In the city council where we first started, I had to go down to talk to City Council to explain that this was not a racist, elitist attempt to change CUNY but rather an opportunity for the best and the brightest that we should be supporting, as well as those who have troubles. That was a very hard sell then. It’s not a hard sell now – everybody loves it.
Author: Pearl Leff
Interview With Macaulay’s Founding Dean, Part I
Dr. Laura Schor was the Founding Dean of the Macaulay Honors College. In honor of Women’s History Month, The Macaulay Messenger sat down with Dr. Schor to find out more about how Macaulay came to be. The Macaulay Messenger: Can you talk about your background with Hunter and Macaulay? What inspired you to take on the […]
Meet the Advisors: Macaulay Hunter
The “Meet the Advisors” series highlights the interface between students and the Macaulay administration: the Macaulay advisors. We know them from our meetings and course planning, but who are our advisors outside of college? Part 1 of this series focuses on the on advisors at Hunter College. What was your background before becoming a Macaulay […]
Quiz: How Well Do You Know CUNY?
(Note: The questions on this quiz concern the major senior CUNY colleges – Baruch College, Brooklyn College, The City College of New York, College of Staten Island, Hunter College, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, Lehman College, and Queens College.) Which CUNY has the most undergraduate students enrolled? Baruch College Queens College Hunter College College […]
Unexpected Consequences in Governmental Policy
The coal used for electric batteries in Tesla cars makes them worse for the environment than gas-fueled cars in some areas. High minimum wages in 2013 caused an estimated 700,000 jobs to be lost. The real world is fickle.
How the Auroras Form: An Explanation in Plain English
They are so intense that many would guess that images of the phenomenon are computer-generated or photoshopped images. Upon seeing these, the next question is inevitably – how do they form?
The Future Is Here: Self-Driving Cars
Google, however, wants more than that: it wants to wants to radically and fundamentally transform the very core of the automobile.