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Cassandra Evans, assistant professor in the CUNY SPS disability studies program, was selected to participate in the CUNY Faculty Fellowship Publication Program (FFPP), where she will be mentored through the AY 2021/2022 to work on publications with other tenure-track faculty across CUNY. Dr. Evans will be working on her project Five Wives, a novel regarding disability justice and intersectionality.

Melanie Willingham-Jaggers, a CUNY SPS MA in Applied Theatre (MAAT) alum, has been named the executive director of the national LGBTQ nonprofit GLSEN. Mel, who graduated from the program in 2012, has also served as an MAAT faculty member, teaching the course "Theories II: Community, Culture, and Diversity" from 2018-2021.

Zeynep Akca, a CUNY SPS MA in Applied Theatre (MAAT) alum and member of independent theater company Match : Lit, is quoted in this Broadway World article about two new productions of Shakespeare's Henry V and Twelfth Night that she will be directing for the company starting in February.

WTOP News offers highlights from U.S. News & World Report's Best Online Programs for 2022, noting that the CUNY SPS BA in Psychology has been ranked #2 in the nation for best online bachelor's psychology programs.

Elise Tosatti, program director for the Academy for Community Behavioral Health, has been featured in an interview on the News12 show State of Our Schools. In the segment, which starts at 18:32, Tosatti discusses how CUNY SPS is working with the Mayor's Office to offer free courses for social service providers in New York City.