In the News

The New York State Education Department reports that Nia Williams, a student in the MA in Disability Studies program at CUNY SPS, has been awarded the 2020 Marge A. Tierney Memorial Scholarship.

Insider Higher Ed notes that CUNY SPS has launched a new MS in Health Information Management online degree program.

Clifford D. Conner, a historian of science who teaches at CUNY SPS and the Graduate Center, discusses his latest book The Tragedy of American Science: From Truman to Trump in an interview with journalist Sonali Kolhatkar.

The New York Times, in an article examining how arts workers are coping during the COVID-19 pandemic, highlights two first-year students in the CUNY SPS Master of Arts in Applied Theatre (MAAT) program. The article profiles Caitlyn McCain, an artistic associate at New York City Children’s Theater (NYCCT), who has just started the MAAT program. McCain’s collaboration with Nicole Hogsett, a fellow NYCCT employee and MAAT student, is also mentioned.

James Casey, a faculty member in the CUNY SPS MS in Research Administration and Compliance (RAC) program, has co-authored the article "What Impact Will the Pandemic Have on Research Administration?" with RAC students Georgetta Dennis and Jill Francisco. The essay, published in NCURA Magazine, builds upon a discussion board thread from the course "Introduction to Financial Research Administration" offered in Spring 2020.