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The CUNY SPS MS in Data Science has achieved yet another order of distinction by earning a #3 ranking from CollegeRank. As an organization spotlighting degree programs excelling in quality, affordability, accessibility, and return on investment, CollegeRank continuously updates its gradings to reflect the most current data. This latest designation by CollegeRank also recognizes the MS in Data Science program for its commitment to meeting employer needs through the rigorous, hands-on courses offered at CUNY SPS.

CUNY SPS Dean Lisa Braverman joined fellow presidents and deans from 12 Manhattan CUNY colleges in Albany for a legislative breakfast with state leaders to lobby for increased investment in CUNY and its students. In their meeting, they discussed CUNY’s university budget request (included in link above) for the upcoming academic year.

Dr. Joseph Foy, assistant professor and associate director of the CUNY SPS Online Business Programs, recently attended the JetBlue Scholars Graduation Ceremony in Orlando, FL. The event showcased the ongoing partnership between the School's MS in Business Management and Leadership program and JetBlue. His presence sets the stage for expanding this collaboration to include CUNY SPS undergraduate-level programs in the future.

In January, the Council for Adult and Experiential Learning (CAEL), CUNY SPS' partner in the Credit for Prior Learning Program, welcomed Holli Broadfoot, experiential learning director, into its newest ambassador cohort. Ambassadors offer their experience and expertise to increase strategic interaction among educators, workforce organizations, and employers. CAEL views such collaboration as critical to making adult learner success the thriving link between learning and work and an engine of equitable economic mobility.

MA in Applied Theatre faculty member H. "Herukhuti" Sharif Williams, PhD, signed a contract with Routledge to co-edit a book about socially engaged art entitled "Making Revolution Irresistible in Socially Engaged Art", to be published in 2025. The editors want to create space through this text for artists/creatives who are invested in challenging hegemony, the status quo, and the prevailing social order using art to share their stories, wisdom, and practices of disruption, resistance, and revolutionary change.