Leonard Lauder, the chairman emeritus of Estée Lauder, is donating the money in honor of his late wife, Evelyn, a Hunter graduate. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “City University of New York”
How the CUNY Chancellor Spends His Sundays
By Gotham Rex on September 10, 2022
An avid city cyclist, Félix V. Matos Rodríguez also manages to fit in some work, a lunch outing, a movie and a call to his mother. Source: New York Times
New York Is About to Blow Its Budget Deadline. Here’s Why.
By Gotham Rex on March 31, 2022
Contentious social issues, such as revising the state’s bail law, have delayed passage of what is expected to be largest budget in the state’s history. Source: New York Times
N.Y. Students Hope Vaccine Mandates Bring College Life Back to Normal
By Gotham Rex on September 2, 2021
Many of the state’s college students are leaning into the vaccine mandate, welcoming the chance to return to campus in person. Source: New York Times
Morris Dickstein, Critic and Cultural Historian, Dies at 81
By Gotham Rex on March 26, 2021
He had a passion for reading, and for writing about what he was reading. “Criticism,” he once said, “plays a very important role in keeping people honest.” Source: New York Times
Why Did the Dean of the Most Diverse Law School in the Country Cancel Herself?
By Gotham Rex on March 26, 2021
Was it the unfortunate use of a single word? Or something far more complicated? Source: New York Times
Frances D. Horowitz, 88, Dies; Transformed C.U.N.Y. Graduate Center
By Gotham Rex on March 23, 2021
A distinguished child psychologist, she presided over the school’s move to a landmark building in Manhattan and expanded its capacity for research. Source: New York Times
What Zoom Does to Campus Conflicts Over Israel and Free Speech
By Gotham Rex on January 22, 2021
As battles over Israel and the Palestinian territories have migrated online, technology has scrambled the debate. Source: New York Times
1.1 Million New Yorkers Voted Early. Lines and Covid Didn’t Stop Them.
By Gotham Rex on November 2, 2020
New York City residents were enthusiastic about their first chance to cast early ballots in a presidential election, but 88 polling sites weren’t enough. Source: New York Times
How Windows Have Caused Anxiety at Hunter College Schools During Pandemic
By Gotham Rex on October 15, 2020
The building that is home to Manhattan’s Hunter College High temporarily closed after three students tested positive for the virus. Source: New York Times