This July, I’m delighted to join with the rest of CUNY SPS in celebrating Disability Pride Month (along with the 33rd anniversary of the landmark Americans with Disabilities Act)!

To start, I am eagerly following the Disability Pride Month Instagram campaign created by CUNY SPS’ dedicated student group, the Disability and Access Coalition.

Over the next few weeks, I’m also exploring a few of the Disability Pride Month resources curated by the CUNY SPS Committee on Institutional Equity and Diversity.

Finally, I’m also spending some time exploring the groundbreaking online disability studies programs at CUNY SPS and the amazing community of disability studies advocates, scholars, and activists these programs have nurtured.

In addition to my recent interview with Dr. Marcum, the new academic director of the CUNY SPS online disability studies programs, here’s a roundup of a few student and alumni profiles from our YouTube archives. I’ll be bookmarking and watching these all during the rest of this month!

CUNY SPS Disability Studies Program: Tshomba’s Story

Online Disability Studies Students — How They “Met”

William J. Kissane Scholar: Sonya Vernon, Disability Studies Student

CUNY SPS Commencement 2015: Maziley Alcanny Crisostomo, MA in Disability Studies

For more stories about our disability studies programs and students, visit the CUNY SPS YouTube Channel.

With the spring semester now over, I am eagerly catching up on my reading. Top on my list: the 2023 issue of the CUNY SPS Magazine, which I got in the mail recently.

This is a wonderful annual publication that really captures the spirit of our School and amazing community.

As I read through the 2023 issue, I’m continually reminded why CUNY SPS is a truly special place. Here’s just a few of the reasons why:

1. Mentoring Is A Top Priority

Mentoring is the key theme of the 2023 CUNY SPS Magazine, and each article in the issue showcases the various ways that our entire community provides— and benefits from — mentoring opportunities.

For example, several academic directors retiring this year reflected on the ways that they have mentored their program’s students and faculty in the article “It’s So Hard to Say Goodbye: CUNY SPS Celebrates Our Departing Academic Directors” (p. 6).

In another moving piece, I learned more about how our dedicated military and veteran students , along with our staff, serve as mentors to each other. Read more about this in the article “Championing America’s Champions: CUNY SPS Lends Helping Hand to Veteran and Active Military Students” (p. 16).

Separately, I was excited to explore how School helps prepare and mentor new and incoming students in the piece “Online Orientation at CUNY SPS: Creating a Community of Support” (p. 12).

A number of our students and staff also work to create a remarkable community of support for often overlooked population of male college students, as highlighted in this article “Supportive Space: Students Find Advocacy and Encouragement in the Urban Male Scholars Program” (p. 22).

2. Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

This year our Committee on Institutional Equity and Diversity (CIED) hit a new high with the trainings, workshops, events, and projects they developed and offered to continue a much-needed dialogue about diversity, equity, and inclusion and how we may expand this in our classrooms and workplace. I am very impressed with all that they’ve done and can’t wait to see what they will achieve next year!

Read more about the CIED’s work in the article “Committee Ramps Up EDI Efforts” (p. 38).

3. Our Students, Alum, Faculty, and Staff Have (and Continue to) Accomplish So Much!

CUNY SPS Students, alum, faculty and staff won awards, took on leadership roles at the School and beyond, wrote books and journal articles, and kept on making us proud!

Read about their achievements in our Faculty, Staff, Students, and Alumni Briefs section, starting on p. 54.

4. Innovation Drives Everything We Do

As a School that adopted online learning way back in 2006 in order to make college accessible and convenient for working adults, we’ve always been on the cutting edge of education.

That idea has infused everything we do. This includes adopting a new initiative that allows our entire community to vote on how to spend our money as detailed in the article “Democracy at Work: Participatory Budgeting Empowers CUNY SPS” (p. 18).

We’ve also forged innovative partnerships — including ones with workforce nonprofits to help students transfer their IT certification into college credit. You can read more about this program in the piece “Bridging the Gap: IT Partnership Allows Tech Certification Program Graduates to Earn College Credit” (p. 32).

This year, our dedicated faculty and administrative have innovated as well by launching new academic degree and certificate programs as well as hosting many community-building talks, events, and conferences and trainings. A great round-up of these can be found in the Program Briefs section of the magazine (starting on p. 44).

5. Our Community is Caring, Engaged, Passionate, and Hardworking!

Taken together as a whole, the CUNY SPS Magazine features the many efforts of our school to ensure our students learn, gain skills, and expertise, make connections, and ultimately flourish while they’re here at CUNY SPS — and in the years beyond. I couldn’t be prouder!

(And special thanks to the CUNY SPS Office of Marketing and Communications team, whose writing and design work really made the stories come alive!)

To learn more, read the entire issue here.

Back issues of the CUNY SPS Magazine may also be accessed here.

As we celebrate Pride Month this June, I am very pleased to share an interview from our archives highlighting Dr. Jan Oosting (formerly Kaminsky), an assistant professor of nursing at CUNY SPS, and her remarkable efforts to provide better access and improved healthcare for LGBTQIA+ patients and families.

In this article first published by Gothamist in 2019, Dr. Oosting discusses teaching in the CUNY SPS online nursing programs and her nonprofit Rainbow Health Consulting.

Here’s the interview reprinted below. You can also visit Gothamist to read the original post.

New York is filled with driven people that are making a social impact throughout the five boroughs and beyond, and Dr. Jan Kaminsky is no exception. She is an Assistant Professor of Nursing at the CUNY School of Professional Studies (CUNY SPS), teaching in their online nursing degree programs, is Director of Education at Rainbow Health Consulting, and is also developing a National LGBTQ+ Nurses Association. Gothamist chatted with Dr. Kaminsky to find out more about all of the incredible work she is doing at CUNY SPS and in the LGBTQ+ healthcare field.

Can you share a bit about your background and how you and your wife created Rainbow Health Consulting?

I have been a Registered Nurse for a decade and a half, and throughout that time I have also had a personal interest and focus on LGBTQ+ issues. I co-founded an organization that serves transgender and gender fluid youth, and I started to speak on the health concerns facing various communities within the LGBTQ+ world. It took a couple of years of planning and research before we launched the company, but we have really seen the dire need there is for ALL health professionals to be able to increase access and provide improved care for LGBTQ+ patients and families.

Health disparities exist across the LGBTQ+ community, including increased rates of some cancers, substance use, obesity, STIs, depression, and suicidal ideations and attempts, among other concerns. We provide training both in person and via webinar for health care providers and support staff in diverse clinical settings so that they may better serve their LGBTQ+ patients, resulting in better patient outcomes for all!

How has your work with Rainbow Health Consulting shaped your teaching philosophy/experience at CUNY SPS?

Rainbow Health Consulting has deeply informed my work with CUNY SPS students in that it has exposed me to both the knowledge deficit and the deep desire to learn how to better serve many types of patients. Since many students may have started their education in regions where this type of patient is not addressed in nursing education, and with the large communities of LGBTQ+ patients that we serve in the greater NYC area, knowledge about these issues is paramount.

It’s so cool that both you and your wife are at the helm. What’s the best part about working with her?

We have been married for sixteen years, together for almost twenty, and are always searching for ways to change the world together. She has a strong background in education and curriculum design, and has great strengths in fiscal management. I am more of an ideas and presentation person; she helps to drill it down to manageable learning objectives that we can bring to the organizations we serve. The best part about working with her is knowing that we have the same goals and high standards and expectations for Rainbow Health Consulting, and that we are working together to achieve them!

What are some of the most common concerns or questions you receive from health care providers?

This is a great question. Health care providers have a wide range of knowledge when we first meet them, and so each organization arrives at this information from a different angle. One statement that we hear frequently is “I treat all of my patients the same way,” implying that of course they provide a high standard of care for every patient that they see in their clinical setting.

It is wonderful to hear that people are providing a high level of care for everyone, but during our trainings we break down the health disparities that LGBTQ+ people face and how important it is to recognize that. We also talk a lot about terminology and definitions, so that health care providers and support staff can provide a welcoming and affirming environment that keeps LGBTQ+ in care.

What are some recent developments in LGBTQ+ health care that you are excited/optimistic about?

This is truly an exciting time for LGBTQ+ health as there is finally a focus on topics that so many LGBTQ+ individuals and families. Some of the most significant developments include simply starting to collect sexual orientation and gender identity (known as “SOGI”) data in large research studies, surveys, and health records. Effective data gathering will help to set clinical and research priorities for the community.

Health professions students are being trained in best practices, while school personnel are implementing policies to keep our youngest LGBTQ+ students safe and sound. We recognize the high risks that many LGBTQ+ youth face with homelessness and suicidality, so research and programs that decrease those risks should also be at the forefront. HIV/AIDS infection in young LGBTQ+ persons still remains a great risk as well, and should continue to be a research focus.

Do you have any advice for students/young professionals looking to work in LGBTQ+ health care?

You can make such a difference in this emerging field, as we start to better understand how to serve LGBTQ+ folks and their families. It is a time when the opportunities for research and knowledge building seem almost endless, and health care providers and others are quite hungry for knowledge on how to better serve their LGBTQ+ patients.

I recommend learning terminology first, and if you yourself are not an LGBTQ+ person, that you interact frequently with LGBTQ+ persons so that you can better understand the community. We need all of the non-LGBTQ+ “allies” as well who can build bridges of health care between us all.
Barriers to access must be broken down and disparities minimized. With respect and understanding, you could be the health care provider that makes the difference to a patient as they consider adhering to a recommend care plan or not. So many patients and families have faced such extreme discrimination and stigma that your warmth and knowledge will likely be welcomed!

As you develop your interprofessional course at CUNY SPS, what are some of the topics you are looking to cover?

I am very excited to be building an interprofessional LGBTQ+ health course at CUNY SPS! I plan to include a variety of topics including (but not limited to):

• Terminology, demographics, discrimination, and health disparities
• Primary care of lesbian and bisexual + women; gay and bisexual+ men and transgender and gender fluid patients
• LGBTQ+ elder health
• Fertility, parenthood, and care of LGBTQ+-headed families

I hope this elective course will bring a group of interested students together in support of a cause that is important to all of them.*

*Editor’s note: The course “Interprofessional Perspectives in LGBTQ+ Health” has since been launched!

Between teaching at CUNY, working at Rainbow Health and developing the Nurses Association — you’ve got a lot of (awesome) stuff going on! When you’re not working, do you have any go-to NYC spots/activities that you’d recommend to Gothamist readers?

My wife and I have three school-age children, so one of our favorite city days is to stroll around a museum together (we recently saw the Warhol exhibit at the Whitney), have a tasty lunch at Dim Sum Palace or divine Druze hummus at Gazala’s, and take in a show with the kids using our Theatre Development Fund educator discount! There are so many ways to spend a great day without spending a lot — we’re just as happy to play frisbee in Central Park and then have a hot dog from a cart for lunch as well!

I welcome Gothamist readers to reach out to me anytime at jan@rainbowhealth.consulting or jan.kaminsky@cuny.edu, and check out our services at Rainbow Health Consulting for more info! As you mentioned, I am also in the early stages of forming a National LGBTQ+ Nurses Association so I would love to connect with LGBTQ+ and ally Nurses who would like to get involved!

For more information about the CUNY School of Professional Studies and how to continue your own education, visit sps.cuny.edu and see what works for you.

This post is a sponsored collaboration between CUNY SPS and Gothamist staff.

I am very excited to announce that The Kiosk, the CUNY SPS student newspaper, has been relaunched!

First founded in 2018 by student journalists Lisa Sheridan and Milan Fredericks, The Kiosk is the independent, student-run newspaper with a mission to bridge the distance-learning gap by creating a virtual lounge for all aspects of student life at CUNY SPS.

As part of its mission, The Kiosk serves as an important platform for CUNY SPS students to write about and share news, updates, and reflections about our School, academic programs, student clubs, and the people in our community.

This spring, I am thrilled to welcome The Kiosk’s new editorial team: Ivan De Luce (MA in Museum Studies ’25), who serves as editor in chief, and Tasnia Rashid (BS in Information Systems ’24), who serves as managing editor. (Pictured left to right below).

Ivan and Tasnia have hit the ground running and have already redesigned the Kiosk site and added new content. (You can read more about their efforts here.) And I can’t wait: I’ve bookmarked the website and am already reading their stories — I invite you all to do the same too!

May is National Nurses Month — a time to honor nurses who devote their lives to taking care of others. Starting on May 6, we also celebrate National Nurses Week, which culminates on Florence Nightingale’s birthday on May 12.

Here at CUNY SPS, known for our acclaimed online nursing programs, this monthly observance offers a chance for me to pay tribute by sharing a few of our nursing students, alum, and faculty stories.

National Nurses Week Spotlight at CUNY SPS

Earlier this week, we published the first part of a two-part series spotlighting some of our nursing students and alum. Read more about them here!

(And stay tuned for Part 2, which will be published on the CUNY SPS website on May 12.)

CUNY SPS Nursing Convocation and Pinning Ceremony 2023

During National Nurses Week, we also honored our 2023 nursing graduates in a beautiful and moving in-person Nursing Convocation and Pinning Ceremony, held at Baruch College on May 9.

The nursing pinning ceremony is a time-honored tradition that can be dated back to the 12th century. It is a celebration of the graduate’s completion of nursing school, and commemorates their service as members of the profession of nursing.

Read more about the 2023 Nursing Convocation and Pinning Ceremony.

Past Nurses Month and Week Celebrations

In addition to our 2023 spotlight, I also invite you to read some of our prior nursing student features.

In 2022, we celebrated some of our students and alum in the CUNY SPS nursing education programs.

And in 2021, several nursing students sat down before the camera to share what being a nurse means to them.

We also paid a special tribute to our brave and hardworking nursing students and faculty during the first days of COVID in 2020, when they were risking their lives on the frontlines of the pandemic.

Finally, please let me join the chorus of voices in this video below to give a heartfelt thanks to all our nurses — students, faculty, alum — who truly make a difference. Thank you!!

I am very excited to share what’s next on my reading list — the FY22 Year in Review report from the CUNY SPS Office of Professional Education and Workplace Learning (PEWL).

Established in 2006, PEWL’s mission is to provide individuals with the opportunity to advance their careers through professional coursework, and help organizations achieve their goals with custom workplace learning programs. Since its inception, PEWL has served more than 280,000 workers by developing and running training programs for city and state agencies and private organizations.

This publication, the third one published by PEWL, looks back at all the remarkable achievements made by the unit over the course of the 2021–2022 academic year.

As I’m learning from the report, under the leadership of Executive Director Amy Perez, PEWL managed and implemented a portfolio of $32.7 million in grants and contracts.

Some of the programs’ biggest achievements are highlighted in this issue, including how the CUNY/Office of Child Support Services (OCSS) used technology to further the agency’s goals; the expansion of the Academy for Community Behavioral Health; and the efforts made to incorporate diversity, equity, and inclusion principles into the Managing for Innovation program.

And that’s just the tip of the iceberg! I can’t wait to dig in.

Read the PEWL Year in Review for Fiscal Year 2022 here. Back issues of the PEWL Report may also be accessed here.

Note: As part of the CUNY SPS celebration of CUNY Disability Awareness Month this April, I am pleased to share a story from our Gothamist archives about an alum from one of our disability studies programs. In this interview, you’ll meet Amanda Smith, a former student of the CUNY SPS MS in Disability Services in Higher Education, who uses her expertise everyday to make the world a better place for students with disabilities.

Here’s the interview reprinted below. You can also read the original post at Gothamist.

What are the first words that come to mind when you hear the words “middle school?” Bad haircuts. Unrequited love. A fear of multiplying fractions. Dodgeball?

Middle school teachers are the unsung heroes of adolescent education — and we may be quick to forget their influence when we think back to the days of shop class and school lunches. Remember: they chose to be with us during our toughest times. But for one teacher, middle school education was not the final frontier.

Amanda Smith teaches 6th grade in Queens by day and pursues an MS in Disability Services in Higher Education at the CUNY School of Professional Studies (CUNY SPS) by…whenever else she has the time, after finding inspiration in the experiences of her brother and sister, who both have learning disabilities. We spoke with Amanda about the intersection of these two modes of learning, her evolving role as an educator, and how she manages her time on both sides of the “teacher’s desk.”

Can you tell us a little bit more about what led you to middle school education? What subjects do you teach, and why did you gravitate to that age group?

At first, I didn’t want to be in a middle school. But after doing my observation hours in a sixth-grade classroom, I fell in love with the kids instantly. Middle school is that awkward time where you think, feel, and act like a teenager, but have the emotions of a little kid. It’s confusing and fun. In my role, I am a mom, a friend, a teacher, and most importantly, a consistent and positive presence in students’ lives. Middle school teachers can make or break a student’s confidence, and I like to make sure I’m on the side of “making.”

I’ve been teaching math for over 7 years. I love the subject because I can watch my students’ confidence grow. And I love that math is very black and white: 2 + 2 will always equal 4, and there is always a right and wrong answer. There’s instant gratification. The students will know they got it right because the math works, and if it doesn’t, they know they need to try again. As a math teacher, I live for the moment my students finally get it right.

You mentioned that you originally became more interested in higher education based on the experiences of your brother and sister, who have learning disabilities. Can you elaborate on those experiences and how they influenced you?

I worked at a previous school where I felt the staff didn’t encourage the pursuit of higher education for students with disabilities. At the time, it was my first teaching job, and I didn’t know enough to question it, but the experience stuck with me. Around the same time, my brother and sister had begun their college search, and I started to worry knowing that, during and after the transition, they might lose the support they benefited from during their childhood and adolescent education.

As a teacher, I constantly worry about my students. So you can only imagine the intensity of my concerns for my family. My concern for a quality education for my brother and sister led me to discover that higher education does offer support to students with learning disabilities. Knowing these types of programs exist motivated me to encourage students and their families to strive toward higher education, disability or no disability.

Can you talk about the challenges facing students with disabilities today? What are teachers and students in your program most interested in learning about and fighting for?

One of the challenges facing students with disabilities is the outdated notion that they are not smart enough or they are unable to follow the same path as general education students. Many teachers, including myself, are pushing for universal design in higher education. The goal of universal design is to accommodate as many different learning styles and needs as possible within the core education system. Imagine how great it would be to have the tools you need already in place without fighting the system or waiting for complicated paperwork to be processed beyond the classroom.

How was the transition from teaching full-time to adding a full academic course load on top of your classroom obligations?

It’s been a difficult adjustment, but it’s getting better. The primary reason is that I give my students 110%. If they need something, I stop everything and take care of it. This often forces me to make a decision between my students and my coursework. When I have no choice but to pick coursework, it can be disappointing in suddenly not feeling that 110%. When I choose my students, I often have long nights catching up on coursework after I deal with the needs of my classroom. I am a very organized person, and I usually have things done and prepared weeks in advance. However, this new experience has changed my thinking. I now ask myself, “what needs to be done right now.” It’s a mindset I never thought I could live by, but I’m making it work!

How has your work as an educator guided your course of study?

As an educator, it’s much easier for me to relate to student experiences in general. It’s also helpful to know the K-12 educational laws as background. It allows me to understand the different challenges the students will have during their transitional time between high school and college, which is the area that I feel the most passionate about.

And on a similar note, have your studies influenced your teaching style or your approach to education?

I have strong focus on self-advocacy and teaching my students to communicate their needs. When they reach college, they will not have a teacher around to speak for them. The will need to speak for themselves. This worries me, as I have students who struggle to communicate the smallest things like asking for a pencil, so I can’t imagine how they may feel asking for larger accommodations as they get older.

What are some of the CUNY SPS courses that have resonated with you the most?

I’ve loved all my courses so far! I’ve learned something new in every class. Each course serves as a puzzle piece that, when placed together, provides clarification to the higher educational puzzle. It’s difficult to pick just one!

Was there anything that surprised you? Anything you weren’t expecting in your course of study?

Something that surprised me is how slow change takes place. The mindset towards individuals with disabilities often remains negative, despite how many positive changes have actually happened in education and beyond. So the amount of work that still needs to be done involving perception and the education of students with disabilities is eye-opening.

As you know, CUNY SPS mainly offers online programs. What were your initial thoughts about that? Did you have any reservations, particularly as an in-classroom educational professional yourself?

Despite having no problem speaking and often looking silly in front of 70+ students every day, I am an introverted person. For me, it’s very different speaking in front of 11- and 12-year olds than to adults, so the thought of interacting online was a dream for me. I also know people who need that face-to-face interaction, and while I don’t think there is a best medium, it comes down to a learning preference. Also, there was no way I could commute to class, work in two classrooms, and still be the teacher I like to be.

Clearly, you’re quite busy between work and school! How do you balance your time with so much going on?

I don’t know how I’m doing it! It’s about setting an organized schedule and sticking to it. Admittedly, I see these students more than my own family, but I wouldn’t change that for the world.

When you’ve got some time to breathe, what do you enjoy doing outside of school and work?

Some of my favorite things to do other than catching up on my missing sleep is reading, spending time with my husband, and going to the beach or to the park with my pug. While I’m sure he would love to go to the park more, he makes the best homework buddy.

Any advice for professionals looking to go back to school, specifically at CUNY SPS?

The biggest piece of advice I would give anyone looking to go back to school is to organize your life. Get a planner, get three planners, whatever you need to do. Plan for emergencies and unexpected situations in your schedule. Don’t stress perfection. You can’t give 100% to every area of your life always.

And what are your plans after graduation? What does the future hold?

While I am not ready to leave the classroom just yet, I plan to continue working to help prepare students with disabilities for their transition to higher education and all else that awaits them.

For more information about the CUNY School of Professional Studies and how to continue your own education, visit sps.cuny.edu and see what works for you.

This post is a sponsored collaboration between CUNY SPS and Gothamist staff.

Big news at CUNY SPS! For the third year in a row, we have been named by the website MilitaryFriendly.com on their list of top Military Friendly schools. And for 2023–2024, they’ve given us a Silver Award!

What makes a school Military Friendly? According to the organization’s website:

Military Friendly® is the standard that measures an organization’s commitment, effort and success in creating sustainable and meaningful benefit for the military community.

Under this standard, MilitaryFriendly.com ranks schools around the country annually based on student retention, graduation, job placement, loan repayment, persistence (degree advancement or transfer), and loan default rates. It’s a testament to CUNY SPS’ devotion to our veteran and military students that we have — and continue to be — ranked one of the highest on the MilitaryFriendly.com list!

I personally attribute our award to all the amazing services our School offers, which includes our U.S. Military Bachelor’s Degree Completion Scholarship, as well as the support and care of our Office of Military and Veteran Student Services.

Read more about our ranking here, and congratulations to all the faculty, staff, students, and alum who make our School so military friendly! We are so pleased to serve the brave heroes who serve our country.

In a culmination of the recent media blitz about CUNY SPS’ unique Credit for Prior Learning program, I am very proud to share another story that was aired on CBS News a few weeks ago:

CUNY program helps students complete degrees

CUNY SPS student Lori Mercado’s personal story is just one of many here that demonstrate how the Credit for Prior Learning program can be life-changing. Don’t believe me? Here’s a few more!

(Click on their name to read their full story.)

Allyson Carroll, BA in Psychology

“Had I known about CPL, I would have finished this degree a long time ago.”

Laurie Volkman, BS in Information Systems

“I can’t recommend CPL enough! Don’t let self-doubt hold you back. If you have even some inkling that your professional or other life experience has taught you the skills described in the syllabus for a course, find out whether you can get credit for prior learning.”

Rudi Sellers, BA in Communication and Media

“…[The CPL] credits also recognized the fact that though it’s been over 20 years since I was last in school, I’m still learning. They afforded me the opportunity to showcase that, as well as validate some of the career choices I’ve made. And it reduced the stigma I felt for not completing my degree sooner.”

Roxanne Lamendola Grant, BA in Communication and Media

“The CPL credits had an immense impact on me. They not only allowed me to use my prior knowledge and saved me time and money but will allow me to finish my degree in two years while I work full-time and deal with my home life.”

This week marks the start of Women’s History Month, an annual observance to commemorate and highlight the vital role of women in American history and contemporary society.

At CUNY SPS, our Committee for Institutional Equity and Diversity (CIED) has curated a number of suggestions on how to honor the month. Here’s what I’ve decided to do to celebrate, based on their great list:

Watch

PBS has made number of documentaries available on their website that explore many women who have made history. I’m interested particularly in watching ones about activist Grace Lee Boggs, the opera singer Marian Anderson, and an inspiring girl’s high school debate team in Massachusetts.

Walk

During the month, I’m going to check out a few city parks and public monuments named after important women in New York City’s history, starting with several spaces near the CUNY SPS campus in midtown!

Learn

As an educator myself, I’m always looking for great educational websites to explore. This month, I’m going to spend some time digging into the New-York Historical Society’s Women & the American Story curriculum website.

Listen

Even with my busy schedule, I try to make time to enjoy some of NYC”s finest performers. This March, I plan to attend at least one of the concerts offered as part of the Women’s Jazz Festival, organized by New York Public Library’s Schomburg Center.

Discuss

Finally, closest to home — I am so excited for the inaugural CUNY Women’s Conference Week, to be held from March 6 to March 10, 2023.

During that week, the University will host both the CUNY Student Women’s Leadership Conference and the CUNY Career Compass for Women Leaders Conference. I plan to attend a few of these talks and sessions, which will feature some of my colleagues.

Looking for more Women’s History Month programming? Check out the complete list of resources and materials compiled by the CUNY SPS CIED, and feel free to add these to your own calendar!