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CUNY SPS Alum Named Commissioner in Bloomfield, New Jersey

January 14, 2025

Bloomfield Township

CUNY SPS alum Amanda Ebokosia (MA Youth Studies '18) was recently appointed to the Civil & Human Rights Commission of Bloomfield, New Jersey. Ebokosia has spent years of civic engagement and advocacy across communities, with a special focus on social justice. She is also the Founder and CEO of the Gem Project, Inc., a not-for-profit organization that works alongside youth and young adults through a year-round fellowship.
CUNY SPS MAAT alum Caityln McCain

AATE Award Winners

January 13, 2025

American Alliance for Theatre and Education

CUNY SPS alum Caitlyn McCain (MA Applied Theatre '23) was awarded the 2024 American Alliance for Theatre & Education (AATE) Distinguished Thesis Award for her master's thesis "Getting Free: Exploring Freedom Dreaming and Abolition Through Applied Theatre." The thesis explored how Applied Theatre, particularly participatory style drama, might create an environment where public school students and educators could dream, imagine, and rehearse new realities, making space for a more just and compassionate world.

Social Media Can Create Unneeded Stress During The Holidays

December 26, 2024

Forbes

Dr. Chelsea Hansen, a doctoral lecturer in the Psychology programs at CUNY SPS, is featured in the Forbes article "Social Media Can Create Unneeded Stress During The Holidays." In the piece, she offers tips on how to handle social media usage over the holidays.

US government AI Task Force offers recommendations — but are they really helpful to enterprises?

December 18, 2024

CIO.com

CUNY SPS Academic Director Dr. Arthur J. O'Connor, who oversees the School's MS in Data Science and BS in Information Systems programs, offers an in-depth analysis of the government's recent AI workplace guidelines in the CIO.com article "US government AI Task Force offers recommendations — but are they really helpful to enterprises?" His suggestions include a list of steps organizations can take to align with the government's directives.

AI in the workplace is forcing younger tech workers to rethink their career paths

December 12, 2024

Computer World

Dr. Arthur O'Connor, academic director of the CUNY SPS MS in data science and BS in information systems degree programs, is featured in the Computer World article "AI in the workplace is forcing younger tech workers to rethink their career paths." In the piece, Dr. O'Connor looks at how AI might be impacting older workers and offers advice on how to approach this trend in the contemporary workplace.