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A Bengali American former Undergraduate Student Government president is Hunter’s latest Schwarzman Scholar.

Hunter alum and staffer Emily Springer ’23 has won a Marshall Scholarship for graduate study at a British university.

Hunter College senior tahda queer has won The Alice T. Schafer Mathematics Prize for Excellence in Mathematics by an Undergraduate Woman.

Two Hunter-trained CUNY doctoral students won big at a recent datathon for prospective quantitative PhD.

Lauren Holmes, MFA Playwriting '23, was named as the winner of the 2024 Princess Grace Playwriting Fellowship.

A Hunter Education researcher has received a $1.7 million, four-year grant for a four-state study of racial disproportionality in Special Education.

Three Hunter College alums — Bradley Eckerson ’24, Christine Kuang ’22, Jackson Todd ’22 — have won Fulbright Scholarships for study abroad.

Hunter College congratulates three students on being named 2024-2025 Pride Policy Fellows at its Roosevelt House Public Policy Institute.

Since 2005, Lighthouse Guild’s Scholarship Program has awarded over $2.8 million in college scholarships to students who are legally blind.

Two new Hunter College graduates were among the inaugural class of four young scientists chosen for the prestigious Damon Runyon Scholarship.

Lassonde’s methods have yielded astonishing success. The number of Hunter students winning a nationally competitive fellowship has risen by 133%.

Hunter President Ann Kirschner gave certificates of appreciation to dozens of students who worked for the administration.

The program was created by a transformative $52 million gift from Leonard A. Lauder in memory of his late wife and Hunter graduate, Evelyn Lauder ’58.

Hunter College congratulates Phill M. Campbell ’25, for earning a coveted Beinecke Scholarship worth $35,000 in support of his graduate education.

Sherelyn Alejandro Merchan ’24, worked on the discovery with mentor, Jackie Faherty, senior astrophysicist at the American Museum of Natural History.

Hunter congratulates Michael Stewart, a master’s student in Geography, on winning a David L. Boren Fellowship to study Arabic in Morocco next year.

Two Hunter graduates — Nicolina Fusco ’20 and Eric J. Reeves ’23 — have won National Science Foundation – Graduate Research Fellowships.

Hunter student Abigail Jimenez MHC ’24 has won a prestigious New York City Urban Fellowship.

Hunter College congratulates Rania Darwish MHC ’26 for winning a prestigious Goldwater Scholarship.

Hunter College congratulates freshman Jady Chen MHC ’27 for winning a prestigious Jeannette K. Watson Fellowship.

A junior in Hunter College’s Undergraduate Nursing Program has been elected to a key post at a statewide student group.

Xu, 24, who was a Yalow scholar and majored in Chemistry at Hunter, now studies osteopathic medicine at New York Institute of Technology.

Hunter College senior Maya Wong is one of 15 undergraduates and young professionals from across the nation selected by the Hertog Foundation.

Radiotopia has picked up Jess Shane MFA '23’s thesis project as a limited-series podcast.

Two Hunter-trained CUNY doctoral students won big at a recent datathon for prospective quantitative PhD.

Hunter Physics graduate Destiny Howell ’24 and her team placed first this summer at the University of Wyoming’s Nuclear Bootcamp Competition.

Professor Yuhang Ren was awarded a three-year, $800,000 grant by the National Science Foundation to further the emerging field of QISE.

Dr. Jill Bargonetti and her team are celebrating a new grant and a milestone from The Breast Cancer Research Foundation (BCRF).

Assistant Professor of Political Science Zhihang Ruan won the best dissertation prize from APSA’s Class and Inequality.

The study by Assistant Professor of Economics Sangita Vyas found that, compared to 2019, life expectancy at birth was 2.6 years lower.

A Hunter College research team is advancing a diagnostic tool that heralds new treatments for metastatic breast cancer.

Hunter-Bellevue School of Nursing was ranked third out of 210 Nursing schools in New York state and in the top 10% nationally by RN Careers.

A Hunter Education researcher has received a $1.7 million, four-year grant for a four-state study of racial disproportionality in Special Education.

Hunter Associate Professor Dr. Judith Aponte BSN ’94 MS ’98 has received a five-year, $1.25 million NIH Science Education Partnership Award.

Prof. Wenge Ni-Meister received a $300,000 grant from NASA to study the Earth’s vegetation from space.

Two new Hunter College graduates were among the inaugural class of four young scientists chosen for the prestigious Damon Runyon Scholarship.

The program was created by a transformative $52 million gift from Leonard A. Lauder in memory of his late wife and Hunter graduate, Evelyn Lauder ’58.

Sherelyn Alejandro Merchan ’24, worked on the discovery with mentor, Jackie Faherty, senior astrophysicist at the American Museum of Natural History.

Hunter Associate Professor of African History Jill Rosenthal has been selected by CUNY for a 2024 Wasser – Gross Award for Outstanding Research.

Hunter student Abigail Jimenez MHC ’24 has won a prestigious New York City Urban Fellowship.

Hunter College congratulates Rania Darwish MHC ’26 for winning a prestigious Goldwater Scholarship.

Hunter College Professor Shahana Mahajan is living her childhood dream of finding a cure for a deadly cancer.

Funding for the first year will be more than $1.9 million with similar amounts expected in each of the remaining four years.

The students mapped out the authority’s rationale, organization, and relations with other agencies.

A recent conference promoting Physics among undergraduate women was a veritable Hunter College reunion.

The study in JAMA Internal Medicine was carried out by senior author Woolhandler; her partner, Dr. David Himmelstein.

Americans are wasting hundreds of billions of dollars on private healthcare administration that could be freed up for needed care.

The Hunter College Professor introduced hundreds of Hunter students to lemur ecology and conservation in Madagascar.

Prof. William Solecki received a three-year, $500,000 grant from the federal government to improve flood resilience in vulnerable communities.

Hunter was ranked the nation’s No. 2 “best value” college by the Wall Street Journal.

A Hunter researcher is sharing a four-year, $2.5 million National Institutes of Mental Health grant to find out.

CUNY Chancellor Félix V. Matos Rodríguez visited Hunter on August 28, where he greeted students, welcomed President Nancy Cantor, and announced a ...

Hunter's Lois V. and Samuel J. Silberman School of Social Work has registered the largest first-year class in its 68-year history: 605 students.

Dr. Jill Bargonetti and her team are celebrating a new grant and a milestone from The Breast Cancer Research Foundation (BCRF).

Hunter Associate Professor Dr. Judith Aponte BSN ’94 MS ’98 has received a five-year, $1.25 million NIH Science Education Partnership Award.

Since 2005, Lighthouse Guild’s Scholarship Program has awarded over $2.8 million in college scholarships to students who are legally blind.

Hunter's Department of Physics and Astronomy has received a five-year, $5 million award from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

Funding for the first year will be more than $1.9 million with similar amounts expected in each of the remaining four years.

Dr. Yomaira Figueroa-Vásquez, visited the White House December 14 for an event, “Communities in Action: Building a Better New York.”

Hunter College has appointed Ann Marie Mauro as the next Joan Hansen Grabe Dean of the School of Nursing, President Jennifer J. Raab announced.

The ten appointments mark additions in the School of Arts & Sciences and the Silberman School of Social Work.

Hunter will work with the African School of Economics to help students pursue advanced degrees in economics, including a master’s at Hunter.

President Raab joined host Rosanna Scotto to discuss how Hunter College handled the COVID-19 crisis.

President Raab has announced a summer program to address racial inequality and injustice.

Speaking on behalf of the entire Hunter College community, Hunter President Jennifer J. Raab addresses the U. S. Supreme Court ruling on DACA.

Hunter College honored the outstanding achievements of its 2020 graduating class through online ceremonies and congratulatory messages.

Hunter’s NYC Food Policy Center Offers a 5-Borough Guide to food pantries, meals for children and seniors, grocery deliveries, and other resources.

During quarantine, HHS students have created a comprehensive virtual reconstruction of their physical school, allowing school life to continue.

President Jennifer Raab spoke with FOX 5’s Rosanna Scotto and Lori Stokes on Good Day New York to discuss the rich history of Hunter College.

Hunter President Jennifer J. Raab and City University of New York Chancellor Rodríguez opened the Puerto Rico, Puerto Ricans Diaspora Summit 2019.

A new report from The Wall Street Journal ranks Hunter College as #4 in “The Biggest Bargains Among U.S. Colleges.”

Distinguished Professor Emily Braun has been appointed as a 2019-2020 Safra Visiting Professor at National Gallery of Art's CASVA.

New York City Transit unveiled three colorful mosaics by Hunter art professor and alumna Lisa Corinne Davis MFA ’83 at the 68th Street.

Stereophonic won five 2024 Tony Awards, including Best New Play and Best Direction.

Hunter College congratulates MFA Playwriting alum Jesse Jae Hoon ’23 for winning the prestigious Terrence McNally Award.

David Adjmi’s smash-hit Broadway play, Stereophonic, just collected a whopping 13 2024 Tony nominations – including Best Play. 

The Wilson award was established by the estate of Lanford Wilson and is presented to an early career or “emerging” playwright.

Harper Montgomery named Susan and David Bershad Professor of Art History and the director of the Hunter College Art Galleries.

Gloria Steinem, Robin Morgan Headline Roster of Speakers.

Professor Lisa Corinne Davis and alumni Ellie Ga and Keliy Anderson-Staley are among 180 scientists, writers, scholars, and artists honored.

The finale of Nelson’s Rhinebeck Series will run from August 28–October 8 at the Frederick Loewe Theatre at Hunter College.

The new exhibit, “Giving Light: An Art Antidote to Gun Violence,” runs through April 8.

With “Apeirogon,” McCann, a Distinguished Lecturer of Creative Writing, becomes the second Hunter professor to have won this prestigious prize.

The ten appointments mark additions in the School of Arts & Sciences and the Silberman School of Social Work.

President Raab has announced a summer program to address racial inequality and injustice.

Speaking on behalf of the entire Hunter College community, Hunter President Jennifer J. Raab addresses the U. S. Supreme Court ruling on DACA.

Hunter College honored the outstanding achievements of its 2020 graduating class through online ceremonies and congratulatory messages.

The Hunter College Art Galleries created an online exhibition in honor of longtime Distinguished Lecturer Constance DeJong.

The poems in 4:30 Movie move back and forth in time as Prof. Masini copes with her younger sister’s illness and death.

During quarantine, HHS students have created a comprehensive virtual reconstruction of their physical school, allowing school life to continue.

Isabella Rossellini graduated from Hunter in 2019 with a Master’s Degree in Animal Behavior.

The all-female cast of Erica Schmidt’s Mac Beth “makes a glorious physical and aural mulch of the stage,” writes New Yorker critic Vinson Cunningham.

“The Extraordinary,” a show at Hunter’s East Harlem Gallery, is included in the Times’ new list of “What to See Right Now in New York Galleries”.

Peter Carey, Tom Sleigh and Colum McCann pave the way for aspiring authors.

Hunter Theater Project's inaugural production of "Uncle Vanya", led by Theatre Chair Greg Mosher, has been nominated for two 2019 Drama Desk Awards.

Isabella Rossellini shares her experience of studying animal behavior at Hunter College and performing in her show "Link Link Circus".

A Hunter researcher is sharing a four-year, $2.5 million National Institutes of Mental Health grant to find out.

Jody Gottfried Arnhold is helping AGDEP expand its degree offerings with a $237,000 gift.

Dr. Shirley Raps has endowed a $400,000 internship fund, enabling two biology majors to conduct research each summer.

Hunter's Lois V. and Samuel J. Silberman School of Social Work has registered the largest first-year class in its 68-year history: 605 students.

Professor Ofer Tchernichovski will investigate how we can stimulate collective learning, creativity, and smart decision-making in online communities.

Professor Yuhang Ren was awarded a three-year, $800,000 grant by the National Science Foundation to further the emerging field of QISE.

Dr. Jill Bargonetti and her team are celebrating a new grant and a milestone from The Breast Cancer Research Foundation (BCRF).

CENTRO, the Center for Puerto Rican Studies at Hunter College, has received a five-year, $6.468 million grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

Hunter Associate Professor Dr. Judith Aponte BSN ’94 MS ’98 has received a five-year, $1.25 million NIH Science Education Partnership Award.

Hunter College has hired an Irish-born development professional with international experience as its new assistant vice president of IA.

Hunter's Department of Physics and Astronomy has received a five-year, $5 million award from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

The U.S. government has awarded Hunter College’s School of Education a large grant to further its advanced certificate program in Special Education.

Hunter College’s Mother’s Day Campaign has raised more than $10 million for thousands students.

NYC Councilmembers Dinowitz and Powers lauded the innovative campaign begun by President Jennifer J. Raab.

$52 million gift from Leonard A. Lauder aims to increase health equity in New York through major enhancements to Hunter College's School of Nursing.

Jennifer J. Raab discusses her transformational tenure as president of Hunter College on TalkLine Network’s “Hadassah Presents: Women of Vision.”

Funding will be used to enhance academic and student support and related faculty and staff development to benefit students.

The ten appointments mark additions in the School of Arts & Sciences and the Silberman School of Social Work.

Hunter will work with the African School of Economics to help students pursue advanced degrees in economics, including a master’s at Hunter.

President Raab has announced a summer program to address racial inequality and injustice.

Speaking on behalf of the entire Hunter College community, Hunter President Jennifer J. Raab addresses the U. S. Supreme Court ruling on DACA.

The grant, awarded to Hunter’s Brookdale Center for Healthy Aging, will be used to empower patient advocates to speak for vulnerable adults.

President Jennifer Raab spoke with FOX 5’s Rosanna Scotto and Lori Stokes on Good Day New York to discuss the rich history of Hunter College.

The Jewish Studies Center is happy to announce the acceptance of a generous donation that will fund its Lunch Lectures series for the spring semester.