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CUNY SPS disability studies faculty member Dr. Sheryl Burgstahler has been named a winner of the Online Learning Consortium's 2021 OLC Accelerate award, which celebrates peer-reviewed excellence in digital teaching and learning practice and scholarship, equity and inclusion, and open education.

CUNY SPS's MS in Business Management and Leadership program has been ranked #9 on Best Value Schools' list of Best 15 Masters in Management Programs in 2021.

Several alum from the CUNY SPS MA in Applied Theatre (MAAT) program contributed to essays in the book collection Applied Theatre with Youth: Education, Engagement, Activism. Featured articles include "Unleashing the untold story: The Carpetbag Theatre Inc. and the legacy of the T.R.Y. Ensemble" by Claro de los Reyes and Marion Lopez; "A translanguaging stance on theatre education" by Sindy Castro; and "Speak About It: Social scripts for consent and healthy relationships" by Olivia Harris and Chelsea Hackett.

Leonard Blades, an alum of the CUNY SPS MS in Disability Services in Higher Education program, spoke at an event held by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) to celebrate the 31st anniversary of the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Dani Lucchese, a former student and adjunct faculty member in the CUNY SPS disability studies program who also serves as the School's alumni relations assistant, is cited in an article published by the Observer. In the piece, the author reflects how the return to live arts events is limiting accessibility for people with disabilities and/or chronic illness.