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CUNY SPS Interim Dean Silva-Puras has been featured on Univision 41’s daily news program “Edicion Digital." During the interview, he discussed The Academy for Community Behavioral Health, a partnership between CUNY SPS's Office of Professional Education and Workplace Learning (PEWL), the Mayor’s Office for Economic Opportunity, and the Mayor’s Office of Community Mental Health. The academy offers free courses for social service providers in New York City.

Susan Herman, director of the Mayor’s Office of Community Mental Health, notes in this Op-Ed that CUNY SPS is partnering with the City to run its Academy for Community Behavioral Health.

CUNY SPS has been rated #13 on College Values Online's list of 30 Best Online Colleges for Veterans.

Dr. Melanie Lorek, assistant professor of sociology and human relations at CUNY SPS, recently published a peer-reviewed article in which she explores the social and symbolic meanings of recipes in online communities. The article, which is titled "The social and symbolic meanings of recipes in negotiating East German identity," appears in the journal Food, Culture & Society.

In this interview with Gothamist, Interim Dean Jorge Silva-Puras discusses the benefits of choosing CUNY SPS and offers advice for potential students.