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Sandra Martinez, Bilingual Outreach Coordinator of the ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ NY Statewide Breast Cancer Hotline & Support Program, is featured.

Classmates call her Mommy Louis, professors at ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ’s Manhattan Center say she is an exceptional student and Women’s Forum of New York lauded her for achieving success in the face of adversity. Still, 44-year-old Myrdline Louis, a native of Haiti who moved to the United States 23 years ago, is modestly proud and pragmatic about…

Long Islander Sandra Martinez is the new Bilingual Outreach Coordinator for the ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ NY Statewide Breast Cancer Hotline & Support program, located in Garden City.

Mark Grossman, MD, chief of sports medicine and arthroscopy at NYU Langone Hospital-Long Island, has been head team physician at ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ since 2002.

Retired educator Judith Ammerman, MA ’64, MS ’73, has always championed learning as vital to shaping lives and forging futures. And, as a lifelong philanthropist who earned two master’s degrees at ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, she has generously established three endowed funds supporting students, faculty and the University with a planned gift of $1.5 million. 

Longtime ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ political science faculty member Regina Axelrod, PhD, died on November 3, 2022, with a legacy as an esteemed professor, campus leader, and faculty and student advocate. 

With a generous gift of $25,000, Deborah Viola ’84, PhD, established the endowed Daniel Viola Family Scholarship for Neurodiversity.

Carole Katz-Fetner ’68 honed her leadership and communications skills as an English major at ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ and had a powerful mentor and lifelong friend in Dean Emerita Ruth S. Harley ’24, ’50 (Hon.), alumna and namesake of our University Center in Garden City, New York.

The Hunter Performing Arts Scholarship will help propel the careers of drama majors in ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ’s Department of Theatre.

ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ has received the prestigious Innovative Academic Support Initiative award from the American College Personnel Association's Commission for Academic Support in Higher Education (CASHE).

Recent ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ field hockey graduate Jackie Brown ‘21, MBA ‘22, was recognized as an NCAA Woman of the Year Top 30 Nominee at the 2023 national NCAA Convention in San Antonio, Texas, on January 12, 2023. She is the third ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ student-athlete to make the Top 30, following Alison Johnson ‘20, MA ‘21, and Chelsea Abreu ‘19, MBA ‘21.

A multidisciplinary team's research could inform the way zoos and other groups design new homes for wildlife.

The ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ School of Social Work was selected to participate in a premier program with the New York State Office of Mental Health. Graduate social work students like Stephanie Paterno work directly with adults diagnosed with severe mental illnesses—a unique bridge between two fields.

Honors College alumna Camille Pajor ’09, MBA ’16, shares her inspiring life story and explains how her career brought her to the war-torn Ukrainian border to assist refugees. It’s a story of determination, compassion and strength.

Melanie Bush, PhD, professor of sociology and an expert in teaching methods around the globe, has been awarded a Fulbright Specialist Award. During her three-year tenure, she will develop new insights into the ways we can make education more just and equitable for all.

Chuck D ’84, ’13 (Hon.), who earned his Bachelor of Fine Arts at ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, is rediscovering his college roots as an illustrator. The hip-hop pioneer is releasing his first fine art book this month, Livin’ Loud. An homage to legendary musicians in hip-hop, rap and rock, it features more than 250 of his works.

ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ recently changed the name of its Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) to the Office of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging (DEIB). Find out why this change is so important on college campuses and learn about new ways the office is working to increase the sense of belonging among students and staff.

Malika Burieva, a first-generation Uzbek American, is passionate about the cultural heritage that she said has “made me into the person that I am today."

Warren Graham grew up in Hempstead, New York, in a family of civil servants. His stepfather worked in corrections and his mother worked administratively in police stations—and Graham had a lot of questions.

ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Executive Leadership is pleased to announce that Chief Human Resources Officer John Siderakis is now overseeing the newly formed division of University Human Resources, Safety and Administration. Vice President of University Wellness, Safety and Administration Gene Palma will retire on February 1.  The new division comprises the Office of Human Resources, the Department of…

Mariano Torras, PhD, professor and chair of finance and economics, authors a letter on treasury bills. Financial Times reaches 23 million viewers each month and has a paid readership of 1.2 million.