By Arvind Dev As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to unfold, the editors of the Macaulay Messenger are committed to providing a hub of resources for our readers and their loved ones. This list will be periodically updated. To add to our list, please leave a comment or email arvind.dev@macaulay.cuny.edu. Information For up-to-date information on CUNY’s […]
Category: Brooklyn College
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 […]
Brooklyn College Athletics: March Sports Recap
March Sports Wednesday, March 2nd, Men’s Volleyball LOSES to the City College of New York Score: 0-3 Friday, March 4th, Men’s Basketball LOSES to New York University in NCAA Tournament Score: 67-87 Saturday, March 5th, Women’s Basketball WINS against Centenary College (New Jersey) in ECAC Division III Metro Championships Score: 65-40 Men’s Volleyball LOSES to […]
A Farewell Letter to Professor Levine
Professor Ira N. Levine was a longtime faculty member in the Chemistry Department at Brooklyn College. He began his academic career at Brooklyn College in 1964 and became a full-time professor in 1978. Professor Levine taught first-year courses in general chemistry as well as advanced courses in physical and quantum chemistry. His research was in […]
CUNY and Macaulay Should Demand More From Cuomo
By distributing leaflets to students and making noise on campus Brooklyn College, professors have again raised the issue of the decline in state funding for higher education. Not only are professors are not hired to teach full time so that students end up paying more for less, professors have been working without contracts for the […]
Selections from Humans of Macaulay: Part 3
See Part 1 here and Part 2 here. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Name: Adam Hobbins Class: Freshman Campus: Hunter Major: Undecided “I really like film and the production aspects of it. I’m a member of Pied (Macaulay Filmmakers Club).” “Have you produced any films yet?” “Through them, yeah. I have assisted directed a bunch of their films. It was […]
So here’s the deal, kid…
This month, we asked Macaulay seniors to submit a couple of sentences that they would tell themselves before they started college knowing all that they know now. Thank you to everyone for their honest and thought-provoking responses. We wish all of the seniors the best of luck in the next chapter of their lives! 🙂 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ “Worry […]
Selections from Humans of Macaulay: Part 2
See Part 1 here. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Name: Cheyn Shah Class: Junior Campus: Queens College Major: Economics and Political Science “The day before my fifth birthday, I cut my own finger off.” “How?” “I was reaching through a window and the window fell on it (pinky finger), but they reattached it. So during the early hours of […]
Selections from Humans of Macaulay: Part 1
Last month, a group of freshman students (Mitasha Palha, Lehman ’18; Jemema Joya, Lehman ’18; and Udara Mendis, City ’18) launched Humans of Macaulay. They already have more than 400 likes on their Facebook page, so they’re off to a great start! The Macaulay Messenger is excited to collaborate with them by featuring three of their posts on our website […]
Spotlight: Amy Gijsbers van Wijk
William Shakespeare…Tennessee Williams…Amy Gijsbers van Wijk? While her name may not be as simple to pronounce, Gijsbers van Wijk (Brooklyn ’14) is a rising playwright. She was recently awarded the Rosen Fellowship at Brooklyn College, which funds “out-of-classroom experiences,” ranging from study abroad and internships to scientific research and artistic expression. She will be using […]