CUNY Macaulay Honors College students have long regarded “A Night at the Museum” as the highlight of the Arts in New York City Seminar. After being canceled for the past two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Macaulay was finally able to celebrate a triumphant return to the Brooklyn Museum last month. Freshmen, sophomores and […]
A few weeks ago I met with Luna Liu, Associate Director for AAPI Marketing and Community Relations Manager at MetroPlusHealth, to discuss a healthcare plan that is available to both Macaulay Honors College students and CUNY students at large. Liu excitedly described Mayor Eric Adams’ campaign to re-enroll 10,000 students who dropped out of college, […]
Three people crowd around the small monitor of a camera, cautiously reviewing footage. On the other side of the camera, cast members mingle, waiting to hear if they finally produced a take the production team was happy with. A wave of relief sweeps over the cast as the crew announces that there will be no […]
By Jacqueline Blyudoy The semester began with a discussion in my Macaulay “Future of NYC” class about the pandemic’s effect on dining and entertainment spaces. While NYC restaurants were allowed to operate with outdoor seating areas beginning June 22nd, Cuomo did not allow indoor dining to reopen until September 9th. Even so, the reopening plan […]
Conducting research, which is considered a key component of one’s undergraduate career and one way to fulfill the experiential learning requirement for graduation, is no easy process. Throw a mid-semester global pandemic into the mix, and you’ve got yourself a recipe for disaster. But disaster it was not for many Macaulay students, taking advantage of […]
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 […]
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.
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 […]
Every year, colleges around the country rally to fundraise on Giving Tuesday, the Tuesday after Thanksgiving. After all, Thanksgiving is the day for showing gratitude, so what better time to ask folks to give others reasons to be thankful? Much like the end of Thanksgiving means the beginning of the holiday season, Giving Tuesday marks […]
On October 26th, Macaulay students from all campuses gathered for a frightful night at the annual Macaulay Halloween Party, run by the Macaulay Scholars Council. This event is one of the biggest initiatives that the Scholars Council facilitates. As students filed into the building, donning the creepiest of costumes, they were given the option to […]
