Asian American parents to determine how ideas about diversity and racial attitudes influence their choice of schools. They found that participants favored schools with greater numbers of Asian American students, citing beliefs consistent with the model minority myth, suggesting that Asian students have stronger educational values and a stronger … Read more
Professor Ghada Soliman appointed interim associate dean for CUNY SPH faculty affairs
CUNY SPH is delighted to announce that Professor Ghada Soliman has been appointed interim associate dean for faculty affairs, effective January 27, 2025.
$500k grant to CCNY enables platform for stories of South Bronx environmental issues
The City College of New York has received a $490,000 grant from the Mellon Foundation to establish a new project at the Colin Powell School for Civic and Global Leadership, “SUSTAIN-NYC: Storytelling for Urban Sustainability and Transformation in New York City.”
U.S. DOE awards CCNY expert Naresh Devineni $2M for RENEW project
Naresh Devineni, professor of civil engineering at The City College of New York and a water systems and hydroclimate expert, is the recipient of a $2 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to develop a holistic research and training program for its RENEW (Reaching a New Energy Sciences Workforce) initiative. The outcome will … Read more
Grove School Professor Anil K. Agrawal receives top 2025 ASCE Moisseiff Award
Anil K. Agrawal, Herbert G. Kayser Professor of Civil Engineering at The City College of New York is the recipient of the American Society of Civil Engineers’ (ASCE) 2025 Moisseiff Award. The honor is for his paper “Reliability-Based Framework for Structural Robustness Evaluation of Bridges,” published in the ASCE Journal of Bridge Engineering, April 2024.