CUNY Podcasts

Benno Schmit and Chancellor Matthew Goldstein’s statement on the passing of Vice Chancellor Ernesto Malave. Plus Chancellor Goldstein details the recent deconstruction of Fitterman Hall and the planned groundbreaking of a new building on December 1, ...

On July 15, 2009 Natalia Estemirova, human rights activist and prize-winning journalist, was abducted near her Chechen home and brutally murdered. At the time, according to the BBC, she had been investigating hundreds of cases of alleged kidnapping, ...

Public meeting of the Board of Trustees, November 23, 2009. Download

No matter what platform one chooses, reading will remain an “extraordinary adventure,” according to Ann Kirschner, dean of the William E. Macaulay Honors College. “It’s all about reading — the way you are transported to ...

If you think the probability of a monster hurricane hitting the metro area is slim, think again, says geologist Nicholas Coch. “New York and Miami are acknowledged by the National Hurricane Center as the most dangerous places for a hurricane to ...

Raising backyard chickens for eggs is a growing trend as the locavore movement gains ground in the city. But Declan Walsh is taking the process further. “We had been raising layer hens for six years and raising chickens for their meat seemed like a ...

Like others who felt compelled to make something good out of so much evil, Paul Moses turned to religious history after 9/11 as he struggled to make sense of the senseless. As a reporter for Newsday, Moses wrote the main story on that horrific day. Not ...

Public hearing on items on the Board of Trustees Calendar for the February meeting of the Board, November 16, 2009. Download

In 1963, as a teenager fresh out of high school, Elizabeth Nunez came to the United States from Trinidad and began to experience the longing many immigrants have felt as they struggled to adapt amid changing traditional values and cultural upheaval. This ...

In 1963, as a teenager fresh out of high school, Elizabeth Nunez came to the United States from Trinidad and began to experience the longing many immigrants have felt as they struggled to adapt amid changing traditional values and cultural upheaval. This ...

The American philanthropist Andrew Carnegie believed his steel fortune should be used for the greater good, says David Nasaw, author of the biography “Andrew Carnegie.” At a roundtable discussion of how Carnegie, J.P. Morgan and John D. ...

The American philanthropist Andrew Carnegie believed his steel fortune should be used for the greater good, says David Nasaw, author of the biography “Andrew Carnegie.” At a roundtable discussion of how Carnegie, J.P. Morgan and John D. ...

No matter what platforms people choose for communication, the business of public relations essentially remains the same, according to industry experts. “You still need to build a personal brand that stands for something,” says Don Middleberg ...

No matter what platforms people choose for communication, the business of public relations essentially remains the same, according to industry experts. “You still need to build a personal brand that stands for something,” says Don Middleberg ...

For one of America’s most beloved poets, writing poems is still a leap of faith. “You hope that someone is going to read it,” Billy Collins, who served two terms as the U.S. Poet Laureate, joked at a Book Talk lecture sponsored by City ...

For one of America’s most beloved poets, writing poems is still a leap of faith. “You hope that someone is going to read it,” Billy Collins, who served two terms as the U.S. Poet Laureate, joked at a Book Talk lecture sponsored by City ...

It’s not for everyone, but the rugged mountains of eastern Greenland turned out to be the ideal summer spot for a team of geologists. “Unlike the Himalayas, which is crawling with geologists, Greenland is relatively less explored so ...

It’s not for everyone, but the rugged mountains of eastern Greenland turned out to be the ideal summer spot for a team of geologists. “Unlike the Himalayas, which is crawling with geologists, Greenland is relatively less explored so ...

Constance Rosenblum’s latest book, “Boulevard of Dreams: Heady Times, Heartbreak and Hope Along the Grand Concourse in the Bronx”, is a valentine to the neighborhoods around the Grand Concourse, whose distinctive Art Deco buildings were ...