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Let College Kids Resolve Problems Themselves?

February 14, 2020

NY Times

Dr. Elizabeth Alsop, the academic director of the communication and liberal arts studies programs at CUNY SPS, offers her thoughts on a New York Times Opinion piece discussing whether parents should intervene in the lives of their college-age children.

Conversations With CAEL: Jennifer Sparrow, Associate Dean of Academic Affairs for CUNY SPS

January 31, 2020

Council for Adult and Experiential Learning

Jennifer Sparrow, Associate Dean of Academic Affairs, was interviewed by the Council for Adult and Experiential Learning after CUNY SPS received the CAEL Adult Learner Impact Award in November of 2019.

The Daily Deal Sales Tax Trap - What CPAs Need to Know

January 29, 2020

The CPA Journal

Dr. Joseph Foy, CPA, and Assistant Professor at CUNY SPS, helps explain all you need to know regarding the complexity of taxing Daily Deal sites like Groupon.

Hunter College students protest campus Starbucks

January 27, 2020

NY Post

Students at the City University of New York school are protesting a Hunter proposal to install a Starbucks on their campus saying it doesn’t serve the needs of a public college. Leonard Blades, who is enrolled in the MS in Disability Services in Higher Education program at CUNY SPS, is quoted in the article.

It’s Fish vs. Dams, and the Dams Are Winning

January 27, 2020

NY Times

Dr. George Jackman, who teaches the general education course Nature of New York and is the senior habitat restoration manager for the environmental organization Riverkeeper, describes his efforts to remove dams to save fish in the Hudson River Estuary.