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Hunter, CUNY, and the Maze of Funding Higher Education
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Hunter, CUNY, and the Maze of Funding Higher Education

Hunter College is a publicly funded college, so as with many things in government, the state of CUNY and Hunter are intertwined in a collage of funding that doesn’t seem to point to Eric Adams, at least in the ways that people seem to believe. It is no secret that […]

College students across New York City gathered in front of Hunter’s West Building on Feb. 28 for a pro-Palestinian protest. (Photo Credit: CUNY NION Jewish Antizionist Collective)
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Hunter Investigates Pro-Palestinian Student Groups Following Recent On-Campus Protest

Hunter College said they were conducting an investigation into pro-Palestinian student groups on alleged accounts of physical intimidation and hate speech against Jewish students during a protest held on Feb. 28. In an interview with diasporic magazine New York Jewish Weekly, a Hunter spokesperson reprimanded the language used during the […]

Largest Donation in CUNY History for Comp-Sci and AI Project
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Largest Donation in CUNY History for Comp-Sci and AI Project

Governor Kathy Hochul announced last month that CUNY will receive $75 million from the Simons Foundation to improve the computational science programs and incorporate CUNY into the governor’s proposed Empire AI project.  The donation is the largest in CUNY history. The funds will be split with $50 million going toward […]

Office of Education Abroad Wants To Help Students Take Their Experience Beyond The Classroom
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Office of Education Abroad Wants To Help Students Take Their Experience Beyond The Classroom

At a public academic institution like Hunter College, experiencing a foreign exchange program isn’t as much of a given as it might be in less economically diverse, private liberal arts schools.  In the 2022-20223 academic year, 250 Hunter students studied abroad. That’s roughly 2% of the undergraduate population, at the […]

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)
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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 […]