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The Honorable H. Carl McCall will serve as the Hunter College Roosevelt House Leader in Residence for the 2019-2020 academic year.

Hunter College announced today the opening of its new Student Union on campus, a dramatic change for the college with its commuter population.

Twenty-six new faculty members have joined Hunter, adding to the School of Arts and Sciences, Ed, Health Professions, Nursing, and Social Work.

Alumna Vanessa Ruta Receives 2019 MacArthur Fellowship, Commonly Known as the “Genius Grant”.

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

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

A research team led by Hunter College has shown that certain extra-virgin olive oils kill human cancer cells with no obvious effect on normal cells.

Congratulations Darsen Hover '18, Anastasiya Matveyenko BA/MA '16, Bressni Neary '19, and Kevin Tang '18 on receiving Fulbright Scholarships!

A new study by Hunter Professor Joshua Plotnik and colleagues found that elephants can sniff out quantities with their noses.

Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton delivered remarks to Hunter's spring 2019 graduates.

The collection covers nearly the entire Roosevelt presidency, from October 22, 1934, through May 2, 1944.

Hillary Rodham Clinton will deliver the commencement address and receive the inaugural Eleanor Roosevelt Distinguished Leadership Award at MSG.

Frayda Lindemann Professor Suzanne Farrin has been awarded one of the nation's most prestigious honors for scholarship and creativity in the arts.

President Jennifer J. Raab and Hunter College students comment on the admissions scandal in a two-part segment on NBC's Nightly News with Lester Holt.

Hunter’s Ruth and Harold Newman Office of Prestigious Scholarships has helped a number of students win highly selective academic awards.

A group of renowned historians and Hunter College alumni and staff joined President Jennifer Raab to celebrate Roosevelt House's 75th anniversary.

Roosevelt Scholar Gabriella Cook-Francis '17 has been awarded the prestigious Marshall Scholarship to continue her studies at Oxford University.

Elliot David ’19, Joy Nuga ’17 and Christopher Sperrazza ’19 will head to Beijing for an extraordinary year of graduate studies in global affairs.

Arthur Elgort '64, known for changing the face of fashion photography, receives an Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from President Raab.

The National Cancer Institute awarded Hunter College and Temple University a grant to investigate disparities that impact minority communities.

For the fourth straight year, a member of the Hunter College community has won the prestigious MacArthur Foundation fellowship.

Hunter College presented Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan (HCES '71 and HCHS '78) with an honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters.

The 2018 Princeton Review hailed Hunter as “the crown jewel of the CUNY system,” and once again named it as one of the “Best Colleges” in the country.

Brooklyn’s Thamara Jean, daughter of Haitian immigrants, is one of 32 Americans chosen for the prestigious award.