HUNTER MAKES NEWS 2005
Highlights of Hunter-related stories:
August 29, 2005
Hispanic Outlook
“Latino Researchers Take on Education Reform”
The National Latino Education Research and Policy Project, based
at Hunter, has the mission of connecting educational research and
public education policy.
August 26, 2005
The New York Times
“Democrats May Stress Schools but Can’t Attack the Mayor”
Joseph Viteritti, Hunter professor of public policy, discusses the
mayoral campaign and how Bloomberg’s opponents are trying
to distinguish themselves.
August 25, 2005
USA Today
“User I.D.’ Unlocks Lives of Two Women”
Hunter College English professor Jenefer Shute publishes her new
book, “User I.D.”, focusing on the after-effects of
identity theft.
August 22, 2005
Newsday
“Chinatown Seeking a Rebirth”
Peter Kwong, professor of urban affairs in the Asian Studies department,
says that the merchant class and new immigrants have differing views
on revitalizing Chinatown.
August 5, 2005
The Mercury
“Philosophy for Five-Year-Olds – Just Think About That”
Laurance Splitter, an education professor at Hunter, teaches children
philosophy as the thinker-in-residence at Hobart’s Friends’
School.
August 2, 2005
The Christian Science Monitor
“What Truman was Thinking When He Decided to Drop the Bomb”
American history professor Jonathan Rosenberg writes about Hiroshima
in his book “How Far The Promised Land?”
August 1, 2005
Forbes
“Atkins Company To Slim Itself Down”
Arlene Spark, associate professor of nutrition, discusses how the
public has tired of the Atkins diet.
July
19, 2005
The
New York Times
"Really?"
Dr.
Arlene Spark, associate professor of nutrition at Hunter College,
explains that calories taken in during the day are no different
than those at night.
June
5, 2005
The Washington Post
"A
Casualty of the Trade Wars"
Peter
Kwong, a professor of urban planning at Hunter, discusses the effect
of declining garment businesses in Chinatown .
May
31, 2005
The
New York Times
"A
Simple Message: Leave the Flag Alone"
Juan
Flores, professor of Puerto Rican studies at Hunter, discusses his
mixed feelings about the symbolism of the Puerto Rican flag.
May
26, 2005
The
New York Times
"Winning
Back the Brightest"
David
Bauer, the Hunter College High School senior who won the Intel Science
Talent Search, chose CUNY Honors College over an Ivy League school.
May
23, 2005
Newsday
"Grad
Season"
Hunter
College 's graduation ceremony featured WNYC-FM radio host Leonard
Lopate as the main speaker.
May
22, 2005
The
New York Times
"The
Old and The Restless"
Alison
Goodwin Schiff, a retired writer from Hunter College High School
, writes about taking advantage of retirement.
May
20-22, 2005
The New York Sun
"Academia's
Campuses: Blue or Red"
Columnist
Alicia Colon writes about the political class she took at Hunter
College .
May
18, 2005
Daily
News
"1
st Mike TV Ads En Espanol"
Hunter
College political science professor Ken Sherrill explains how Bloomberg
is challenging Ferrer in the mayoral race.
May
18, 2005
The
New York Times
"A
Gentle, Warm-Hearted Look At the 20 th Century, From Rome "
The
Hunter College Assembly Hall was home to one of New York 's most
prestigious recital series.
May
17, 2005
The
New York Times
"As
Fields Makes Strides, She Starts Feeling Sharp Elbows"
Hunter
College political science professor Kenneth Sherrill discusses the
competition among the mayoral candidates.
May
16, 2005
The
Village Voice
"Poor
Students, Fast Learners"
The
Welfare Rights Initiative's course at Hunter, "Community Leadership"
helps welfare recipients who are college students become more active
and self-reliant through higher education.
May
15, 2005
Newsday
"
Chinatown businesswoman's sinister side exposed"
Hunter
College professor Peter Kwong is quoted about human smuggling in
the U.S.
May
15, 2005
Daily
News
"The
Gospel According to Lucas"
Hunter
College classics professor Adele J. Haft discusses how Star Wars
echoes themes from both the Illiad and the Odyssey.
May
13, 2005
Daily
News
"His
River of Money "
Hunter
College political science professor Ken Sherrill discusses Bloomberg's
campaign spending.
May
13, 2005
The
New York Times
"Children's
Events"
The
Hunter College Theatre department as well as the Mad Hatters held
a production of "Daddy Was A Leprechaun" at the Loewe Theater.
May
12, 2005
Our
Town
"Furthermore"
Dennis
L. Kodner, executive director of the Hunter College Brookdale Center
on Aging was appointed as a delegate to the White House Conference
on Aging.
May
11, 2005
Daily
News
"Well
Versed"
Hunter
College High School student Daniel Benjamin was named first-prize
winner of the 33 rd annual Spring Poetry Festival at City College
.
May
9, 2005
The
Hispanic Outlook in Higher Education
"Hispanic
Outlook Top 100"
Hunter
College is one of the top ranked schools.
May
9, 2005
The
Hispanic Outlook in Higher Education
"Center
for Puerto Rican Studies: Sustaining the Culture"
Felix
Matos Rodriguez, director of the Center for Puerto Rican Studies,
discusses the role of the Puerto Rican city in both the Hunter College
community and in New York City .
May
6, 2005
The
New York Times
"Delay
at Ground Zero, Bad Timing for Pataki"
Political
science professor Kenneth Sherrill discusses the setbacks of the
World Trade Center and how it affects Pataki's political future.
April
27, 2005
Daily
News
"CUNY
Gives Itself an 'A' in Glitz Blitz"
David
Bauer , the Hunter College High School senior who won the Intel
Science Talent Search, chose to attend CUNY Honors College rather
than Harvard or MIT.
April
22-24, 2005
The New York Sun
"Diallo
Case Sends Ripples Through Mayoral Forum"
The
1999 Diallo shooting was one of the hot topics at the Democratic
Mayoral Forum held at Hunter College .
April
22-24, 2005
The New York Sun
"Taking
The First Step Toward Reinvention"
Hunter
College 's Continuing Education program offers a variety of dance
classes, from salsa to ballroom to flamenco.
April
22, 2005
The
New York Times
"From
Every Angle, A Rising Revolution"
The
Center for Puerto Rican Studies at Hunter College organized the
exhibition "El Barrio: Puerto Rican New York" at the Museum of New
York .
April
22, 2005
Financial
Times
"The
Art of Conversation"
Art
history professor Emily Braun is the co-curator of an exhibit on
Jewish women and their salons at the Jewish Museum.
April
21, 2005
Our
Town
"Litter
Survey"
Hunter
sociology professor Peter Tuckel and Hunter College students found
that 97 percent of fast food customers disposed of their own garbage
in a study the students conducted in 29 different fast food restaurants
in New York City .
April
18-24, 2005
Crain's New York Business
"
New York , New York "
Hunter
College was the top search among New Yorkers in the category of
colleges in the first three months of 2005.
April
17, 2005
New
York Post
"City's
Pair of Aces"
Hunter
College High School student Kirill Skok, 17, is one of two public
high school students in New York City to receive a perfect 2400
score on the new SAT exam.
April
17, 2005
Daily
News
"Young
Poetry Stars Find Power in Words"
Hunter
College student Jamila Lyiscott is a young poet who won a poetry
challenge sponsored by the New York Knicks' Read to Achieve program.
April
14, 2005
The
New York Times
"Chen
Yifei, 59, Painter and Entrepreneur"
Yifei,
one of China 's most successful artists, earned his master's degree
at Hunter College.
April
13, 2005
Newsday
"A
Perfect Pair of Scores"
Hunter
College High School student Kirill Skok received a perfect 2400
on the new SAT exam.
April
12, 2005
The New York Sun
"Philosopher
in The East Village "
Hunter
College professor Helena Rosenblatt is researching political philosopher
Bejanmin Constant.
April
12, 2005
The
New York Times
"Chalkboard?
First, Study The Chessboard"
Hunter
College High School math teacher, Eliza Kuberska, brought her class
to a chess game as part of "Introduction to Logical Thinking Through
Chess."
April
11, 2005
Daily
News
"Barkin's
big luxury: Doing roles she likes"
Ellen
Barkin, who is starring in the film "Palindromes,"attended Hunter
College .
April
4, 2005
The
Cornell Daily Sun
"Prof.
Speaks About Women in Academia"
Psychology
and linguistics professor Virginia Valian discusses the reasons
behind women's slow advancement in academic careers at a lecture
on women in academia.
April
3, 2005
Baltimore Sun
"Once-teeming
Chinatowns in decline across country"
Asian
studies professor Peter Kwong discusses the economic effects on
establishments in Chinatown.
April
2005
CSA
News/Retirees
"Members
in the News"
Hunter
College President Jennifer J. Raab hosted a ceremony for the opening
of the new Dr. Murray and Anna Rockowitz Writing Center.
March
31, 2005
The New York Sun
"Meet
(Most Of) The Candidates"
Three
of the four Democratic mayoral candidates attended the forum held
in Hunter's auditorium.
March
31, 2005
Newsday
"Poll:
Diallo quip hurts Ferrer"
Democratic
candidates Rep. Anthony Weiner, C. Virginia Fields and City Council
Speaker Gifford Miller participated in a Democratic Mayoral debate
at Hunter without Fernando Ferrer.
March
30, 2005
The New York Sun
"Students
Wonder: Where's Ferrer?"
Hunter
College students protested outside of Fernando Ferrer's office after
he refused to attend a mayoral debate at Hunter.
March
29, 2005
The New York Sun
"The
Center Can Hold"
Hunter
College hosted a dinner featuring former Democratic congressman
Richard Gephardt and former EPA administrator Christine Todd Whitman.
March
28, 2005
NJ.com
"A
retired teacher who won't give up"
Muriel
Fleischer, who received a BA in economics from Hunter, works on
a campaign to get early retirees the benefits they are due.
March
28, 2005
The New York Observer
"City
Student Wins Intel Science Prize"
David
Bauer is featured as a success of the city's gifted and talented
programs.
March
28, 2005
New
York Post
"Cold-feet
Freddy to skip Dems' debate"
Democratic
mayoral candidate Fernando Ferrer refused to attend a mayoral debate
held by the Hunter College Undergraduate Student Government.
March
27, 2005
Times
Dispatch
"Intel
Science Winner Offers Advice"
Hunter
College High School senior David Bauer , who considered studying
political science or intern ational relations before choosing science,
said the best ideas come from "recognizing the needs of the world
around you."
March
22, 2005
National
Review Online
"Who
Stole Harvard?"
Hunter
professor and psychologist Virginia Valian , who has written extensively
about feminist issues, is quoted.
March
21, 2005
Daily
News
"Gifted
kids offer city the best lesson"
Some
of the city's top students, including David Bauer and Adam Ezra
Cohen, come from Hunter's gifted and talented program.
March
21, 2005
The
New York Times
"Give
Them An A-Plus In Navigation"
David
L.V. Bauer, winner of the Intel Science Talent Search, is a student
at Hunter College High School , which has an intensely competitive
admissions process.
March
21, 2005
The
Journal News
"Jesus,
Iraq war dead remembered on Palm Sunday"
Congregant
and Hunter student Leonardo Rodriguez talks about the importance
of reflecting on the war in Iraq during Easter week.
Spring
2005
CUNY
Matters
"Using
Numbers to Diagnose Disease"
Hunter
chemistry professor Max Diem is developing an objective and quantifiable
way to measure cancer, which could be used in early detection of
cancer.
Spring
2005
CUNY
Matters
"Doctor
of Audiology Program Approved"
A
new Doctor of Audiology program will be offered jointly by the Graduate
Center , and Hunter and Brooklyn Colleges .
March
20, 2005
Daily
News
"Winner
& Loser"
David
Bauer is placed in the "Winner" category for "ditching the Ivies"
for a CUNY school.
March
20, 2005
The
New York Times
"Leonard
Lopate, Conversational Acrobat"
Lopate,
host of the long-running "Leonard Lopate" show on WNYC, enrolled
in graduate school at Hunter, where he took a class with painter,
Mark Rothko.
March
19, 2005
Newsday
"An
Intel-ligent Choice"
David
Bauer , a senior at Hunter College High School , wins first place
in the Intel Science Talent Search and plans to attend the CUNY
Honors College , affirming CUNY's efforts to raise academic standards.
March
17, 2005
Newsday
"He's
locally minded for college"
Hunter
College High School senior David Bauer beat out 39 finalists to
win top honors in the Intel Science Talent Search.
March
17, 2005
Daily
News
"The
Smartest Kid In America "
Bronx
resident and Intel winner Bauer will attend CUNY City College rather
than attend an Ivy League.
March
17, 2005
Daily
News
"Bx.
Brainiac Picks CUNY Over Ivy"
Intel
winner and Hunter College High School senior David Bauer vows to
attend a CUNY school because the "people there and students there
are just as much fun" as those at "Harvard and MIT."
March
17, 2005
Daily
News
"Mom
Got Out Of Way"
Diane
Vigliarolo, the mother of Intel Science Contest winner and Hunter
College High Scholl student David Bauer, talks about raising a "whiz
kid."
March
16, 2005
The
New York Times
"New
Yorker Takes Top Prize In Intel Science Contest"
David
Bauer, a senior at Hunter College High School , wins first place
in the Intel Science Talent Search and plans to attend the CUNY
Honors College .
March
16, 2005
New
York Sun
"Student
Wins $100,000 Science Award"
The
17-year-old Hunter College High School senior, David Bauer, wins
first place in the Intel Science Talent Search for his method to
detect toxic agents.
March
16, 2005
Daily
News
"Nervy
Whiz Kid Wins"
David
Bauer, a senior at Hunter College High School , is the city's first
winner in eight years in the Intel Science Talent Search.
March
16, 2005
New
York Post
"
Bronx Teen Is Sci-High"
David
Bauer, a senior at Hunter College High School , wins a $100,000
prize as the first place winner in the Intel Science Talent Search.
March
16, 2005
Newsday
"Sweet
Science of Success"
David
Bauer, a senior at Hunter College High School , wins first place
in the Intel Science Talent Search.
March
14, 2005
Metro New York
"Protestors:
P.S. 1 Art Show Biased Against Women"
Danielle
Mysliwiec, a recent graduate of Hunter's Master of Fine Arts program,
protested the under-representation of women at the P.S. 1 exhibit.
March
10, 2005
Our
Town
"Will
Gifted & Talented Programs Save New York's School System?"
Hunter
College Elementary School is mentioned as having one of the city's
few gifted and talented programs.
March
10, 2005
Newsday
"Profile:
Michael Mandrin"
Michael
Mandrin, a ninth-grade student at Hunter College High School , is
a violinist and member of the Children's Orchestra Society's Young
Symphonic Ensemble.
March
8, 2005
Associated
Press
"
Volunteers Canvass City Streets For Homeless Population Survey"
Phillipa
Taylor, who is working toward her Master's degree at Hunter's School
of Social Work , volunteered in the first ever citywide homeless
street count.
March
7, 2005
New
York Magazine
"She
Can't Be Bought"
Alison
Fox, who is a painter in Hunter's graduate program, had her one
woman show at the East Village ATM Gallery sell out before opening
night.
March
7, 2005
New
York Magazine
"The
Long, Strange Trip From Sensitive Mark Vincent to Action Hero Vin
Diesel"
Movie
actor Vin Diesel was an English major at Hunter for three years
before dropping out to work on a short film.
March
6, 2005
The
New York Times
"A
Lone Wall Recalls A Cavalry's Courageous Past"
The
history of the armory on 95 th Street and Madison Avenue, which
is now home to the Hunter College Elementary and High Schools, is
featured.
March
4, 2005
Socialist
Worker Online
"How
they sell the military"
Chris
Dugan, a Hunter College student and antiwar activist, discusses
his experiences as a Marine.
March
3, 2005
Herald
Today
"Study:
Migrating Puerto Ricans Choosing Florida Over New York "
Felix
Matos-Rodriguez worked on a study that showed why Puerto Ricans
have been migrating to Florida from New York .
March
2, 2005
The
New York Times
"Heavenly
Fish and Tuna Melt: Notable Names Dine In"
Hunter
President Jennifer Raab talks about ordering food from Neil's Coffee
Shop, an area diner.
March
2, 2005
The New York Sun
"Star
Search"
Two
Hunter College graduate students Curtis and Aaron, took part in
"Art-star," a reality television show about artists making it in
the New York art world.
March
2005
Education
Update
"President
Raab Establishes Center For Gifted Studies at Hunter College "
Jennifer
Raab discusses the need for Gifted & Talented programs at the
launch of the Hunter College Center for Gifted Studies and Education.
February
28, 2005
New
York Post
"CUNY-trained
Teachers Are No Longer The Class Clowns"
State
licensing-exam results show that 98% of Hunter students passed the
LAST and 99% passed the ATS-W.
February
27, 2005
The
New York Times Magazine
"My
Ghetto Days"
Richard
Kaye, an associate English professor at Hunter, writes about his
time spent in a poor section of Miami with his family's housekeeper.
February
24, 2005
New
York Post
"'Second
Loss' To Kin Hit Hard"
Social
work professor Phyllis Mervis explains how families will suffer
a reawakened, second loss after hearing that the identification
of 9/11 victims would cease.
February
24, 2005
Our
Town
"Hunter
Receives Major Gift"
Alumna
Anna Cohen Rockowitz, class of 1939, donated a major gift to the
Hunter College Writing Center , which was renamed the "The Dr. Murray
and Anna C. Rockowitz Writing Center ."
February
22, 2005
Daily
News
"Getting
Smart About Smart Kids"
Deputy
Chancellor Carmen Farina was the keynote speaker at the opening
of the Hunter College Center for Gifted Studies and Education.
February
18-20, 2005
The New York Sun
"The
Gifted & Talented Are Waiting"
Deputy
Chancellor Carmen Farina spoke at Hunter about changes in the city's
Gifted & Talented programs.
February
18, 2005
Our
Town
"Research
That May Help The War On Terror"
Hunter
College High School student, David Bauer , is a finalist in the
Intel Talent competition.
February 17, 2005
The
New York Times
"Schools to Add More Programs for the Gifted"
Deputy Chancellor for Teaching and Learning Carmen Farina was the
keynote speaker at the opening of the Hunter College Center for
Gifted Studies and Education, talking about plans for gifted education
in the city’s public schools.
February 15, 2005
The Christian Science Monitor
"Unlikely Allies in Civil Rights Fight"
American history professor Jonathan Rosenberg discusses the relationship
between Martin Luther King Jr and President Johnson.
February 14, 2005
The New York Sun
"LaWanda Cox, 95, Historian Of Lincoln and Reconstruction"
History professor and scholar LaWanda Cox, who taught at Hunter
College for some 30 years, passed away on February 2, 2005.
February 13, 2005
Daily News
"Tuition
Takes a Toll"
Sociology professor Nancy Foner discusses class and how it affects
the schools parents choose for their children.
January
31, 2005
NY1
News
"Three
Student Finalists In Intel Science Talent Search Talk About Their
Projects"
David
Bauer is interviewed as one of the four New York City finalists
in the Intel Science Talent Search.
January
31, 2005
The
New York Sun
"Courses
at Home and Abroad for the Mind and Body"
Art
professor Judy Collischan discusses her art appreciation course,
"Artist's Private Worlds" at Hunter's School of Continuing Education
.
January
31, 2005
The
News Standard
"Caught
in Smoke: Employees, Residents Cope With 9/11 Fallout"
Epidemiologist
and Hunter professor Philip Alcabes talks about the uncertainty
of health consequences in the future as a result of the World Trade
Center disaster.
January
30, 2005
The
Washington Post
"Raise
Your Hand If You're A Woman in Science"
Psychology
and linguistics professor Virginia Valian writes about the arguments
surrounding the lack of women in the science field, sparked by Harvard
President Lawrence Summers' controversial remarks.
January
27, 2005
Daily
News
"Stuy
High shut out, but for 4 science whizzes . Hoist a Beaker, NYC"
Hunter
High School senior David Bauer became an Intel semi-finalist for
his project, the covalent assembly of a nanodot-based neurotoxin
biosensor.
January
27, 2005
The
New York Times
"
New York Students Dominate Intel Science Contest. Again."
New
York State students once again dominated the finalist pool for the
Intel Search, including Hunter College High School student David
Bauer.
January
27, 2005
The
New York Sun
"
Bronx Researcher Creates New Molecule"
Intel
Science Talent Search semi-finalist David Bauer is featured and
speaks of his plan to join the CUNY Honors College next year.
January
27, 2005
Our
Town
"
East Side Express"
Intel
Science Talent Search semi-finalist David Bauer received $1000 for
his "junior Nobel Prize."
January
27, 2005
New
York Post
"4
City Kids In National Sci Finals"
David
Bauer, one of the finalists in the Intel Science Talent Search,
designed a molecule capable of detecting neurotoxins.
January
26, 2005
Newsday
"4
NYC Students named Intel finalists"
David
Bauer , of the Bronx , is one of four NYC finalists in the Intel
Science Talent Search.
January
26, 2005
Intel
"Teen
Scientists Move To Finals In Prestigious Competition"
Hunter
College High School student David Bauer is named a finalist in the
Intel Science Talent Search.
January
24, 2005
The
New York Times
"Gray
Matter and the Sexes: Still a Scientific Gray Area"
Psychology
professor Virginia Valian is quoted about the hormonal and neurological
differences between males and females and the trouble of determining
its significance on real-life performance.
January
24, 2005
Des
Moines Register
"Does
Sex Matter? Do The Math"
Hunter
psychology professor Virginia Valian's online essay on girls and
standardized test results is mentioned.
January
24, 2005
El
Diario - La Prensa
"Reina
ecuatoriana: Entre la poesia y la prosa"
Barbara
Elizabeth Amaro, El Diario's Miss Ecuador , graduated from Hunter
with a degree in literature.
January
23, 2005
Daily
News
"El
Barrio Imagery"
Felix
Matos Rodriguez , director of The Center for Puerto Rican Studies,
helped organize the "El Barrio: Puerto Rican New York" at the Museum
of the City of New York .
January
21, 2005
Daily
News
"Diet
Experts"
Carla
Woper, an adjunct lecturer in the nutrition department, was part
of the Daily News' diet hotline.
January
21, 2005
Newsday
"Exhibit
Looks At History of Puerto Ricans in New York "
Hunter's
Center for Puerto Rican Studies helped organize the exhibition "El
Barrio: Puerto Rican New York" at the Museum of the City of New
York .
January
20, 2005
Greenwich
Time
Dr.
Donna Nickitas, of the Hunter-Bellevue School of Nursing, was named
president of the League of Women Voters of Greenwich.
January
19, 2005
Newsday
"Celebrating
Their Milestones"
Hunter
School of Social Work graduate Lora Tucker is interviewed with Elaine
Bartlett, who won clemency as a result of Tucker's efforts.
January
16, 2005
The
New York Times
"The
Hum Inside The Skull, Revisited"
Writer
Nell Freudenberger names Peter Carey, the head of Hunter's MFA program
and Booker Prize-winning author, as one of his primary inspirations
in writing.
January
16, 2005
The
New York Times
"Paperback
Row"
Peter
Carey's book, "My Life As A Fake" is reviewed.
January
13, 2005
Daily
News
"Mike's
Gift For Kids"
President
Jennifer J. Raab talks about Hunter High School 's gifted program.
January
13, 2005
Our
Town
"Continuing
Education Courses Continue to Evolve"
Shawn
O'Riley, Hunter's associate director of continuing studies, discusses
the types of students who are pursuing graduate courses and master's
classes.
January
13, 2005
The
New York Sun
"Harassing
Students Unacceptable"
David
O' Neill, adjunct professor of economics, writes about the conflict
between justice and academic freedom.
January
7, 2005
Daily
News
"Now
in Derek Jeter's hot corner ."
Former
Miss Long Island Stacy Lynn Spierer, who majored in theater and
journalism at Hunter, is reported to be dating New York Yankee Derek
Jeter.
January
6, 2005
Daily
News
"
A Place to Call Home"
Lorial
Crowder, who is pursuing a Master's degree in social work at Hunter,
is launching a website for Filipino adoptees.
January
6, 2005
The
New York Times
Letter
to the Editor
Marianne
Fahs, director of research at Brookdale Center on Aging of Hunter,
writes a letter about social security and increased life spans.
January
6, 2005
Our
Town
"Newsmakers
Predict the Headlines of '05"
Hunter
President Jennifer J. Raab gives her predictions for 2005, including
that Hunter will continue to be the most popular school in CUNY.
January
2, 2005
TimesUnion.com
"Illegal
immigrants travel dark, risky trail"
Asian-American
studies professor Peter Kwong discusses the proliferation of crime
networks in China 's Fujian province.
December
28, 2004
Eureka
Times-Standard
"
U.S. exchange students flock to Humboldt State "
Hunter
College is a popular choice among Humboldt State University students
who are planning to study abroad.
HUNTER
MAKES NEWS 2004
Highlights
of Hunter-related stories:
December
22, 2004
The
New York Times
"Jack
Newfield, 66, Proud Muckraker, Dies"
Newfield,
a journalist and crusader in politics, who graduated from Hunter
in 1961 and was inducted into Hunter's Alumni Hall of Fame in 1972,
died of cancer at age 66.
December
22, 2004
Newsday
"Death
cheats us again"
Hunter
alumna Jack Newfield's accomplishments are noted in Jimmy Breslin's
commentary.
December
22, 2004
The
New York Sun
"A
Foe of Injustice"
The
late journalist Jack Newfield, who graduated from Hunter, is quoted
regarding the largely white population of Hunter in the 60s.
December
22, 2004
Daily
News
"Jack
Newfield, journalist, fighter for justice"
An
obit of Hunter college alumnus Newfield talks about his being a
member of the legendary trinity of tabloid columnists.
December
20, 2004
The
New York Times
"Education
Battles"
Professor
of Public Policy Joseph Viteritti writes in support of Diane Ravitch,
mentioning her "steadfast independence."
December 17, 2004
The
New York Times
"Hunter Not Looking for Stars, Just a Shooter in the Clutch"
Women's basketball coach, Jackee Meadow, hopes to lead her team to a fourth straight CUNY championship.
December 16, 2004
Our Town
"Hunter Coach Continues a Winning Tradition"
Hunter women's tennis team coach, Jocelyn Cruz, has led the Hunter Hawks to five consecutive titles during her six years as coach.
December 16, 2004
Associated Press
The Hunter Hawk mascot supports fellow hawk, Pale Male, on Fifth Avenue.
December 13, 2004
Daily News
"Lyrical voice of the City"
Hunter's Center for Puerto Rican Studies has archived Nuyorican poet Chaluisan's papers from 1975 to the present.
December 10 - 12, 2004
New York Sun
"Academic May Shake Up Programs for Gifted"
Dona Matthews, director of the Hunter College Center for Gifted Students and Education, discusses the schoolwide enrichment model.
December 12, 2004
Gotham Gazette
"The World Trade Center Health Registry"
Hunter professor and epidemiologist Philip Alcabes names the challenges faced by the planners of the World Trade Center Health Registry.
December 7, 2004
The Village Voice
"The Fetal Frontier"
Political science professor Rosalind Petchesky discusses teenagers and their reasons for having abortions after the first trimester.
December 3, 2004
The Chronicle of Higher Education
"Where the Elite Teach, It's Still a Man's World"
Psychology and linguistics professor Virginia Valian believes gender discrimination happens "below everybody's radar screen" as women tend to be promoted less after graduate school.
December 2004
Profiles in Education: Joseph P. Viteritti
Joseph Viteritti returns to Hunter as the newly appointed Blanche D. Blank Professor of Public Policy in the Urban Affairs department.
November 30, 2004
Daily News
"Boricuas in Gotham: Puerto Ricans in the Making of Modern New York City"
Felix Matos Rodriguez of the Center of Puerto Rican Studies helped edit a new book on the history and contribution of Puerto Ricans to New York City.
November 28, 2004
Daily News
"Are gifted programs good?"
Dona Matthews, director of the Hunter College Center for Gifted Students and Education, writes in favor of gifted education.
November 25, 2004
Our Town
"Giving Budding Educators Hands-On Experience"
Dr. Kate Garnett, director of the master's program in learning disorders at the Department of Special Education, earned special recognition for her development of the Hunter College Learning Lab.
November 21, 2004
The
New York Times
"Does a Free Download Equal a Lost Sale?"
Hunter College was included in a study of the downloading and CD-buying behavior of students.
November 10, 2004
The Chronicle of Higher Education
Peer Review
Joseph P. Viteritti moved to Hunter from New York University as a professor in urban affairs and planning.
November 7, 2004
The
New York Times
"Nora the Killer Doll"
Jonathan Kalb, chairman of the theatre department at Hunter, reviews Thomas Ostereier's production, "Nora (A Doll's House)"
November 2, 2004
TV Guide.com
Kelle Jacob, recently cut from the reality show "America's Next Top Model" is studying art history at Hunter.
November 1, 2004
New York Post
"For the common good"
Susan McCarty, director of Hunter's career development services, talks about the rise in hiring for careers in public health.
November 2004
Working Mother
"Stellar Moms"
Jill Bargonetti-Chavarria, a Hunter biology professor and one of the nation's most prominent female scientists, is profiled.
November 2004
Crain's New York Business
"Regenerating Hope in Fractured Lives"
Dr. Marie Filbin, a Hunter biology professor, writes about her research for curing spinal-cord injury.
October 28, 2004
Washington Post
"Don't Ask Me"
Hunter sociology professor Peter Tuckel conducted a study with pollster Harry O'Neill that found that cellular phone-only households aren't an impediment for reaching respondents for political polls.
October 17, 2004
The
New York Times
"Grandparents Helping Grandparents Help the Grandkids"
Gerald Wallace, director of the Grandparent Caregiver Law Center at Hunter, explains how grandparents don't have certain financial rights when caring for their grandchildren.
October 7, 2004
Newsday
"Maybe the young aren't so apathetic"
Opinion columnist Sheryl McCarthy observes students debating each other at Hunter's presidential election debate event.
October 1, 2004
USA Today
"From Domestic to 'Desperate'"
Sociology professor Pamela Stone discusses the use of the term "housewife" for women who have quit their jobs to care for their children.
October 1, 2004
WNBC - TV
"Fine Line Separates Tattling, Telling"
Hunter special education professor Thomas McIntyre and author of "The Behavior Survival Guide for Kids" explains the difference between tattling and telling.
October 2004
Anthropology News
Hunter urban public health professor Anahi Viladrich's ethnographic project "Latino Healers Treating Latino Immigrants" is featured.
September 23, 2004
Newsday
Profile: Erick Neilssen
Food service provider, Aramark, chose Hunter College junior Erick Neilseen as Shea Stadium's 2004 all-star vendor.
September 19, 2004
Newsday
"Serving as Ionesco's acolyte"
Hunter theatre professor and playwright Tina Howe recently re-translated two of Eugene Ionesco's plays -- "The Bald Soprano" and "The Lesson."
September 13, 2004
WINS-AM Radio
Students are interviewed about the Tony Smith Tau sculpture outside of Hunter's West building.
September 2004
Discover
Psychics and Astronomy professor Edward Tryon writes about his admiration for Albert Einstein.
September 2004
Educational Leadership
"Facts or Critical Thinking Skills?"
Professor of Curriculum and Teaching, Harold Wenglinsky, analyzes and discusses the National Assessment of Educational Progress results.
August 31, 2004
The New York Daily News
"GOP Blacks are biggest misfits in the room"
History professor Jonathan Rosenberg discusses the voting trends of African-Americans in history.
August 29, 2004
The
New York Times
"No Man is a Crystal Meth User Unto Himself"
A 2003 study conducted by Hunter College researchers found that twenty percent of gay men in New York have tried crystal meth.
August 26, 2004
The Washington Post
Joseph Vitteriti, professor of public policy at Hunter, addresses the new city school superintendent in a letter outlining problems in urban education.
August 20, 2004
The
New York Times
"Bloomberg Names Charter Panel On the Judiciary and the Budget"
Mayor Blomberg appoints Hunter President Jennifer Raab to the Charter Commission.
August 17, 2004
The
New York Times
"Facing Middle Age And AIDS"
Nursing professor Kathleen Nokes discusses the increasing epidemic of AIDS in middle aged people.
August 12, 2004
Gay City News
"New HIV Data Alters Picture"
Jeffrey Parsons, psychology professor and co-director of the Center for HIV/AIDS Educational Studies and Training, discusses data on new HIV diagnoses.
August 11, 2004
New York Post
"Living History"
Dr. Felix Matos Rodriguez, executive director of the Center for Puerto Rican Studies, discusses putting his archive on Puerto Rican migration online.
August 9, 2004
Kings Courier
"Grab Your Musket, the Revolution Is Here!"
Hunter archeology professor William Parry, an Old Stone House board member, guided a walking tour in Brooklyn during 'Battle Week.'
August 2004
AIDS Patient Care and STDs
"HIV Serostatus Disclosure to Sexual Partners Among HIV-Positive Injection Drug Users"
Hunter College psychology professor Jeffrey Parsons conducted a study on disclosure and sexual behavior based on partner type, partner serostatus and transmission risk.
August 2004
The Princeton Review
Hunter College is named one of the best of 357 colleges, ranking high in diversity.
August 2004
Elle Girl
"My So-Cool Life"
Hunter student Hiromi Suzuki is one of the few female sushi chefs in the US, having been trained by her father, a classically trained sushi chef.
July 30, 2004
El Diario
"Entre la poesia y la prosa"
El Diario/La Prensa chose Barbara Elizabeth Amaro, a Hunter graduate student in English literature, as Ecuadorian beauty queen.
July 26, 2004
The Washington Post
"Forecasters Look For Hints of Election Results"
Political science professor Charles Tien and University of Iowa professor Lewis-Beck declare the 2004 presidential election "too close to call" after developing an economic model.
July 20, 2004
Caribbean Life
"Hunter College grad students awarded $9m for community projects"
Hunter College graduate students in urban planning secured $9 million from the New York City Council after winning the JP Morgan Chase Community Development Competition.
July 19, 2004
Ascribe
"University of Iowa Professor Says Election Too Close to Call, 2000 Replay Possible"
Political Science professor Charles Tien and University of Iowa professor Michael Lewis-Beck developed a statistical forecasting model to predict the 2004 presidential election.
July 18, 2004
The
New York Times
"Subway Riders Master the Art of the Swipe"
A 1996 study by Hunter graduate students examined how many times someone would need to swipe his MetroCard before getting through the turnstile successfully.
July 15, 2004
The New York Daily News
"Student plan tops bids for new school"
Hunter urban planning graduate students won a JP Morgan Chase competition, unveiling their plan for a new charter school.
July 14, 2004
AM New York
Rush Hour Reality: Underground Etiquette
Hunter College students prepared a seven-point etiquette code for subway riders in 1939.
July 7, 2004
Gotham Gazette
"Rethinking Environmental Impact Statements"
Hunter urban affairs professor Tom Angotti explains how environmental impact statements are used in New York.
July 2, 2004
New York Post
"CUNY Students Pass The Test"
Hunter had one of the highest pass rates (94%) for the CUNY Proficiency Exam, which tests reading comprehension and writing and analytical skills.
July 1, 2004
The New York Sun
Time Traveler: Amy-Kristina Herbert
Hunter College adjunct theater and public speaking professor Amy-Kristina Herbert was a cast member on PBS's "Colonial House," spending four months pretending to be a 1628 colonist in Maine.
June 28, 2004
Chemical & Engineering News
“On Equal Ground – New York’s Hunter College serves as a model for diversity in the sciences”
A look at Hunter’s chemistry department http://pubs.acs.org/isubscribe/journals/cen/82/i26/html/8226sci3.html
June 26, 2004
The Seattle Times
<"The Tran That Could"
An editorial compares Hunter graduate Van Tran's story to that of "The Little Engine That Could."
June 22, 2004
The
New York Times
“From Hardware to Harvard in a Few Hard Years”
Van Tran, a Vietnam refugee who graduated from Hunter with a 3.96 GPA summa cum laude, is profiled in Public Lives.
June 21, 2004
Calgary Sun
“For Love or Money”
New York psychologist and Hunter professor Dr. Debbie Magids is quoted about money being valued over love in relationships.
June 19, 2004
The
New York Times
“How It Feels to Be a Circle or a Chord”
Ben Ratliff reviews Maria Schneider’s jazz concert, marking the last of her four-concert residency at Hunter’s Kaye Playhouse.
June 17, 2004
New York Newsday
“Immigrants Pan Regents English Test”
Dr. Luis Reyes, a professor of education at Hunter, is interviewed during a City Hall protest about his belief that the Regents exams are an obstacle for immigrant students.
June 15, 2004
The
New York Times
“U.S.O.C. Welcomes Ueberroth”
Hunter College hosted the United States Fencing Grand Prix, with teams from the USA, Spain, France and Russia in attendance.
June 11, 2004
The
New York Times
Hunter student wins an American Dream Award from the Merage Foundation.
June 5, 2004
National Public Radio
Van Tran, a refugee who graduated summa cum laude from Hunter, is interviewed on NPR about his life in Vietnam, his first job at Wankel’s Hardware Store and his Hunter academic career.
June 2004
Z Magazine
R. Valeria Treves, a graduate student in geography at Hunter, writes about similarities between policing strategy and national trends in K-12 education.
May 31, 2004
The New Republic
“Race Against History”
Sociologist Philip Kasinitz talks about Hunter’s 1993 study on hiring trends in the Red Hook section of Brooklyn.
May 20, 2004
Staten Island Advance
“Meet the Young Women Vying for Miss Polonia Title”
Hunter freshman Eliza Orzylowska is profiled as a competitor in the Miss Polonia 2004 Pageant.
May 19, 2004
Miami Herald
“Working Part Time”
Pamela Stone, a Hunter sociology professor, is quoted about the inflexibility that mothers face in the workplace.
May 17, 2004
America
“Apparitions, Healings and Weeping Madonnas” a book by Hunter professor Lisa Schwebel, is reviewed and discussed.
May 13-19, 2004
Bronx News
"Former refugee is Harvard bound"
Profile of Van Tran, a summa cum laude Hunter graduate.
May 13, 2004
The New York Sun
"CUNY Campuses Measure Up to Ivy League"
Hunter College outranks Ivy League schools in terms of required courses and a broader curriculum.
May 13, 2004
The New York Sun
“E-Voting Appears in New York”
President Jennifer Raab is interviewed about Hunter’s e-voting system and the recent student elections, in which the number of students voting tripled with the college’s new electronic voting system.
May 13, 2004
Times Record
“2003 Brunswick High Grad Awarded a Watson Fellowship”
Hunter student Katherine McCarthy is one of four Hunter students to win the 2004 Jeannette K. Watson Fellowship.
April 26, 2004
The
New York Times
"Looking Back On Writing And Staircases"
Bel Kaufman, author of "Up the Down Staircase" and a Hunter alumna, is interviewed about her life and what she thinks of public education today.
April 25, 2004
The New York Daily News
"100 Women Who Shape Our City"
Hunter President Jennifer J. Raab is named one of the top 100 women in New York City.
April 22, 2004
New York Newsday
"From Refugee to Noted Scholar"
Hunter graduate Van Tran talks about his life in a refugee camp and the books that helped him through those difficult times.
April 22, 2004
Intel
"Most Unwired College Campuses"
Hunter College is named one of the top 100 schools for wireless computer access.
April 9, 2004
The Chronicle of Higher Education
"The Actual Threat of Evildoers with Germs"
Hunter professor Philip Alcabes of Urban Public Health writes about the emergence of biosecurity and how it affects serious science research.
April 9, 2004
The
New York Times
"Moved", Art in Review
"Moved", an art show at Hunter's Times Square Gallery, is reviewed.
April 5, 2004
The New York Daily News
"Getting first job is hard work"
Susan McCarty, director of career development at Hunter, talks about aggressive job recruiting for 2004 graduates.
Spring 2004
The American Scholar
“The Bioterrorism Scare”
Professor Philip Alcabes of the Urban Public Health Program writes about responses to bioterrorism and epidemics.
March 30, 2004
New York News Network
“More Universities Turn to Online Teaching”
Dr. Anthony Picciano, a Hunter professor in the department of curriculum and teaching in the School of Education, initiated development of one of the first online educational programs in New York City at Hunter.
March 29, 2004
New York Daily News
“Analyst makes kids new career”
Sociologist and Hunter professor Pamela Stone is quoted on her study about women who have left the workforce to raise children.
March 25, 2004
New York Newsday
“City health project to focus on needy”
Dean Laurie Sherwen of the School of Health Sciences is quoted about the new city health plan, Take Care New York.
March 22, 2004
Time
“The Case For Staying Home”
Hunter sociology professor Pamela Stone has spent the past few years interviewing 50 stay-home mothers who have dropped out of the professional workplace.
March 16, 2004
The
New York Times
“Defying Irreversibility In Spinal Cord Injuries”
Dr. Marie T. Filbin, professor of biological sciences at Hunter, discusses why injured nerve cells do not regenerate themselves.
March 15, 2004
Today Show
Sociology professor Pamela Stone was interviewed on NBC's Today Show about professional women who drop out of the workforce to become stay-at-home mothers.
March 14, 2004
New York Daily News
“Adios, ‘Puerto Rican’”
Juan Flores of the Africana and Puerto Rican/Latino Studies Department talks about how Hunter College is one of many colleges renaming its programs.
March 11, 2004
VOA News
“US Gay Couples Say They Deserve Right To Marry, But Many Americans Disagree”
Ken Sherrill, Hunter political science professor and Gerald Otte, a former dancer, discuss the issue of same sex marriages.
March 9, 2004
The
New York Times
"A Robot to Care for Mom? No, I’ll Take a Human”
Dennis Kodner, the Executive Director of the Brookdale Center on Aging, in a letter to the editor, comments on a recent article, “Japan Seeks Robotic Help in Caring for the Aged.”
March 8, 2004
The New York Post
"CUNY Grads A Class Act"
Hunter's teaching program has the highest passing rate in CUNY, with 99 percent of students passing the ATS-W and 98 percent passing the LAST exams.
March 7, 2004
Washington Post
“An Ill-Fated ‘Lear,’ a Provocative ‘Prelude’”
In his review of Maria Schneider’s February concert at Hunter, arts critic Terry Teachout writes how Schneider’s revised version of “Bulerias, Soleas y Rumbas” is “as tightly woven and emotionally compelling as a symphony.”
March 7, 2004
The
New York Times
"On Campus, Rethinking Biology 101”
Hunter School of Social Work’s Gerald Mallon talks about transgender issues on college campuses.
March 2, 2004
CNN – Lou Dobbs Tonight
Hunter College computer science major Charles Davi and Computer Science Department Chair Virginia Teller appeared on CNN’s Lou Dobbs Tonight, discussing the fall in enrollment in computer science programs due to outsourcing high-tech jobs overseas. For a full transcript of the CNN story, go to http://www.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0403/02/ldt.00.html
February 29, 2004
The
New York Times
"Industrial Style Main Building Raised Storm in 1940"
Hunter's architectural history is discussed in the Streetscapes section of the Times.
February 27, 2004
The
New York Times
"Older Women Team Up to Face Future Together”
Dennis Kodner, the Executive Director of the Brookdale Center on Aging, is quoted about the friends-helping-friends model for aging.
February 25, 2004
The
New York Times
"Bloomberg Tries Makeover; Daring to Look Like Politician"
Political science professor Kenneth Sherrill is quoted about how the mayor's activity is geared toward those in the outer boroughs.
February 18, 2004
New York Daily News
"Jazzwoman In An Ivories Tower"
Howard Kissel talks to jazz composer Maria Schneider about her artist-in-residency at Hunter and her career path.
February 17, 2004
New York Newsday
"Women Are Majority of College Students"
Steve Geigerich reports that women hold more undergraduate and doctorate degrees than men, but unlike their male counterparts do not pursue careers in higher education. Hunter College salutatorian Chamion Thomas is a case in point.
February 2, 2004
The
New York Times
"Seeking Help for Autistic Children"
In a letter to the editor, Shirley Cohen, Interim Dean of Hunter’s School of Education, addresses the issue of how to better serve children with autism.
January 15, 2004
Observer-Dispatch
“Grandparents Gain New Rights”
Gerald Wallace of the Brookdale Center on Aging discusses the Grandparent Caregivers’ Rights Act.
January 12, 2004
New York Newsday
"Planners for Corona Plaza Give It the Ol’ College Try"
Ten Hunter College graduate students in urban planning are working to renovate and expand the overburdened infrastructure of Corona Plaza.
January 8, 2004
Our Town
"Spicing Up the Winter With Salsa at Hunter"
Hunter College dance teacher Eva Carrozza leads the very popular salsa dancing continuing education course.
HUNTER MAKES NEWS 2003
Highlights of Hunter-related stories:
November 27, 2003
Our Town
"For Noted Novelist, Home Is Now Hunter"
Novelist Peter Carey and director of Hunter's Creative Writing Masters of Fine Arts program discusses his connection to Hunter and its students.
November 21, 2003
New York Newsday
NY Ignores Global Warming Threat
Hunter geography professor William Solecki predicts that storm surges will become stronger as sea levels rise due to warmer temperatures.
November 6, 2003
Newsday
"The Real Story Behind the Guy Who Wrote a 'Fake'"
"My Life as a Fake", the latest book by the director of Hunter's Creative Writing Masters of Fine Arts program, is reviewed.
November 4, 2003
Staten Island Advance
"At last, some good news about bad behavior"
Hunter Special Education professor Thomas McIntyre's book, "The Behavior Survival Guide for Kids" is reviewed.
October 27, 2003
New York Post
"New standards make CUNY pride of the city"
Hunter is mentioned as one of four CUNY schools with high SAT scores among their freshman classes.
October 27, 2003
Newsday
"No More Secrets"
The Center of Puerto Rican Studies at Hunter has 120,000 pages of FBI documents on spying activities against Puerto Rican activists.
October 24, 2003
The
New York Times
"Vincent Longo"
Vicent Longo, who taught at Hunter for 35 years, had a retrospective at the Hunter College Times Square Gallery.
October 15, 2003
The
New York Times
"Clark Wants Civilian Reserve To Provide National Service"
One of General Wesley Clark's first major speeches took place at Hunter.
October 2, 2003
Our Town
Manhattan Health Briefs
Dr. Dennis Kodner is named the Rose Dobrof Executive Director of Hunter's Brookdale Center on Aging.
September 16, 2003
The
New York Times
"Art Groups Vie for a Home at Ground Zero"
Hunter President Jennifer Raab discusses how Hunter's art program could be beneficial to lower Manhattan.
September 7, 2003
Philadelphia Enquirer
"Amputee dancer's stepping out in N.Y."
Hunter student and dancer Danielle Loustau-Williams, who is also an amputee, is profiled.
September 5, 2003
The Chronicle of Higher Education
"Peer Review"
Booker Prize-winning author Peter Carey is named director of Hunter College’s MFA program.
August 27, 2003
The
New York Times
92nd St. Y Considers A Ground Zero Site
Hunter College is in talks with the 92nd St. Y about building a performing arts center designated for the World Trade Center site.
August 25, 2003
New York Daily News
"Blackouts Can Brighten Our Lives"
Hunter College President Jennifer J. Raab helps a pregnant woman home during the blackout.
August 23, 2003
Newsday
"Senior Care: Up Close, Personal"
Marion Somers, director of the professional geriatric care manager certificate program at Hunter College’s Brookdale Center on Aging, discusses the growing need for family members to hire a "geriatric-care manager" for elderly relatives.
August 1, 2003
Newsday
"Housing Pinch Hurts Latinos"
Hunter College’s Center for Puerto Rican Studies releases a study indicating affordable rental housing is the single greatest threat to quality of life among New York City’s Latinos.
July 21, 2004
New York Magazine
"The Write Start"
Gary Shteyngart discusses how he got his first big break in writing from author Chang Rae Lee, who taught at Hunter at the time.
July 17, 2003
Our Town
"Hunter Passport Office"
A new passport office is now available to the public at Hunter College.
July 17, 2003
Our Town
"Hunter's Greenbaum 'Teacher for Life'"
Physics professor wins recognition for mentoring by White House.
July 14, 2003
The
New York Times
"'Early College' Gains Ground in Education"
Hunter College plays a more active role in improving secondary education as it opens a new 'Early College' science high school.
July 7, 2003
New York Daily News
"Save a program that's really TOPS"
Two Hunter TOP students are mentioned in an op-ed about the Teaching Opportunity Program, which attracts talented college graduates to careers in education.
April 21, 2003
Crain's New York Business
"Nanotechnologists find big things in small pond"
Hunter chemistry professor Hiroshi Matsui was featured in a story about his work in nanotechnology.
April 19, 2003
The
New York Times
"Wanted: More Nurses"
A letter to the editor about the need for quality nurses from Hunter Dean of the School of Health Professions Laurie Sherwin and director of the School of Nursing Diane Rendon wrote a letter to the editor about the need for quality nurses.
April 18, 2003
The Washington Post
"Unprepared For a Plague"
Hunter Urban Public Health professor and infectious-disease epidemiologist Philip Alcabes shared his thoughts about smallpox and severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) in an op-ed.
April 18, 2003
The
New York Times
"Only Red, Please. Yellow and Blue Are Not Wanted"
A review of Seeing Red, Part I: Pioneers of Nonobjective Painting at the Hunter College Art Galleries and Seeing Red, Part II: Contemporary Nonobjective Painting at the Hunter College Times Square Gallery.
April 17, 2003
The Riverdale Press
"Students say Greenbaum turned them into winners"
Hunter physics & astronomy professor Steven Greenbaum was featured in a story about receiving the 2002 Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics, Science and Engineering Mentoring at the White House.
March 27, 2003
Newsday
Hunter psychology professor Jason Young was quoted in a story about the impact television coverage of the war might be having on its viewers.
http://www.newsday.com/news/nationworld/iraq/ny-hsreal0327.story
March 24, 2003
Newsday
"Onetime FDR town house to get facelift as college center"
http://www.nynewsday.com/news/local/manhattan/ny-bc-ny--roosevelthouse
0324mar24,0,53 78829.story?coll=nyc%2Dmanheadlines%2Dmanhattan
March 18, 2003
The
New York Times
"Fixing Monument to Mother-in-Law"
Hunter College launches renovation of Roosevelt House to create public policy institute.
http://www.nytimes.com/2003/03/18/nyregion/18ROOS.html (subscription required)
February 19, 2003
Hunter College student on Broadway
Suheir Hammad, a Hunter College student and poet who is currently in Russell Simmons' Def Poetry Jam on Broadway, was featured in a The
New York Times story about Arab-American writers.
February 17, 2003
Afro-Caribbean population grows quickly on Long Island
Phil Kasinitz, Hunter College sociology professor, was quoted in Newsday about the rise of African Caribbean immigration in parts of Long Island.
February 17, 2003
Puerto Rican Serving in the Military
Gina M. Perez, a researcher at the Center for Puerto Rican Studies at Hunter College, was quoted in The Hartford Courant about how the military offers Latinos a means to earn a salary, pursue an education and gain prestige within their own communities.
February 5, 2003
Afghan Women
Manizha Naderi, a Hunter College student, was featured in a Newsday story about a group that she is a member of, Women for Afghan Women.
January 31, 2003
Singing in the Brain
Hunter College's symposium about birdsong neurobiology was covered by Science magazine.
February 5, 2003
Hunter Student Member of Support Group for Afghan Women
Manizha Naderi, a Hunter College student, was featured in New York Newsday as a member of Women for Afghan Women. http://www.nynewsday.com/news/local/brooklyn/nyc-b3117144feb05.story
January 24, 2003
Hunter College's 186th Commencement
Puerto Rico Governor Sila M. Calderón who was the speaker at Hunter's winter commencement and graduate Samuel Kess, who at 82 received his master's degree in geography, were featured in stories by The Daily News, Hoy, El Diario-La Prensa and El Nuevo Dia, WNBC-Ch. 4 and WCBS-Ch. 2.
January 11, 2003
Students Take Hunter College High School Exam
The annual Hunter College High School Exam, which brings about 2,500 students from the five boroughs each year to take one of the most competitive high school tests in the city, was covered by The Daily News, The
New York Times, WCBS-Ch. 2 and WABC-Ch.7.
January 9, 2003
Computer World
Part I: Hunter College goes back to school with Macs, OS X, Xserve
Yuval Kossovsky, manager of digital media systems for Hunter College's Department of Film and Media Studies writes about the integration of Apple's new Xserve server at the College. http://www.computerworld.com/softwaretopics/os/macos/
January 7, 2003
A Conversation with Erich Jarvis
Erich Jarvis, a Hunter Alumnus, who is recognized for this groundbreaking research on the brain systems of birds and worn the Alan T. Waterman Award, the Nations Science Foundation's $500,000 prize for young researchers, was featured in The
New York Times
HUNTER MAKES NEWS 2002
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The New York Times
"Forum Asks, Who Owns A Dance?"
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September 11, 2002
Newsday
9/11 One Year Later; Michael Kuo; Life Without a Father
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August 25, 2002
Daily News
"Health care felons can be stopped"
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August 19, 2002
Crain's New York Business
"Grads clicking with job market"
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July 25, 2002
Associated Press
"Bronx Teen Among Young People Invited to Lunch with Pope"
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June 28, 2002
Daily News
"Top Hunter Grad to Battle AIDS Epidemic in Africa"
Imran Chowdhury, a June graduate, who won a Fulbright scholarship to go to Malawi and fight the HIV/AIDS epidemic was featured in the article. |
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June 19, 2002
NY 1 News Inside City Hall
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June 5, 2002
Newsday
"Going Back to Her Roots, Hunter grad is returning to help out her native Mongolia."
Ariunkhishig Gonchigdorj, who received her bachelor's degree in economics from Hunter College in June, was featured about her life as a foreign student in the United States and her efforts to help her father become president of Mongolia. |
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June 2, 2002
The New York Times Magazine
"From Russia With Tsoris"
Gary Shteyngart, a Hunter MFA June graduate and author of "The Russian Debutante's Handbook," was featured in the article. Shteyngart is currently teaching a fiction course at Hunter College. |
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May 14, 2002
The New York Times
"Size of the Ball Changes, but Her Success Remains Constant"
Jezel Rodriguez, a star student athlete at Hunter College was featured in the article. |
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May 11, 2002
The New York Times
"To Raise Its Image, CUNY Pays for Top Students and Throws in a Laptop"
The CUNY's honors scholars program and a few Hunter students. |
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May 8, 2002
The New York Times, Education page: Bulletin Board
"Duke Biologist Wins Award"
Erich Jarvis, who began his biological training in a program for minority students at Hunter College, won the National Science Foundation's Alan T. Waterman award - its highest honor for young scientists - which includes a $500,000 research grant. |
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May 7, 2002
The New York Times, Daily News, Newsday and New York Post
"Clinton Sees a Role for G.I.s," "Bill See G.I.s in Mideast," "Crash Course in Charisma," "Bill: Mideast needs a world force."
Coverage of Former President Bill Clinton's speech at Hunter College. |
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May 6, 2002
Daily News
"He's Prof. Clinton for a day at Hunter"
Preview of former President Clinton's visit to Hunter College, who was invited to teach a class as part of an annual seminar with public figures. |
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April 15, 2002
Daily News column by Albor Ruiz
"9/11 Did Not Dilute City's Tolerance"
Hunter College poll findings which showed that NYC residents do not agree with diluting civil liberties or curtailing immigration. |
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March 19, 2002
Daily News
"Award helps her aid needy"
Feature article about social work student Kristen Hoye, who was awarded the second annual Amy Watkins scholarship. |
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March 22, 2002
The New York Times
"Art in Review"
A review about "Second Sight," an art show by five Hunter College master of fine arts candidates at Hunter's Times Square gallery. |
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March 12, 2002
New York Times, Science Times section
"Beyond The Microscope: Art in Scientific Images"
"The Microscope and the Skeleton" exhibit curated by Prof. Tim Bromage. |
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