Dear City College Community,
I鈥檓 pleased to announce a new addition to my office staff. Virginia Mel茅ndez has joined us as my Confidential Executive Officer and will be responsible for running the day-to-day operations of the office.
Virginia brings with her 25 years of experience supporting college presidents, most recently serving as Interim Chief of Staff to the President at Rockland Community College. Her depth of knowledge and expertise in higher education administration will be a tremendous asset to our team.
Please begin copying Virginia on any messages sent to my鈥 Read More 禄
Dear CUNY Community,
At the start of the Spring semester, I emphasized the importance of standing together and upholding the values of our University in uncertain times. We have since seen a series of federal actions that have affected CUNY and higher education significantly.
When facing challenging moments, I like to turn to our foundational documents for guidance and reassurance. The 1979 CUNY Financing and Governing Act lays out a vision for our mission and goals, justifying the 鈥渓egislature鈥檚 support of an independent and unique structure for the university鈥 based on its 鈥溾 Read More 禄
Dear Members of the City College Community,
As many of you will be aware, several students on our campus鈥攊ncluding graduate students working on the CCNY campus鈥攈ave had their visas revoked. This is part of an escalation of similar visa revocations taking place nationwide. At this writing, it seems that most revocations have involved students on F-1 visas, although the media has reported some cases in which green card holders also have had their status challenged or changed. The situation is very fluid and we will all need to keep up to date on the latest trends.
CCNY is鈥 Read More 禄
Dear Campus Community,
We are on the brink of the academic year鈥檚 busiest days. The spring semester always seems barely to have begun when the rush of final ceremonies, celebrations, and exams are upon us鈥攁ll leading inexorably to graduation and our commencement exercises.
I understand that there is some consternation on campus about changes we are making to the commencement programming this year. After some careful consideration, I have determined that in view of the college鈥檚 financial constraints and the limited human resources we have to mount 10 graduation ceremonies, we鈥 Read More 禄
The Levich Institute in the Grove School of Engineering at City College of New York is sad to announce the passing of Professor Andreas Acrivos, former Director of the Levich Institute and one of the foremost scientists in the field of rheology, chemical engineering and fluid dynamics. Professor Acrivos passed away peacefully in the early morning of February 17, 2025 in Stanford, CA. He was 96 years old. Professor Acrivos arrived at City College in 1988, when he accepted the position of Albert Einstein Professor of Science and Engineering at the City College of New鈥 Read More 禄
Dear Members of the Campus Community,
Thank you to everyone who attended the Faculty Town Hall yesterday. We will be changing the venue of the Student Town Hall meeting to NAC 0/201, a bigger space, in response to the high level of interest from our students. Please make sure you register using the Eventbrite link.
I look forward to speaking with you.
Sincerely,
Vince Boudreau
President
Dear Members of the Campus Community,
I have been informed that Thursday, March 6 will be operating on a Wednesday schedule, which means no club hours for students. In order to hear as many voices as possible, we will be moving the Student Town Hall to Tuesday, March 11 at 12:30pm in NAC 1/203.
The Faculty/Staff town hall is still scheduled for Tuesday, March 4 at 12:30pm in NAC 0/201. Both meetings will be in-person only, and we will require registration of all attendees using Eventbrite for these and future Town Halls. Please use this link to register for the Faculty/Staff鈥 Read More 禄
Dear College Community:
The Provost and I are pleased to announce the nomination process for the 2025 Faculty Awards. The awards are one of the most important ways that we honor the accomplishments and contributions of faculty to students and to our campus life.
Please review the detailed descriptions of the award nomination guidelines available here and posted on the Academic Affairs website.
President鈥檚 Award for Excellence
President鈥檚 Award for Outstanding Faculty Service
President鈥檚 Award for Outstanding Adjunct Faculty Service
Provost鈥檚 Outstanding Teaching鈥 Read More 禄
Dear Faculty and Staff,
We write to let you know that our Dean of Science, Susan Perkins, will be leaving City College after the spring semester to become the Provost & Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs at SUNY Potsdam, her alma mater. We are of course always happy for our colleagues when their talents provide them with new opportunities, but we will miss Dean Perkins at City College, where she has led the Division of Science with vision in supporting the vibrant research effort and has been a tireless advocate for our students.
Dean Perkins joined City College on鈥 Read More 禄
Dear Members of the Campus Community,
I hope this note finds you well and you are settling in for our spring semester.
I want to set aside some time this semester to speak with you all about the recent federal and state updates, and the impact that they will have on our campus community.
The Faculty/Staff town hall is scheduled for Tuesday, March 4 at 12:30pm in NAC 0/201. The Student Town Hall meeting will be on Thursday, March 6 at 12:30pm in Marshak Lecture Hall 3. Both meetings will be in-person only.
I look forward to speaking with you.
Sincerely,鈥 Read More 禄
Last Updated: 09/04/2019 22:05