Lead Stories
Introducing the Powell School Class of 2026 Valedictorian: Kathryn Gioiosa
For Kathryn Gioiosa, leadership isn’t a concept learned in a lecture hall — it is a practice born from the classroom floor. A Political Science major, Truman Scholar, and Udall…
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Lead Stories
Leadership Award Presented to Wynton Marsalis
Wynton Marsalis, the acclaimed musician, composer, bandleader, educator, and cultural leader, is the 2026 recipient of the Colin L. Powell Distinguished Leadership Award, presented by the Colin Powell School for…
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Master of Public Administration
Vernaline Udeoha —MPA Student Spotlight✨
Today’s #StudentSpotlight is Vernaline Udeoha! What brought you to the City College of New York and to the Colin Powell School for Civic and Global Leadership? I work as a…
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Faculty Stories
Professor Dave Chokshi featured in Northwell Health’s 20-Minute Health Talk podcast
Sternberg Family Professor of Leadership Dave Chokshi, founding director of CCNY’s Health and Leadership Opportunity Institute (HOLI), was recently featured in Northwell Health’s 20 Minute Health Talk podcast, where he…
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Faculty Stories
Dr. Jean Krasno Featured in Christian Science Monitor on the Global Push for a Female UN Secretary-General
In its 80-year history, the United Nations has selected nine Secretaries-General — and every single one of them has been a man. But as the world body prepares to choose…
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Faculty Stories
Professor Emeritus Rajan Menon Warns of Ukraine’s Looming Winter Air Defense Crisis
In a compelling New York Times opinion piece, Colin Powell School Spitzer Professor Emeritus of International Relations Rajan Menon examines a critical turning point in the war in Ukraine as…
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Student Stories
Mixner LGBTQ+ Equal Rights Fellows Expand their Professional Horizons with Summer Internships Placements
This year’s cohort of Mixner Fellows had an eventful summer, filled with exciting learning opportunities thanks to their internship placements. Facilitated by the fellowship’s support network, all of the Mixner…
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Uncategorized
The Colin Powell School Welcomes 12 New Faculty Members
Starting this Fall 2026 semester, the Colin Powell School will be welcoming 12 new faculty members across its departments, including visiting professor Pat Moynagh and Professor Nicholas Guilhot, who will…
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Faculty Stories
Dr. Annika Marlen Hinze Named MPA Program Academic Director
The Powell School recently welcomed Dr. Annika Marlen Hinze as Academic Director of CCNY’s Master of Public Administration (MPA) Program and Professor of Political Science. The MPA Program, which is…
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Student Stories
HOLI Fellow Earns Fulbright-Fogarty Fellowship
Ayesha Khan, a Health Opportunities and Leadership Institute (HOLI) Fellow at the Colin Powell School and third-year medical student at the CUNY School of Medicine, has been awarded a prestigious…
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Alumni Stories
Moody’s Fellow Christie Lochan Turns Fellowship Into Full-Time Job Opportunity
A Horace W. Goldsmith Scholar and fellow at the Colin Powell School, Christie Lochan spent her undergraduate career exploring how technology and financial frameworks can be used to protect communities…
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Student Stories
The Office of Student Success Celebrates new Cohort of Fellows and Fall ‘26 Programing
The Office of Student Success kicked off eight fellowships and the Student Success Guide program on August 25th at an event held at the Spitzer School of Architecture. Over 125…
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Faculty Stories
Lavie Margolin Publishes Book on Trump and UFC
Lavie Margolin, Director of the S Jay Levy Fellowship program, recently released his latest book, Ultimate Fighters: Donald Trump, Dana White and UFC’s Road to the White House. The publication…
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Faculty Stories
Professor Waleed Sami and Delegation of Mental Health Counseling Students Present Their Work at The American Humanistic Counseling Conference
This past May, Psychology Professor and newly-appointed Director of theMasters in Mental Health Counseling (MHC) Program, Waleed Sami gathered a group of three students from the program to attend The…
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