It’s more than just science at Bronx Science, as students there won “best large delegation” at the Columbia Model United Nations Conference and Exposition. more

Four students from this part of the Bronx who are studying at the New York Institute of Technology, finished their service-learning projects during the fall semester. more

On a chilly Friday in December, Manhattan College students associated with the school’s numerous climate groups and clubs congregated on the steps of the Smith Chapel and Auditorium, took up their signs, and began chanting. more

They wanted a space to call their own. A space dedicated to undergraduate research — run by students — that fosters academic excellence and success while simultaneously gaining real life skills. more

Hispanic Heritage Month is drawing to a close, and a small group of students have joined each other at a table inside Lehman College talking about some of the events their group, Latinx Alliance, have put together so far. In fact, it’s more than many of them realized — a poetry reading, screenings of the documentaries “Knock Down the House” and “Underwater Dreams,” a panel recounting the Hispanic history of Lehman. more

Mosholu Montefiore Community Center was one of five local pre-kindergarten programs to receive additional Head Start funding. more

Cristina Pérez Jiménez was one of 24 faculty members in the United States selected for the 2019-20 Ford Postdoctoral Fellowship. The fellowship is awarded to high-achieving scholars … more

Undocumented students who attend New York schools can now apply for state financial aid thanks to passage of the Dream Act in this year’s legislative session. The state legislation, championed by the late Queens Sen. Jose Peralta, was inspired by the federal DREAM Act to offer legal status for eligible undocumented students who came to the United States as children. The bill never made it out of Congress. more

Last week, U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon came to Lehman College with an upbeat message, exhorting young audience members to believe in the power of their voices. more