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CUNY SPS nursing alum Phara Souffrant Forrest makes Brooklyn's "Power 100" list

The 2024 Brooklyn Power 100

July 02, 2024

City & State New York

The website City & State New York named CUNY SPS alum Phara Souffrant Forrest (BS Nursing '20) on their list of the "2024 Brooklyn Power 100." Souffrant Forrest received a #30 ranking for her work in the New York State Assembly as a member of the Democratic Socialists of America. As a New York State Representative, Souffrant Forrest has focused on tenant rights and expanded access to health care, including championing efforts to eliminate copays for insulin. She also chairs the Assembly Task Force on New Americans and has worked on legislation to reform prison and jail policies. She was elected to office in 2020 and represents the 57th Assembly District in Brooklyn, which includes Prospect Heights, Fort Greene, Clinton Hill, and parts of Crown Heights and Bedford-Stuyvesant.
CUNY SPS Professor Dr. Bishop speaks during roundtable discussion during her book tour

Visions of New Solidarities

May 10, 2024

CUNY SPS Blog

In a special Q&A session after her roundtable discussion event held on April 4, CUNY SPS Youth Studies faculty member Dr. Elizabeth Bishop discussed her new book on racial justice, "Whiting Out: Writing on Vulnerability, Racism, and Repair."

The Need for Health Information Managements

April 24, 2024

CUNY SPS Blog

During Health Information Professionals Week (April 15–19), CUNY SPS featured a Q&A with Memory Ndanga, academic director of the CUNY SPS Health Information Management and Health Services Administration programs. Dr. Ndanga offered a look at the School’s Health Information Management BS and MS programs.
CUNY SPS Assistant Dean Ruru Rusmin presents on AI in Bronze award-winning CUNYTV broadcast

Bronze Winner: Education & Training Television — Generative AI in Higher Ed: The Future is Now

June 07, 2024

The Telly Awards

Ruru Rusmin, assistant dean of faculty development and instructional technology, who was featured in an episode of CUNY-TV's EdCast that won a bronze Telly Award.
In the episode titled "Generative AI in Higher Ed: The Future is Now," moderator Dr. Linda Hirsch facilitates a conversation with Rusmin and Jack Kenigsberg from Hunter College. During the discussion, Rusmin thoroughly unpacks the benefits and challenges that AI presents to academia. The telecast was originally aired on Nov. 12, 2023, and can be viewed online