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CUNY SPS Research and Compliance student, Vijah Ramjattan, was appointed as head of the Office for the Prevention of Hate Crimes earlier this year. This Gothamist article features a Q&A session with Ramjattan, and reviews some of the challenges the office faces.

For the third year in a row, City & State NY has named CUNY SPS Nursing alum and New York state assembly member Phara Souffrant Forrest to their listing of Brooklyn's Power 100. This year, Forrest ranks at number 45, in recognition of her continued leadership in Albany and her powerful role in the Democratic Socialists of America party.

CUNY SPS Nursing Professor Jan Oosting shares expert insight on the barriers LGBTQ+ patients face in accessing care in a recent TechTarget article. Oosting emphasizes the importance of provider education, inclusive practices, and informed communication, noting that a lack of training and cultural awareness among healthcare professionals can prevent LGBTQ+ individuals from receiving the best care possible.

As part of the “Share Your Story” series on the CUNY SPS Blog, recent graduate Roberta Garbarini (MA Museum Studies '25) reflects back on her time at CUNY SPS and discusses a thrilling new opportunity as a Margaretta Rockefeller Research Fellow at the Women’s History Institute of Historic Hudson Valley Summer Research Institute.

The CUNY SPS BA in Sociology was named as one of the top five programs on U.S. News & World Report’s 2025 guide to 'Top Online Schools for Sociology,'