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CUNY SPS alum Lorna Jhenise Cochran (BS Business '23) recently published her book "Becoming an Effective Leader: A Leadership Guide and Journal." Cochran's book contains practical, simplified, and comprehensive advice that challenges the notion that leaders are born. Cochrane combines practical insights with reflective prompts to build adaptable leadership skills. The guide provides actionable advice and exercises, while the journal encourages thoughtful growth.

CUNY SPS will be well represented at the 23rd Annual CUNY IT Conference: Advancing CUNY: Intentional Connections & Smart Collaborations, to be held on December 5 and 6, 2024. Presenters include faculty Joseph Foy (Business); Lilly Mathew, Olga Kagan, and Mary Joy Garcia (Nursing); and Lianna Scull (Sociology and Human Relations); as well as nine staff members from the School's Offices of Faculty Development and Instructional Technology, Student Financial Services, Institutional Research, and Academic Advisement.

Dr. Arthur O’Connor, academic director of the MS in Data Science and BS in Information Systems degree programs at CUNY SPS, has published the book "Organizing for Generative AI and the Productivity Revolution" (Apress Publishers). Written from Dr. O'Connor's perspective as a data scientist who studies organizational behavior, the book is intended as a call to change the way business organizations, and especially their IT departments, are structured and staffed.

In this video, CUNY SPS BA in Youth Studies student Natalie Green, who is the Director of Community Action Programs at the NYC Department of Youth and Community Development (DYCD), interviews Associate Professor Dr. Whitney Hollins about her course, YS 308 - Critical Disability: A Youth Studies Perspective.

CUNY SPS Museum Studies Professor Jamie Lawyer is named as a "Power 10" influencer in the museum sector. The article focuses on Professor Lawyer's pioneering work as chief experience officer at the Rubin Museum where visitor-centered experiences have been designed to resonate emotionally with the audience.