Manhattan Today
covers commencement ceremonies at Hunter College High School, where some 54 students—about one-third of the class—were named National Merit Finalists, and 23 received National Merit Scholarships. Photos capture students in caps and gowns, and President Raab with Acting Principal Christine Cutting and Acting New York State Supreme Court Justice Patricia Anne Williams, who was named a Distinguished Graduate.
Our Town carries an item on the graduation event as well.ASTHMA AND THE HOME ENVIRONMENT
An extensive story in The New York Times
on the prevalence of asthma in East Harlem mentions the efforts of Ted Outwater, associate director of Hunter's Center for Occupational and Environmental Health. Outwater has investigated the use of nonallergenic pesticides to kill roaches, which are considered a major asthma trigger.
A-1 TEACHER PREPARATION
Both national and city editions of The New York Times
report that CUNY's teacher education programs, including Hunter's, are turning out students better prepared to take the New York State teacher certification examinations. At present, 93 and 96 percent of Hunter education students are passing the state's two exams, in arts and sciences and in teaching skills, respectively. What's more, the International Reading Association identified Hunter as one of several colleges whose teacher preparation is "excellent," particularly in literacy, reports
Education Week.
NEW TEACHING FELLOWS
New Voice of New York
reports on the second group to be welcomed into the NYC Board of Education's two-year-old Teaching Fellows program. Hunter is among several CUNY schools and others offering training and course work to help the Fellows—career changers going into elementary school teaching—meet their requirements for a Master's degree.
STUDENTS OF COLOR
Black Issues in Higher Education
ranks Hunter College among the top 100 schools in the U.S. that have conferred the most bachelor's degrees to students of color, according to their 1999-2000 academic year data.
COSBY LOVES HUNTER
The well-known "Metropolitan Diary" column in The New York Times
relates an anecdote about actor Bill Cosby traveling on the Lexington Avenue bus. When the bus stopped at 68th
Street, Mr. Cosby proclaimed to his fellow riders, "Hunter College, what a wonderful place to get an education."
CLASS OF '31
The 70th
reunion of Hunter's Class of 1931 makes The New York Times'
Sunday City Section. The 22 women attending alumni festivities at the Sheraton New York Hotel in May, most of them in their 90s, recounted their successes and hardships as women with college degrees who graduated during the Depression.
NEW LEADERSHIP AT CAMPUS SCHOOLS
David J. Laurenson was appointed the new principal of Hunter College High School and director of the Campus Schools, reports
Education Week (both print and online), as well as Our Town.
FUTURE BIOTECH CENTER
Crain's New York Business
mentions plans for Hunter's collaboration with the NYU School of Medicine, Bellevue, and the Veterans Administration on the construction of a biotech center, East River Park, in Manhattan.
GRADUATES' ACHIEVEMENTS
The naming of two graduates to Hunter's Hall of Fame—Gillian A.M. Reynolds and John U. Sepúlveda—makes print in New Voice of New York. Meanwhile,
coverage of Mr. Sepúlveda's award and an Outstanding Achievement Award bestowed on Dr. Antonia Pantoja appears in East Side Express and El Diario.
NEW HONORS COLLEGE PROGRAM
Several newspapers report on the inauguration, and future attendees, of Hunter's Honors College: The Daily News
carries a major feature about the program and some of the students who chose to attend Hunter rather than private schools; features in the Bronx Times Reporter, Bronx News, and
Home News & Times (Yonkers) mention incoming Honors College student Tiffany Gonsalves; and the Queens Courier names Hunter-bound resident James Latopolski.
REVISITING THE MODEL CONVENTION
In an article about teaching youths the political process and the challenges of leadership, Focus,
a Washington, DC, monthly, discusses Hunter's Model Presidential Convention organized by the Department of Political Science last year. The article recounts how the mock convention was created and includes the event's Web site.
GEOLOGY AND GEOGRAPHY
On Civic.com, Hunter College's Department of Geography is cited for its work on the interactive, highly detailed NYCMap, in collaboration with New York City's
Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications.
MAYORAL FORUM
A public forum for mayoral candidates on "The Future of Planning in New York City," held at the
Hunter College School of Social Work, is announced in the Park Slope Courier (Brooklyn).
