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CUNY SPS Faculty Contributes Chapter to Book Anthology

May 04, 2021

Wayne State University Press

Elizabeth Alsop, academic director of the CUNY SPS Communication and Media and Liberal Studies programs, has contributed a chapter to the book anthology After "Happily Ever After": Romantic Comedy in the Post-Romantic Age, edited by Maria San Filippo. The book, which will be released by Wayne State University Press on May 18, looks at the reinvention of the romantic comedy in recent years. Alsop's chapter focuses specifically on the way TV shows like Jane the Virgin and Crazy Ex-Girlfriend use their serial format to radically transform the genre.

CUNY SPS Student Named 2021 Andrew W. Mellon/ACLS Fellow

May 04, 2021

The City University of New York

Marci Littlefield, a professor at the Borough of Manhattan Community College and a student in the CUNY SPS MA in Museum Studies program, has been named one of the 2021 Andrew W. Mellon Foundation/The American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) community college faculty fellows. Professor Littlefield was awarded this honor for her book project Reconstructed Legacies: Black People, Freedom, and the United Kingdom, which challenges the national narrative of servitude in the United Kingdom.

15 Best Online Human Services Master’s Programs for 2021

April 21, 2021

Best Health Degrees

CUNY SPS has been ranked #5 for its MS in Disability Services in Higher Education program on the list of "15 Best Online Human Services Master’s Programs for 2021" by besthealthdegrees.com.

Education: Where Does It Get Us?

April 14, 2021

JOURNAL of AHIMA

Ellen Karl, academic director of the health information management and health services administration programs at CUNY SPS, has published the article "Education: Where Does It Get Us?" in the Journal of American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA).

Jennifer Sparrow Appointed to Board of Workforce Professional Training Institute

April 14, 2021

Workforce Professionals Training Institute

Jennifer Sparrow, associate dean of academic affairs at CUNY SPS, has been appointed to the Board of Directors of the Workforce Professionals Training Institute (WPTI), the leading provider of learning, consulting, and systems building to New York City’s workforce development organizations and practitioners. CUNY SPS Foundation Board Chair Blake Foote and Jill Hyland, former Executive Director of PEWL, also serve on the WPTI board.