Borsi writes her Bellas Letras (Vista Higher Learning) as she retires after 39 years.
The Office of Human Resources sponsored a special luncheon thanking the college’s Civil Service/Classified Staff and honoring five with twenty or more years of service. They were Wendell Readous, Isabel Reina Planas, Rosa Hughley, Jose Carrasquillo, and Mary Cheatham.
The BMCC faculty performs two concerts in Theatre 2 each semester. The May 9 concert, “Baroque to Bernstein,” was sponsored in conjunction with the BMCC Tribeca Performing Arts Center.
The continuing chill between Washington and Tehran owes much to the intransigence of their leaders, says Mohammad Soleymani. A thaw will come only after both men have left office.
"It is logical to expect that the U.S. and Iran would have amicable diplomatic relations," says BMCC economics professor Mohammad Soleymani. "For one thing, both countries want...
May 14, 2007 An innovative program training faculty to make writing an integral part of the learning experienceBMCC professor Rifat Salam teaches Sociology, not English, but writing has always figured importantly in her courses. "I’ve always seen writing assignments as fundamental to effective teaching and learning," she says. That view lies at the heart...
May 14, 2007 A BMCC conference explores the root causes, pervasive threat and devastating impact of trafficking in women and children.The U.S. government calculates that as many as 800,000 persons are trafficked across international borders each year and forced into prostitution or some other form of involuntary servitude. But Norma Ramos, co-executive director of...
May 14, 2007 An Employee Recognition luncheon on May 15th honors five BMCC staffers representing nearly a century-and-a-half of service to the collegeWendell Readous was doing roofing work on a downtown Manhattan office building in the early 1980s when he noticed a large, open lot on Chambers Street. “I didn’t realize I’d be spending...
Phi Theta Kappa, the international honor society of two-year institutions, held its annual BMCC induction ceremony yesterday. More than two hundred student-inductees from fall 2006 and spring 2007 took part in the program.
The winning students of the English Department’s 2007 Faculty Writing Awards are Carlos Gomez-Marquez, Lindsay Toussaint, Jenny Luczak, Christopher Iverson Rafael Duran, Peter Monica, Wade Owens, and Anita Samuels.
BMCC men's soccer sophomore Ohionameh Aregbeyen wins the 2007 Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholars Award. "Ohi," as he is known, led the men's soccer team as a captain and maintained a 3.97 cumulative GPA.
