
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
Powell School Students Receive Coaching from the Experts at Page Group
On November 6th, Michael Page Group, a global leader in talent recruitment for the financial services industry, hosted a special session for Colin Powell School students eager for tips on…
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Lead Stories
AI-Powered Chabot PowellMate Increases Student Engagement
Earlier this year, the Colin Powell School began working with EdSights to launch PowellMate, an AI-powered platform that uses conversational SMS texting to capture the students’ voices and uncover the…
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Professor Irina “Lotti” Silber presents Forthcoming book “Chalatenango: luz y sombra”
In what constitutes an expansion of her research on postwar El Salvador, Professor Irina “Lottie” Silber — an expert on the study of postwar societies, historical memory, and a leader…
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Lead Stories
Kyndryl x Powell School Lunch & Learn: Hispanic and Latino Leadership in Tech
On October 30th, the Colin Powell School hosted representatives from Kyndryl — a global IT infrastructure services company — for a Lunch & Learn panel focused on careers in technology…
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Student Stories
Powell School Fellows Represent CCNY at the University of Delaware’s SNF Ithaca Student Leaders Annual Conference
This past October, six exceptional CUNY students, all proud Powell School Fellows from CCNY, Hunter, and Brooklyn College, visited the University of Delaware for the National Student Dialogue conference: George…
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Lead Stories
Powell School Hosts Amy Salcido for its Conversations in Leadership Series
On November 10, the Colin Powell School welcomed Amy Salcido, President of Kyndryl US, for a Conversations in Leadership event focused on the role of mentorship in shaping strong, values-driven…
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Faculty Stories
Powell School Economics and Business Department Welcomes New Fulbright Scholar
We are delighted to share that Dr. Tanika Chakraborty, Professor at the Indian Institute of Management Calcutta, has been awarded a prestigious Fulbright Scholarship to visit CCNY at the invitation…
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Faculty Stories
Nehal Amer announced as the inaugural 2025-26 Marina Fernando Guest Lecturer
The International and Global Studies Program within the Department of Anthropology and Interdisciplinary Programs is thrilled to welcome Nehal Amer as the inaugural 2025-2026 Marina Fernando Guest Lecturer. Amer is…
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Faculty Stories
Rick Stengel Brings Mandela’s Wisdom to the Colin Powell School as new Leader-In-Residence
The Colin Powell School is thrilled to announce that Rick Stengel, a titan in journalism and public service, has joined our team as a Leader-in-Residence. With a career spanning the…
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Faculty Stories
Colin Powell School Hosts After Office Alumni Networking Social
This past October 15, the Colin Powell School brought together alumni, faculty, and staff for its Fall Alumni Networking Social, held at 199 Water Street. The evening was made possible…
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Faculty Stories
New Era of Executive Insight: Torry Berntsen Joins the Colin Powell School as Leader-In-Residence
The Colin Powell School is excited to welcome Torry Berntsen, Co-CEO of JDM Partners, as our newest Leader-In-Residence! With more than four decades of high-level leadership across global finance and…
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Faculty Stories
Faculty in Fellowship: Building Connection and Collaboration
The Colin Powell School recently hosted its first Faculty in Fellowship luncheon, a gathering designed to strengthen relationships among faculty, staff, and advisors in their collective efforts to help students…
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