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Dr. Herukhuti's image for his proposed book

Making Revolution Irresistible in Socially Engaged Art

February 13, 2024

Routledge Press

MA in Applied Theatre faculty member H. "Herukhuti" Sharif Williams, PhD, signed a contract with Routledge to co-edit a book about socially engaged art entitled "Making Revolution Irresistible in Socially Engaged Art", to be published in 2025. The editors want to create space through this text for artists/creatives who are invested in challenging hegemony, the status quo, and the prevailing social order using art to share their stories, wisdom, and practices of disruption, resistance, and revolutionary change.
CUNY SPS Disability Studies Alum Danielle Lopez

Disability Studies Alum Named Director of Accessibility Services

January 18, 2024

ROI-NJ

Danielle Lopez, a CUNY SPS Disability Studies alum, will assume the role of director of diversity, equity, and inclusion for accessibility services at the Hudson County Community College.

Nurses' Evolving Role in Informatics During the Digital Transformation Era

January 16, 2024

CIN: Computers, Informatics, Nursing

Dr. Olga Kagan, a faculty member in the CUNY SPS nursing informatics programs, co-published the article "Nurses' Evolving Role in Informatics During the Digital Transformation Era" in the journal CIN: Computers, Informatics, Nursing.
Cover of the book by CUNY SPS Dean Emeritus John Mogulescu

The Dean of New Things: Bringing Change to CUNY and New York City

January 12, 2024

WNYC

John Mogulescu, dean emeritus of the CUNY School of Professional Studies and author of the book “The Dean of New Things: Bringing Change to CUNY and New York City,” shares his story of innovation at CUNY on The Brian Lehrer Show.
CUNY SPS Youth Studies students at Winter Wonderland data sharing event

Partnering with Youth on Policy Change

January 04, 2024

CUNY SPS Blog

In December 2023, students from the CUNY SPS Youth Studies programs participated in Winter Dataland, a citywide event in which the program shares data generated by young people in partnership with YS students and hundreds of other young people in NYC. Patricia Kerrigan, a BA in Youth Studies student, shared her reflections on the evening and the possibilities it offered for youth workers and advocates in the year to come.