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Why New York needs a statue of Frances Perkins: During Women’s History Month we must remember this New Deal leader.

Hunter College received the 1988 Nobel Prize in Medicine won by biochemist, pharmacologist, and Hunter College alumna Gertrude Elion ’37.

The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs has named Hunter a Fulbright Top Producing Institution for the 22-23 AY.

$10,000 Prizes for Outstanding Accomplishments By Organizations and Individuals in Urban Public Health.

Sen. Charles Schumer elicited a standing ovation for Hunter College President Jennifer J. Raab at the college’s winter commencement.

It has been a privilege beyond measure to lead this exceptional institution for the past 22 years, in effect, through the entire 21st century. ...

$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.

“It’s a singular honor for us to commemorate one of our most distinguished and influential alums,” said President Raab of the legendary warrior poet.

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

The Hunter family has thousands with roots in Central and Eastern Europe—many from Ukraine—who are affected by the Russian government’s brutal action.

The grant will support scholarly groups at Hunter College’s Center for Puerto Rican Studies to study issues confronting Puerto Rico and its diaspora.

Jean Lichtenstein Kerner ’39, having celebrated her 102nd birthday in March, is one of Hunter’s oldest living alumna.

Ronnie Ancona discusses Sarah Pomeroy’s study of women in classical antiquity and her new volume co-edited with alumna Georgia Tsouvala.

Our students occupied all three places in the Intermediate level and 2nd 3rd places in the Advanced language level.

Basnet is the second student in four years from Hunter to receive a Rhodes, one of the world’s most selective awards for post-graduate study.

Jennifer J. Raab on what the Civil Rights pioneer Pauli Murray ’33, who enrolled at Hunter 92 years ago, teaches us about public higher education.

In a year faced with unprecedented challenges, forty-two Hunter students and recent graduates received prestigious fellowships and scholarships.

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

Artist and Hunter alumna Firelei Báez won the Rome Prize and the Artes Mundi Prize, and now has a major new installation at ICA Boston.

For the first time in our history, our nation will celebrate Juneteenth as a federal holiday on June 18, 2021.

In a year like no other, Hunter College celebrated a graduating class like no other, with 4000 students crossing the finish line to get their degree.

We unequivocally condemn these verbal and physical assaults and reiterate our strong commitment to fairness, equity and mutual respect.

The Vannevar Bush Faculty Fellowship—the agency’s most prestigious single-investigator award—provides $3 million to support cutting-edge research.

“We’ve seen the judicial system function at its best, as it was designed to work: with equal justice for all. Yet it’s a solemn moment for all of us.”