Sean Scanlan (English), founder and editor of NANO: New American Notes Online, released Special Issue 17 of the open access humanities journal, focused on the ways interviews connect people. Interviews by and with colleagues Jason Ellis and Laura Westengard, are among the contributions to this exploration of interview forms. Read the issue here….
Josh Kapusinski’s Students Win Health of Advertising Brand Challenge
Josh A. Kapusinski (Communication Design) was the sponsoring professor for a team of Communication Design students, winners of second place in the fourth annual Health of Advertising Brand Challenge, an Omnicom Health (OHG) program designed to introduce emerging university talent to the world of healthcare advertising. Students received additional support from faculty members Richard Pels,…
Reginald Blake Featured in CUNY Research Focus on COVID and Heat
Reginald Blake (Associate Provost) was featured in CUNY Research Focus in December for his investigations of how COVID-19 and extreme heat jointly threaten New York City’s most vulnerable neighborhoods. His research shows that low-income communities with limited green space, overcrowded housing, and fewer cooling resources faced the highest combined risks during the pandemic. Read the…
Illya Azaroff Inaugurated as AIA 102nd President
Illya Azaroff (Architecture) was inaugurated as the American Institute of Architect’s 102nd President in December, at the Global Campus for Architecture and Design in Washington, D.C. Read about it here….
Rosa Abreu-Runkel Featured as Holiday Expert on WalletHub
Rosa Abreu-Runkel (Hospitality Management) was part of a panel of experts and asked to share her thoughts on celebrating Christmas on a budget, best cities for the holidays, money-saving tips for holiday travel, and more. Read about it on WalletHub.com….
Sanjive Vaidya Receives AIA NYS Educator Award
Sanjive Vaidya (Architecture) was honored with the 2025 AIA New York State Educator Award at the AIA New York State Honor Awards Ceremony in Albany on January 29, 2026. The Educator Award was established in 2005 to recognize architectural educators who have made significant contributions to advancing the profession in New York State. Professor Vaidya…
Sarah Ann Standing Announces Two New Books in STEP Series
Sarah Ann Standing (Humanities) announces two new books published in 2025 in her book series Studies in Theatre, Ecology, and Performance (STEP), with Routledge Press – Theatres of Compost: Performance and Ecology for the Anthropocene by Abby Schroering, and an anthology, Climate Theatre: Ecology and Performance in a Climate Emergency, edited by Denise Varney, Peter…
Milton Santiago Named to Brooklyn Power 100 List
Milton Santiago (President) has been named to City & State New York’s 2026 Brooklyn Power 100 list. Read about it here….
Annette J. Saddik Quoted in New York Times on Tennessee Williams
Annette J. Saddik (English), editor of The Tennessee Williams Annual Review, was quoted about Williams’ works in an article for the New York Times, “Blanche Marvin, 100, Dies; Critic Was, Maybe, ‘Streetcar’ Inspiration.” Read the article here….
Marissa Moran Presents at NYSBA 2026 Annual Meeting
Marissa J. Moran (Law and Paralegal Studies), was invited to present at the New York State Bar Association's 2026 Annual Meeting on Jan. 13, 2026. She discussed the pressing issue of the public’s right to access information and the necessity of maintaining confidentiality in a panel called “Balancing Transparency and Confidentiality: Legal Perspectives on Public…