Archive for 2023

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Culture / News / Student Life

The Newest Spots for Students at Hunter

Have you ever found yourself at Hunter looking for a quiet place to study, or a spot to eat lunch and talk with friends in between classes? Hunter is notorious for being packed and it’s common to see students standing around waiting for an available seat — especially during welcome […]

Adjunct Claire Tighe of the Film and Media Department.
News

Hunter Students Benefit from Adjuncts’ Real-World Experience

Some professors may particularly stand out to you as you navigate through your semesters here at Hunter. Some of your professors are full-time and teach multiple classes, while others serve as adjunct instructors who work part-time and might only teach just a few classes each semester. Hunter College’s Film and […]

Hunter College’s Brookdale Campus is the most affordable CUNY housing unit for students.  Back Brookdale founder Sarah D’Alessandro says, “It's a fluke that this dorm exists and is as cheap as it is. And I can't envision CUNY, replicating or engineering, a dorm like the residence hall.”
featured-column / News / Student Life

Brookdale Fights Back: Student Advocacy Group Protests Against Dorm’s Destruction

Hunter College’s Brookdale Residence Hall is in danger of being torn down, and Hunter students have decided to fight against its destruction. In October 2022, Mayor Eric Adams and Governor Kathy Hochul decided to tear down the dorms in order to create a Science Park and Research Campus (SPARC). The […]

Expat Students Flourish at Hunter College Despite Challenges
News / Student Life

Expat Students Flourish at Hunter College Despite Challenges

Living thousands of miles from home for better opportunities can come with risks and challenges from not knowing the language and adjusting to a new country. Still, for expatriate students at Hunter College, it is a transformative experience that opens doors to a world of opportunities. Hunter College, located in […]

Laila Gad (first from right) is the first Egyptian-American from Hunter College to win Pulitzer Fellowship. [Photo by Professor Sissel McCarthy]
News

Hunter’s Seventh Pulitzer Fellow Wants To Reclaim Journalism

The stage was all set for the evening of April 18 at Roosevelt House before a student, seated in the front row beside designated guest speakers receives a special mention by the event organizer. As attendees clap to the announcement, Laila Gad,  astonished, looks around her, throwing a smile at […]