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KINGSBOROUGH RECEIVES FUNDING TO EXPAND CAREERREADY WORK, LEARN & GROW PROGRAM |
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FOUR PROJECTS FUNDED VIA CUNY’S BLACK, RACE, AND ETHNIC STUDIES INITIATIVE (BRESI)
AWARD Four projects led by Kingsborough Community College faculty have been awarded funding
as part of CUNY’s historic Black, Race, and Ethnic Studies Initiative (BRESI), with
support from the Mellon Foundation. |
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PICTURE THIS: SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE FOR KCC PHOTOGRAPHY STUDENTS |
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ROBERT “BOBBY” ALLISON NAMED KINGSBOROUGH DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS |
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KCC PROVOST ONE OF 31 LEADERS SELECTED NATIONWIDE FOR ASPEN INSTITUTE’S RISING PRESIDENTS
FELLOWSHIP The Aspen Institute College Excellence Program announced that Dr. Joanne Russell, senior vice president for academic affairs and provost at CUNY’s
Kingsborough Community College, is one of 31 leaders selected nationwide for the 2022-23
class of the Aspen Rising Presidents Fellowship, which prepares the next generation
of community college leaders. |
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KINGSBOROUGH COMMUNITY COLLEGE TO GRADUATE NEARLY 2,000 STUDENTS AT ITS 57TH COMMENCEMENT
CEREMONY President Dr. Claudia V. Schrader will confer nearly 2,000 students with associate
degrees at Kingsborough Community College’s 57th Commencement ceremony on Thursday,
June 16, 2022. This is the College's first fully in-person graduation since 2019.
Journalist Errol Louis will deliver the keynote address. |
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KCC NAMED A FINALIST FOR THE 2023 ASPEN PRIZE BY THE ASPEN INSTITUTE FOR COMMUNITY
COLLEGE EXCELLENCE FOR THIRD TIME Kingsborough Community College was named a top 10 finalist for the Aspen Prize for
Community College Excellence for the third time since the inception of the $1 million
prize. |
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KINGSBOROUGH EARNS 2022-2023 GOLD MILITARY FRIENDLY® SCHOOL DESIGNATION KCC has earned the 2022-2023 Gold Military Friendly® School designation by Viqtory,
a service-disabled, veteran-owned small business. More than 1,800 schools were evaluated,
with 665 earning special awards for going above the standard. |
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TWO KINGSBOROUGH PROFESSORS NAMED 2022 MELLON/ACLS FELLOWS
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KINGSBOROUGH COMMUNITY COLLEGE INDUCTS A RECORD NUMBER OF STUDENTS TO THE WINTER ’21/SPRING
’22 DEAN’S LIST Over 1,000 students were recognized at yesterday’s Dean’s List induction for the winter
2021 module and spring 2022 semester at Kingsborough Community College (KCC). The
recipients, representing all disciplines, have earned at least 12 credits during the
term with a GPA of 3.50 or higher.To watch the induction ceremony, go to https://youtu.be/Cui6nWCSYSg?t=839. |
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2022 CUNYAC COMMUNITY COLLEGE BASEBALL ALL-STARS ANNOUNCED Kingsborough swept all four major awards, as Benjamin Luciano was selected Player of the Year and teammate Justin Ramseywas tabbed Rookie of the Year. Wave pitcher Francesco Maria Bonvini was named Pitcher of the Year while head coach Brian Dowd was named Coach of the Year. |
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KINGSBOROUGH COMMUNITY COLLEGE NAMED A SEMIFINALIST FOR THE 2023 ASPEN PRIZE; ELIGIBLE
FOR $1 MILLION IN SHARED PRIZE FUNDS The Aspen Institute College Excellence Program announced that Kingsborough Community
College is one of 25 semifinalists for the Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence.
This is the seventh consecutive time the Aspen Institute has recognized KCC. |
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TWO KINGSBOROUGH STUDENTS NAMED SEMIFINALISTS FOR COVETED COOKE UNDERGRADUATE TRANSFER
SCHOLARSHIP Kingsborough Community College (KCC) students Shaindy Weichman and Jiahua Wu were among the 440 nationwide semifinalists selected by the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation
for its highly competitive Cooke Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship. |
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MAYOR ADAMS ANNOUNCES NEW CAREER TRAINING PROGRAM FOR YOUTH IN FOSTER CARE |
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KINGSBOROUGH COMMUNITY COLLEGE PARTNERS WITH AMAZON TO OFFER THE COMPANY’S NEW YORK
HOURLY EMPLOYEES TUITION BENEFITS SO THEY CAN PURSUE ASSOCIATE DEGREES AT THE BROOKLYN
CAMPUS AND ONLINE |
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ONLY COMMUNITY COLLEGE WITH FULBRIGHT SCHOLAR THIS YEAR The U.S. Department of State is pleased to announce that the lists of more than 125
U.S. higher education institutions that sent the most Fulbright U.S. Students and
U.S. Scholars abroad in academic year 2021-2022 are now available. |
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TWO JACK COOKE KENT SEMIFINALISTS The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation announced today the semifinalists for its highly competitive Cooke Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship. Through this award, the Foundation supports high-achieving community college students
with financial need seeking to complete their bachelor’s degrees at selective four-year
institutions. |
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KINGSBOROUGH COMMUNITY COLLEGE FATHERHOOD ACADEMY Peer outreach can play a critical role in helping student fathers persist in college
and navigate support services, researchers say. That encouragement has paved a path
to enrollment for many participants in the City University of New York’s Fatherhood Academy. The 16-week program, hosted at Hostos, LaGuardia and Kingsborough community colleges,
helps unemployed and underemployed dads obtain their GED and head on to college. |
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NOT JUST WORDS: TWO FACULTY MEMBERS PROMOTE SOCIAL JUSTICE WHILE TEACHING COMMUNICATIONS Dr. Laura Spinu and Dr. Carlos de Cuba of KCC’s speech communication program presented
a paper titled “Taking action for positive change in faculty and student attitudes
toward language variation” in a session called “Critical Issues in Linguistics” at
the Linguistic Society of America’s (LSA) 96th annual meeting. The paper, which was
chosen as one of the highlights of the second day of the conference, offered a number
of easily reproducible activities aimed at countering language discrimination in the
classroom and beyond.
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AWARD-WINNING FITR PROGRAM: A MODEL TO TEACH READING THROUGH INNOVATIVE COLLABORATION KCC’s Faculty Initiative on Teaching Reading (FITR) has won the 2022 Diana Hacker
TYCA Award for Outstanding Programs in English for Two-Year Colleges and Teachers,
presented annually by the Two-Year College English Association (TYCA) of the National
Council of the Teachers of English. The award honors two-year college teachers and
their colleges for exemplary programs that enhance students’ language learning, helping
them to achieve their college, career, and personal goals. Impressed with the depth
and scope of the program, the TYCA committee feels it is a model for innovative collaboration
that can be replicated in other institutions. |
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KINGSBOROUGH COMMUNITY COLLEGE TO OFFER BOOTCAMPS TO MEET THE TECH INDUSTRY’S GROWING
DEMAND IN THE NYC AREA The field of technology is buzzing with employment opportunities. It is estimated
there are more than 14,000 open software developer jobs in the NYC area alone. To
help meet the local demand for skilled tech talent, Promineo Tech has teamed up with
Kingsborough Community College’s Workforce Development, Continuing Education and Strategic
Partnerships to offer several bootcamps at about half the cost of similar programs. |
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KCC PRESIDENT CLAUDIA SCHRADER HONORED BY AAC&U AND CENGAGE FOR ADVANCING DIVERSITY,
EQUITY, AND INCLUSION KCC’s president, Dr. Claudia V. Schrader, is one of three recipients of the 2022 AAC&U-Cengage
Inclusion Scholarship, awarded to currently serving campus presidents in recognition
of their outstanding leadership to advance equitable liberal education. |
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KINGSBOROUGH COMMUNITY COLLEGE AWARDED $175K FROM JP MORGAN CHASE TO IMPROVE SUPPORT
FOR SINGLE MOTHER STUDENTS |
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KINGSBOROUGH COMMUNITY COLLEGE GRADUATES THE NEXT CLASS OF FRONTLINE NURSES Forty-six KCC students took the Nightingale Pledge at a pinning ceremony on December
15, marking the end of their training as registered nurses. They were the first class trained entirely during the pandemic. |
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VENABLE FOUNDATION DONATES $10K IN SUPPORT OF KINGSBOROUGH COMMUNITY COLLEGE’S FOOD
PANTRY |
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MAYOR-ELECT ERIC ADAMS MENTIONED KCC IN HIS ATTACHED 100+ STEPS FORWARD FOR NEW YORK
CITY PLAN |
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IMEA AWARDS TWO SCHOLARSHIPS TO MARINE TRADE SCHOOL STUDENTS |
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THE ASPEN INSTITUTE NAMES KINGSBOROUGH ONE OF 150 U.S. COMMUNITY COLLEGES ELIGIBLE
FOR 2023 ASPEN PRIZE For the seventh consecutive time since the inception of the prize, Kingsborough Community
College has been named one of the 150 institutions eligible to compete for the $1
million Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence today by the Aspen Institute
College Excellence Program, the nation's signature recognition of high achievement
and performance among America's community colleges. It is one of six CUNY colleges
to make the list this round. |
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KCC RECEIVES $1.5M IN FUNDING FOR OFFSHORE WIND TRAINING PROGRAM Kingsborough Community College’s (KCC) Maritime Technology program is on its way to
becoming a certified offshore wind (OSW) basic safety training facility, with $1.5
million in capital funding awarded by the New York City Council. |
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KINGSBOROUGH COMMUNITY COLLEGE NURSING PROGRAM GRANTED CONTINUED ACCREDITATION BY
ACEN |
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KINGSBOROUGH COMMUNITY COLLEGE PRESENTS ITS 2021-2025 STRATEGIC PLAN The 2021-2025 Strategic Plan described is guided by our commitment to our mission,
vision, and values in serving our students, faculty, staff, and community while proactively
and meaningfully addressing future demands. This plan addresses the foundational challenges
facing the College and identifies central themes that will guide our path forward. |
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KINGSBOROUGH COMMUNITY COLLEGE AND INSTRIDE TEAM UP TO HELP WORKING ADULTS EARN UNDERGRADUATE
DEGREES |
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CLAUDIA V. SCHRADER, PRESIDENT OF KINGSBOROUGH COMMUNITY COLLEGE, JOINS ITHAKA AS
TRUSTEE |
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CLAUDIA V. SCHRADER OF KINGSBOROUGH COMMUNITY COLLEGE CHOSEN FOR ASPEN INSTITUTE’S
NEW PRESIDENTS FELLOWSHIP TO ADVANCE STUDENT SUCCESS The Aspen Institute College Excellence Program today announced that Dr. Claudia V.
Schrader, president at Kingsborough Community College, is one of 25 leaders selected
for the 2021-22 class of the Aspen New Presidents Fellowship. This program supports community college presidents in the early years of their tenure
as they aim to achieve higher and more equitable levels of student success. |
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KCC’S AGING LIBRARY TO RECEIVE $450,000 FOR UPGRADES |
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KINGSBOROUGH COMMUNITY COLLEGE RANKED #1 2022 BEST COMMUNITY COLLEGE IN NEW YORK BY
NICHE.COM |
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KCC EXPANDS ITS VIRTUAL PORTFOLIO: ONLY CUNY COLLEGE TO OFFER FULLY ONLINE ASSOCIATE
DEGREES IN ACCOUNTING, CRIMINAL JUSTICE, BUSINESS OF FASHION, AND TOURISM & HOSPITALITY |
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KINGSBOROUGH FRESHMAN IS 1 OF 16 2021 LES DAMES D’ESCOFFIER SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS The 18-year-old Borough Park resident has been named the recipient of the 2021 Kingsborough
Culinary Advancement Scholarship by Les Dames d’Escoffier New York (LDNY), an organization
of accomplished professional women in the food, nutrition, fine beverage, and hospitality
industries. |
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KINGSBOROUGH COMMUNITY COLLEGE RECEIVES $125G TO SUPPORT ITS COMMUNITY FARM AND GARDEN Citing the KCC Community Farm and Garden program as “very futuristic,” New York State
Assemblywoman Mathylde Frontus, representing Brooklyn’s 46th district, yesterday presented Kingsborough Community College with a $125,000 check
to assist in the development and expansion of the program. |
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INCOMING KCC FRESHMAN IS 2021 CLASS OF GUCCI CHANGE MAKERS NORTH AMERICA SCHOLAR High school graduation day is exciting enough, but adding to it, an email that you were chosen by Gucci to receive a college scholarship and mentorship – well, it’s a day that Lacey Garza said she will always remember. “I got the email on my graduation day, and I was so excited,” said Lacey, 17, a Bensonhurst
resident who graduated from Edward R. Murrow High School and will be majoring in fashion
and business as a freshman at Kingsborough Community College in the fall. |
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A COMMUNITY COLLEGE PRESIDENT VISITS STUDENTS ACROSS NEW YORK CITY www.insidehighered.com- When Kingsborough Community College president Claudia Schrader couldn’t greet incoming
students on campus, she went to visit them at home. She hopes to turn the “welcome
wagon” into a Kingsborough tradition. |
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CHANCELLOR FÉLIX V. MATOS RODRÍGUEZ VISITS KCC TO CONGRATULATE 2021 GRADUATES
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HONORARY DOCTORATE RECIPIENT CHRIS ROCK |
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ACHIEVING THE DREAM |
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MARITIME ADMINISTRATION ANNOUNCES FIRST CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE DESIGNATIONS FOR DOMESTIC
MARITIME WORKFORCE TRAINING AND EDUCATION |
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ASSEMBLYMEMBER FRONTUS SECURES FUNDING FOR PROGRAMS ACROSS HER DISTRICT. |
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AAC&U SELECTS 78 COLLEGES FOR INSTITUTE ON RACIAL HEALING Run by the Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U), the Institute will provide an opportunity for teams at each of the 78 colleges
to gain knowledge about the structure of Truth, Racial Healing & Transformation in
an effort “to break down racial hierarchies and dismantle the belief in a hierarchy
of human value.” The goal for many who partake is to be able to host Centers on their
respective campuses in the future. |
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VALUE COLLEGES NAMES KINGSBOROUGH AS ONE OF THE TOP 50 BEST VALUE COMMUNITY COLLEGES
FOR 2021 |
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DR. RED WASHBURN’S $40,000 MELLON/ACLS COMMUNITY COLLEGE FACULTY FELLOWSHIP |
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DR. SHAWNA M. BRANDLE RECEIVES FULBRIGHT U.S. SCHOLAR AWARD TO TEACH AMERICAN GOVERNMENT
IN JAPAN |
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FORBES FEATURES KINGSBOROUGH COMMUNITY COLLEGE |
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CUNYAC SCHOLAR ATHLETE OF THE YEAR: MAKSYM IVANOV, KINGSBOROUGH |
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CUNYAC NAMES KCC'S TIFFANY BOGLE CUNYAC SCHOLAR ATHLETE OF THE YEAR |
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KINGSBOROUGH COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENT VICTORIA FLORES-ALMAZAN NAMED A KAPLAN LEADERSHIP
SCHOLAR |
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KCC CHEMISTRY MAJOR NAMED SEMIFINALIST FOR COVETED JACK KENT COOKE UNDERGRADUATE TRANSFER
SCHOLARSHIP Kingsborough chemistry major, Victoria Flores-Almazan, was named a semifinalist for
the highly competitive Jack Kent Cooke Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship. She is
one of only 406 semifinalists chosen from a pool of over 1,500 community college applicants
nationwide.
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KINGSBOROUGH POSITIONS CAMPUS AS FUTURE CLEAN ENERGY TRAINING SITE |
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CUNY NAMES KCC PROFESSOR TO 17-MEMBER BLACK, RACE AND ETHNIC STUDIES INITIATIVE COMMISSION |
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KINGSBOROUGH AND OTHER CUNY COMMUNITY COLLEGES SET TO PROVIDE JOB TRAINING CITYWIDE
FOR UNEMPLOYED VIA A MULTIMILLION-DOLLAR DOL-FUNDED PROJECT
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MAUREEN FADEM’S NEW BOOK TRACES CAPITALISM, COLONIALISM, AND REPARATIONS: A POSTCOLONIAL
ANALYSIS |
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Kingsborough Community College’s Access Resource Center, the nation’s first at a community
college, is your one-stop place to get connected to government benefits and resources.
Whether it’s childcare, SNAP, clothing, or transportation, you can get a referral
for what’s available to you – where you live and when you need it. |
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KINGSBOROUGH COMMUNITY COLLEGE NAMED ONE OF 747 MILITARY FRIENDLY SCHOOLS
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CARIBBEAN LIFE IMPACT AWARDS EVENT HONORS KCC’S DR. KEISHA V. THOMPSON
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MAYOR DE BLASIO ANNOUNCES EFFORTS TO HELP YOUNG ADULTS OVERCOME CHALLENGES OF THE
COVID-19 PANDEMIC, INCLUDING PARTNERSHIP WITH KINGSBOROUGH COMMUNITY COLLEGE |
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KINGSBOROUGH RANKED #2 BEST COMMUNITY COLLEGES IN NEW YORK 2021
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KCC SELECTED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE ACHIEVING THE DREAM + USC RACIAL EQUITY LEADERSHIP
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