Alumni Stories
Alejandro Espinosa on Overcoming Autism and Finding a Path into Public Service at the Colin Powell School
Alejandro Espinosa first visited the City College campus as a five-year-old learning to ride a bike with his uncle. Little did he know that he would later become a Climate…
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Faculty Stories
A New Strategic Direction: Punit Arora on Becoming the New Economics Department Chair
Can you share a little about your background and how you made the decision to go into academia? Truth be told, it was an accidental decision to get into academia. I…
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Student Stories
Eisenhower Fellows Visit the Powell School
Earlier this month, the Powell School hosted members of this year’s cohort of International Eisenhower Fellows — Eva Bordos, Sofia Geyer, Thais Lazzeri, and Yasemin Siralifor — for an inspiring…
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Student Stories
Powell School Student Rafath Gnabode Amongst 2025 Fulbright Scholarship Awardees
Economics Senior Rafath Gnabode has been awarded a Fulbright grant to pursue a Master’s in Economics at ENS Paris-Saclay in France. Gnabode will explore how economic policy impacts development, with…
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Student Stories
MPA Students Promote HPV Vaccination for their Capstone Project
The Powell School’s Master in Public Administration’s Capstone course is the culminating experience for graduating MPA students, where theory meets practice, and learning transforms into action. This year’s MPA Capstone…
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Alumni Stories
Strengthening Alumni Connections—Online and On Campus with LinkedIn Workshop
This past May 3rd, the Powell School Alumni Relations team hosted its first professional development event for alumni, a LinkedIn-focused workshop, during The City College of New York’s 3rd Annual…
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Faculty Stories
Celebrating Excellence in Service at The City College of New York
President’s 2025 Faculty and Staff Service & Excellence Awards Every year, The City College of New York celebrates the President’s Faculty and Staff Service & Excellence Awards, also called STAR…
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Faculty Stories
Faculty Spotlight: Ed Vessel Receives 2026 Osher Fellowship
Eugene Surowitz Assistant Professor of Psychology Ed Vessel, director of the Visual NeuroAesthetics (VisNA) Lab at City College, has been awarded an Osher Fellowship from the California Academy of Sciences….
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Faculty Stories
Faculty Spotlight: Professor Luca Falciola on Protest, Power, and Democratic Renewal
What drives people to risk everything—comfort, safety, even life—for a cause? And how do communities shape these decisions, for better or worse? These are the questions that animate the work…
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Student Stories
Powell School Student Shivani Ramsaran Honored with 2025 Urvashi Vaid Award
This year’s Urvashi Vaid Award for Social Change recognized two outstanding Mixner Fellows: Shivani Ramsaran and Annabel Savarese. The award recognizes emerging advocates for LGBTQ+ causes, and it is given…
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Alumni Stories
Alumni Spotlight: Saleha Saleh’s Path from Yemen to Public Health Leadership
When Saleha Saleh graduated from The City College of New York in 2023 with a B.A. in Psychology and Sociology and a minor in Women’s Studies, she was already deeply…
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Student Stories
Colin Powell School Students Selected for Prestigious CASE Advancement Internship at NYU
Two outstanding students from the Colin Powell School have been selected for the highly competitive CASE Advancement Internship, a nationally recognized program that prepares students for careers in higher education…
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Student Stories
Sociology Major JK Goongoon Awarded a CCNY Asian Alumni Scholarship
Sociology major JK Goongoon has been awarded a CCNY Asian Alumni Scholarship. Goongoon was recognized alongside other scholarship recipients at a special Lunar New Year celebration and fundraiser hosted in…
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Lead Stories
Colin Powell School’s Social Mobility Lab Hosts Inaugural Summit
The Colin Powell School’s Social Mobility Lab at The City College of New York has announced the 2025 recipients of its Social Mobility Lab research grants and presented updates on…
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