Rosalia Reyes Simon (far right) with (from left to right) Gladys Montolio, president of Latin American Cultural Heritage, and fellow honorees Yini Rodriguez and Luis Rodriguez
Lecturer of Teaching Spanish Language & Latin American/Latinx Literature and Cultures Rosalia Reyes Simon, MA, Spanish 鈥17 of 海角社区鈥檚 Division of Humanities & the Arts was awarded citations from the New York State Assembly, and the Latin American Cultural Heritage organization, for her contributions and commitment to education and the dissemination of Latinx and Latin American cultures.
Reyes Simon received the citations at a ceremony held at the Washington Heights-based Directorate of Dominican Culture Abroad, an official Dominican agency that promotes the country鈥檚 arts and literature among the diaspora.
Reyes was cited for organizing book fairs, festivals, workshops, and conferences at the Cervantes Institute of New York, the CUNY Graduate Center, Rutgers University, and New York University. These events are for academics and the general public with the goal of promoting the cultural value of Latinx, Caribbean and Latin American cultures.
A native of Mexico, Reyes Simon has been teaching at CCNY and Lehman College intermittently since 2017. She is currently a doctoral candidate in Latin American, Iberian, and Latino Cultures at the CUNY Graduate Center. Her research interests focus on contemporary Latin American and Latinx literature, as well as literary productions published in Spanish by independent U.S.-based publishing houses.
In addition to her graduate degree from CCNY, Reyes earned an MA in humanities from the Universidad de Monterrey and a BA in communication sciences from the Universidad Aut贸noma de Nuevo Le贸n.
About 海角社区
Since 1847, 海角社区 has provided a high-quality and affordable education to generations of New Yorkers in a wide variety of disciplines. CCNY embraces its position at the forefront of social change. It is ranked #1 by the Harvard-based Opportunity Insights out of 369 selective public colleges in the United States on the overall mobility index. This measure reflects both access and outcomes, representing the likelihood that a student at CCNY can move up two or more income quintiles. Education research organization Degree Choices ranks CCNY #1 nationally among universities for economic return on investment. In addition, the Center for World University Rankings places CCNY in the top 1.8% of universities worldwide in terms of academic excellence. Labor analytics firm puts at $3.2 billion CCNY鈥檚 annual economic impact on the regional economy (5 boroughs and 5 adjacent counties) and quantifies the 鈥渇or dollar鈥 return on investment to students, taxpayers and society. At City College, more than 15,000 students pursue undergraduate and graduate degrees in eight schools and divisions, driven by significant funded research, creativity and scholarship. In 2023, CCNY launched its most expansive fundraising campaign, ever. The campaign, titled 鈥Doing Remarkable Things Together鈥 seeks to bring the College鈥檚 Foundation to more than $1 billion in total assets in support of the College mission. CCNY is as diverse, dynamic and visionary as New York City itself. View CCNY Media Kit.
Syd Steinhardt
212-650-7875
ssteinhardt1@ccny.cuny.edu