Post Tagged with: "#CUNYstudents"

The entrance to the advisor's office.
News / Student Life

One Advisor to 900 Students: Why Hunter Students Are Forced to Navigate College Life Solo

Many Hunter College students complain upon arriving at school that they must act as their own advisors. Little do they know the advisor-to-student ratio is 1 advisor to 900 students, according to Jen Gaboury a Professional Staff Congress CUNY staff. There are currently 18 advisors at Hunter, she said. Students […]

Student attendees and the BSA executive board at the club’s first open-house event.
News / Student Life

Community on Campus: Built By Students, For Students

Student-led clubs have gotten creative in fostering a sense of community on Hunter College campus, a major commuter school. As the school welcomed its largest incoming freshman class in Hunter’s history in the fall of 2023, the majority of the students were commuters, according to the Student Affairs Department. Most […]

Students and speakers from the Feb. 24 2022 LGBTQ Policy Center event “The Struggle for Queer and Trans South Asian Human Rights: A Conversation with Community Leaders.” (Photo Credit: The Roosevelt House)
News

Hunter’s Queer Students Turn Into Community Leaders at The LGBTQ Policy Center

At Hunter College, queer students can find academic representation in the expanding opportunities and resources available at the LGBTQ Policy Center. The center, which opened about 10 years ago at the Roosevelt House, Hunter’s Public Policy Institute, provides opportunities for students interested in LGBTQ rights, law and public policy. Students […]

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 […]

Korean Student Association Hosts “Night Market at Hunter” Event
Culture / News / Student Life

Korean Student Association Hosts “Night Market at Hunter” Event

The Korean Student Association (KSA) is a student-led organization at Hunter that strives to foster and celebrate Korean culture on campus. On Friday night, KSA hosted a “Night Market at Hunter” event that showcased Korean food, music, and games.  KSA events are a way for students to learn about Korean […]