April 6, 2016 Borough of Manhattan Community College/CUNY Computer Science major Hector Liang fell in love with New York City the first time he visited the city in 2012. Raised in Venezuela by Chinese parents, Liang moved to New York to study at BMCC in 2015. “BMCC attracted me with its Start Here, Go Anywhere motto,”...
(Left to Right): Kan Xue and Michael Cruz July 6, 2015 Two BMCC students, Michael Cruz and Kan Xue, were just accepted to present their research projects in the Mathematical Association of American (MAA) MathFest 2015 this August at the Marriott Wardman Park in Washington, DC. The students will present research they have conducted...
July 30, 2014 Every June since 1993, the Beacon Conference has showcased the research efforts of outstanding students at two-year colleges throughout the mid-Atlantic region. Simply to be selected to present their work in the one-day competition reflects an exceptional level of scholarship and originality. This year, two BMCC students—Humoyun Musaev and Anastasia Sidorenkova—were...
May 1, 2014 Award-winning filmmaker Professor Shari Mekonen is working on a new documentary titled The Sea Is My Brother about Gabriel Frank, an 85-year-old veteran who served in the Merchant Marine for 23 years. After a meeting with Mekonen, New York Congressman Charles Rangel, who is advocating for World War II Merchant Mariners, put...
June 7, 2016 The Manhattan Educational Opportunity Center (MEOC) held its 49th commencement ceremony on Wednesday, June 1 in Theatre One on BMCC’s main campus. More than 600 graduates were honored for completing MEOC programs including English for Speakers of Other Languages, High School Equivalency, College Prep, Certified Nursing Assistant, Certified Microsoft® Office, Electronic Health...
December 12, 2014 A recent highly interactive forum at Borough of Manhattan Community College’s Hudson Room highlighted an ongoing campus-wide conversation about the impact high-priced textbooks have on student learning. It also helped participants understand more affordable alternatives such as Open Educational Resources, or OER. OER are learning materials that are available at no...
BMCC student Kuhinur Jahan (Left) and Professor Zetta Elliott (Right) December 17, 2013 “The Black Man in Contemporary Society,” a course offered through BMCC’s Center for Ethnic Studies, was taught this semester by professor and author Zetta Elliott.“Some of you are probably surprised to come in and see me at the front of the...
July 7, 2015 Community colleges are often linked with workforce development, and while it’s true that the 30-plus associate degree programs at BMCC reflect growth industries such as computer information systems, allied health and the sciences, they also reflect the arts and humanities. “Community college students deserve the full array of options that private...
April 24, 2017 Borough of Manhattan Community College (BMCC/CUNY) is presenting its annual Year in Review Student Art Show, opening Wednesday, April 26 with a reception and from 5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. in Shirley Fiterman Art Center, 81 Barclay Street in lower Manhattan. The exhibit showcases the work of more than 200 BMCC...
BMCC English Professor James Tolan August 4, 2014 Recently, BMCC professor of English and poet James Tolan was interviewed, along with poet Olivia Stiffler, on the nationally distributed public radio program, New Letters on the Air. Hosted and produced by Angela Elam, the show is an independent production of the College of Arts and...
