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Profile of pianist Brianna Matzke, an alum of the CUNY SPS advanced certificate and MA in disability studies programs, who is premiering her piece Tremors at the American Sign Museum in Camp Washington.

CUNY SPS' Credit for Prior Learning (CPL) initiative is highlighted in the Inside Higher Ed article, "Awarding Credit Where It’s Due", which discusses a report about CPL by the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers and suggests ways that higher education institutions might implement this important program.

Dr. Olga Kagan, adjunct assistant professor on the CUNY SPS nursing informatics faculty, is featured in the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) Nurses Month Member Spotlight.

Dr. Olga Kagan, adjunct assistant professor on the nursing informatics faculty, previews her talk at the 2023 Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society Conference, in which she focuses on tools that assist nurses to decrease burnout and develop their careers.

Several CUNY SPS MA in Applied Theatre alumni presented at the American Alliance for Theatre and Education (AATE) symposium on research and publishing hosted by NYU. The attendees and their projects are: Sarah Bellatoni (’11), "Verbatim Performance as Embodied Inquiry in the High School History Classroom"; Madeline Calandrillo (’19) and Sindy Isabel Castro (’19), "In My Dreams/En Mis Sueños: Creating Bilingual Work for the Very Young"; Megan Raab (’23), "Bust a Move(ment): Applying a Liberatory Pedagogy to Dance"; Ania Upstill (’23), "Discovering Stewardship through Play: A Collaborative Approach to Using Applied Theater Techniques for Environmental Education"; and Helio A. Sepulveda (’20), Jessica Cortez (’20), Sindy Isabel Castro (‘19), Award Winning AATE Distinguished Thesis Presentations - Translanguaging, Dialogue, and Organizing."