Gov. Kathy Hochul announced her plans for tackling affordability and public safety in New York City with the release of the 2025 State of the State. With over 200 initiatives directed at
On Feb. 26, a score of college students from all over New York gathered in Albany to fight for affordable higher education on Higher Education Action Day. Higher Education Action Day is
MoreParticipatory budgeting first began in 1989 in Porto Alegre, Brazil. Citizens voted on projects proposed by other residents. Projects with the most votes received funding. Since then, the practice was exported across
MoreThere are a lot of places to eat outside of Queens College. But to find the best Chinese food in New York City, go to Happy Food. But what and where is
MoreShareah Taleghani, director of Middle Eastern Studies at Queens College, first became interested in prison literature after taking a class. She even met those detained to learn more about them. Taleghani read
MoreFrank Franklin, director of the SEEK program at Queens College, passed away at 71 on Feb. 7, 2016. His achievements were hailed by peers thankful for the help given to SEEK. The
MoreQueens College’s 20-year contract with Follett, the current bookstore provider, ended in December. Beginning in 1997, Follett was able to sell books and supplies until 2006. But the contract was extended for
MoreJesse Rappaport is an adjunct professor at Brooklyn College and Baruch College. He teaches philosophy, a subject also he studies. “I didn’t have the passion for teaching, but it was something I
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