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CUNY SPS Professor Dr. Merians Penaloza, from the online Business programs, spoke with USA Today, about the implications of Target's 40-day boycott initiated in response to the company's rollback of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives. She highlights that such consumer-led protests underscore the growing demand for corporate accountability in social justice matters.

In a recent Techstrong.ai interview, Dr. Arthur O'Connor, Academic Director of the MS in Data Science and BS in Information Science at CUNY SPS and author of “Organizing for Generative AI and the Productivity Revolution," delves into how advanced reasoning capabilities being added to large language models (LLMs) will profoundly alter business processes as costs continue to rapidly decline.

CUNY SPS BS Business student Corey Pettway won first place in the NYC regional competition NYBPC (New York Business Plan Competition) for his business plan to engineer a technology-based educational tool called ‘Good Job.’ Dr. Diane Merians Penaloza mentored Pettway as he developed his business idea and pitch. Pettway will now advance to the NYBPC finals competition.

CUNY proudly presented its inaugural “50 Under 50” alumni list this past August. CUNY SPS alum and "50 under 50" inductee Emily Towner (Communications and Media ’16), who is now in England attending the University of Cambridge as she pursues her doctorate in psychology, shares her takeaways about receiving this honor.

In this post from the award-winning CUNY SPS blog, a video interview is showcased with Youth Studies Associate Professor Dr. Whitney Hollins, who talks with her colleague Dr. Elizabeth Bishop. During their conversation, they discuss the importance of conducting youth-focused research and what’s next on the agenda for the CUNY SPS Youth Studies programs.