News / Capital Projects & Planning

October 10, 2019
Hunter Cuts the Ribbon on New Space Promoting Student Life on Campus

Hunter College announced today the opening of its new Student Union on campus, a dramatic change for the college with its commuter population.
July 11, 2019
"The Jody" Advances Hunter Leadership in Dance

Hunter's role as New York Leading public college for the arts took a great leap forward with the dedication of the new performance space The Jody.
December 1, 2017
New Multifaith Center for Student Organizations Opens at Hunter College

Students from six different religious groups will share space in what is a model of diversity across religious, racial, national and economic lines.
November 1, 2017
A Brother's Gift, Hunter's Newest Dance Studio Honors Our Dear Peggy

To honor Distinguished Prof Peggy Tirschwell and her love of dance, her brother Richard Gilder has donated $500,000 to facilitate a new dance studio.
July 7, 2017
The Lally Family Celebrates Hunter’s Italian-Language Home

Casa Lally, the new home of Parliamo Italiano, Hunter’s Italian Language Institute, was celebrated with three generations of the Lally family.

March 16, 2017
Hunter Opens Renovated Library Floors, Silverstein Student Success Center

The new 7th floor has been reconceived to create the Silverstein Student Success Center, bringing together previously disparate entities.
March 16, 2015
Hunter Celebrates Opening of New Research Space in Belfer Research Building

The new space on the fourth floor of Weill Cornell’s Belfer Research Building marks the continuation of an innovative public-private partnership.
January 27, 2014
Generous Donation Gives Hunter's Theatre Department Its Own Building

Thanks to the generosity of Hunter trustee Patty Baker '82 and her husband, Jay, Hunter's Department of Theatre has a new home.
November 20, 2012
Hunter Launches Graduate Program in Dance; Opens Two Dance Studios

Already the only CUNY college with a dance department, Hunter has launched a new MFA program in the field with two brand-new dance studios.

Learn More About Hunter's Arnhold Graduate Dance Education Program

May 20, 2011
Hunter College School of Social Work Moves to East Harlem

The staff and faculty at the Hunter College School of Social Work are packing up their Upper East Side offices and classrooms to prepare for the ...

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October 27, 2008
Hunter College School of Social Work to Move

Thanks to a generous donation made by Lois V. and Samuel Silberman, Hunter's School of Social Work will be moving uptown to East Harlem.

Read the Full Story in The New York Times (May Require Subscription)