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This op-ed piece for AMNY by CUNY Executive Vice Chancellor and University Provost Alicia M. Alvero addresses CUNY’s commitment to early childhood education and the institution's response to the initiatives of Governor Hochul and Mayor Mamdani, who are implementing universal child care for toddlers from age two. Dr. Alvero mentions the CUNY SPS partnership with New York City’s Workforce Development Corporation and their recent launch of the NYC Early Childhood Apprenticeship Program, which places aspiring child care workers in paid roles while they earn a tuition-free Child Development Associate certificate from CUNY SPS.

CUNY SPS alum Karina Saade (MS Business Management & Leadership '16), who is co-CEO of Gifts of Love Collective, has an extensive background in healthcare and wellness. This Tuscaloosanews.com profile highlights her professional journey and her whole-person approach to healthcare.

CUNY SPS Online Business Professor Arash Vakil is quoted in this New York Post story that examines the privacy trade-off consumers make when they use home security video devices.
“The privacy erosion isn’t a bug but a feature of the business model of most tech companies,” said Professor Vakil, who is also a product consultant.

CUNY SPS' child development associate certificate program is featured in this Daily News article. In the certificate program, apprentices earn a tuition-free Child Development Associate, or “CDA,” certificate. Dr. Alicia M. Alvero, the executive vice chancellor and university provost, shared her enthusiasm for the program's growth potential. “[It’s] a different credential than the classroom teacher, and there is a very high demand, and will be even more,” Dr. Alvaro told the Daily News. “We are anticipating over 3,800 people may be necessary for the 2-year-old program from the governor and the mayor, and most of those will require CDA. And that CDA credential, we partnered with the School of Professional Studies at CUNY.”

The master's program in generative AI at CUNY SPS is featured in this The Knight News article. The write-up focuses on the degree program's practical and yet cutting-edge approach. Academic Director Dr. Arthur O'Connor is quoted as saying, “It’s an applied program designed for the tech-savvy organizational leader who seeks to develop a broader and deeper understanding of what these different platforms are, and how they can be used."