December 30, 2013 A December 2013 article in The Atlantic, “How to Escape the Community-College Trap,” opens with this assertion: “More than half of community-college students never earn a degree. Here’s how to fix that”—and then goes on to describe one BMCC student’s experience in the college’s ASAP program. “Students,” author Ann Hulbert says,...
May 25, 2016 On May 23, Tony nominee Brandon Victor Dixon visited Professor Katherine Kavanagh’s Advanced Theatre Workshop in Theatre I, as part of a new collaboration with the BMCC Theatre Program. “During my sabbatical last year, I began to explore a partnership with WalkRunFly Productions, which Brandon V. Dixon co-founded with Warren Adams,” says...
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...
BMCC and other CUNY students present research projects at the 2017 CRSP Symposium. August 1, 2017 Working alongside faculty mentors, Borough of Manhattan Community College (BMCC/CUNY) students investigate the link between dopamine receptors and drug addiction. They analyze metal-tolerant bacteria in the waters around New York City and push mathematical theory to new levels....
November 2, 2016 November is Hispanic Heritage Month at Borough of Manhattan Community College (BMCC/CUNY) and organizers say this year’s theme — Engaging the World and Building Community — is especially relevant against the backdrop of the 2016 Presidential election and the national dialogue about immigration in the United States. “The goal of this...
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...
January 17, 2018 Borough of Manhattan Community College (BMCC/CUNY) Professor of Art Sarah Haviland will investigate ancient and contemporary human-bird imagery and myth in Taiwanese culture, as the college’s latest Fulbright Scholar. Professor Haviland will travel to Taiwan in August 2018 and teach an intensive workshop that fall at the Taipei National University for...
April 5, 2017 More than 425 prospective students and guests attended the Spring 2017 Open House on Saturday, March 25 at BMCC’s main campus on 199 Chambers Street in lower Manhattan. “The event included a meet-and-greet with faculty and staff, a presentation about BMCC and Admissions, tours of the main campus, and in-person admissions...
BMCC students and (center) John Jay College President Jeremy Travis and BMCC Criminal Justice Professor Yolanda Martin December 11, 2014 For the first time in its 7-year history, the First Year Student Showcase at John Jay College featured research posters by community college students. “I want to offer a special welcome to our friends...
BMCC Professor Lisa Rose December 8, 2015 Before she enrolled at BMCC in Spring 2014, human services major Renata Hill worried about the hurdles she would face in school because she has a criminal record. Hill, who is the subject of an award-winning documentary Out in the Night, has maintained an almost perfect GPA...