Faculty Stories
Adriana Espinosa is Awarded the 2025-26 Mabel Shelby Faculty Fellowship
Puerto Rico-born Adriana Espinosa grew up in a bicultural, Ecuadorian-Boricua, home. This experience largely shaped her values and heightened her awareness of how cultural influences shape every aspect of our…
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Faculty Stories
HOLI Launches Workshops, Internships, and Mentorship for CCNY and CUNY students
The Health and Opportunity Leadership Institute (HOLI), based at the Colin Powell School for Civic and Global Leadership at City College — but open to all CUNY undergraduate and graduate…
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Student Stories
Opening Doors in Educational Advancement: Colin Powell School Partners with CASE for Careers in Higher Ed Workshop
On April 7th, the Colin Powell School’s Public Service Career Hub brought together 13 student candidates for a full-day workshop in partnership with the Council for the Advancement and Support…
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Lead Stories
Ambassador (ret.) Patrick Gaspard Visits Powell School
On April 15th, 2026 students and faculty came together to welcome the former ambassador of South Africa. Patrick Gaspard. Gaspard engaged in a thought-provoking discussion with moderator Richard Stengel, whom…
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Student Stories
New Cohort of Moynihan Public Fellows Announced
Twenty-five exceptional undergraduate students have been selected as the 2026 cohort of Moynihan Public Service Fellows. Chosen through a competitive process for their academic excellence, commitment to public service, and…
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Faculty Stories
Professor Scott Schwartz Publishes New Book on Economic Growth
Scott W. Schwartz, Assistant Professor in Anthropology at City College, has a new book forthcoming from AK Press: Losing Interest: The Antisocial History of Economic Growth. From the publisher: Across…
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Alumni Stories
Alumna Fatimah Barrie Named One of NYC’s Top Teachers
Fatimah Barrie, who graduated from CCNY in 2018 with degrees in Political Science and Black Studies, has been honored with a Big Apple Award from the NYC Department of Education…
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Student Stories
Thayer Grimes Awarded U.S. Department of State Critical Language Scholarship
Thayer Grimes, a second-year Political Science major, has been awarded the Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) from the U.S. Department of State — a highly competitive program that places American students…
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Research & Publications
PhD Candidate Rhyan Toledo Wins Poster Award at APA Spring Conference
Rhyan Toledo, a PhD candidate in Clinical Psychology, has received a poster award at the American Psychological Association’s Society for Psychoanalysis and Psychoanalytic Psychology spring conference — one of only…
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Lead Stories
Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield is this year’s Powell School Divisional Graduation Celebration Speaker
The Colin Powell School for Civic and Global Leadership is proud to announce that Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield will be the featured speaker at its 2026 Graduation Celebration on May 28th….
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Lead Stories
Meet the Powell School Class of 2026 Salutatorians: Victoria Lu
For Victoria Lu, education has never been a passive pursuit — it is an active, vital tool for change. A triple major in Sociology, Political Science, and International Studies, with…
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Lead Stories
Meet the Powell School Class of 2026 Salutatorians: Carolina Fernandez
For Carolina Fernandez, a Business Administration in Finance major and Macaulay Honors College student, the path to a career in finance was paved by her parents’ hustle and her own…
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Lead Stories
Meet the Powell School Class of 2026 Salutatorians: Sofia Lopez Chicas
For Sofia Lopez Chicas, the study of law is both a career ambition and an act of care. As a double major in Political Science and Philosophy with a minor…
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Lead Stories
Meet the Powell School Class of 2026 Salutatorian: Christian Velez
Christian Velez is a Bronx native raised by Colombian and Venezuelan parents, who instilled in him a deep understanding of the importance of education. Christian’s path to the Colin Powell…
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