Lisa Brundage Role at Macaulay: Director of Teaching, Learning and Technology Bio (via Macaulay’s website): In this role, she supports integration of pedagogically appropriate academic technology into Macaulay seminars and provides student and faculty support for digital project development. Lisa also oversees numerous experiential learning events at Macaulay, including co-directing the annual BioBlitz, IDEA Day, and […]
In celebration of Women’s History Month, it is important to look back at the female pioneers who have paved the way in fields such as science, mathematics, literature, engineering, medicine, etc. They have pried open previously locked doors of opportunities that are now available to young girls aspiring to do great things. Last semester, in […]
On February 13, Hunter College’s Assembly Hall was packed to the brim as Lin-Manuel Miranda, Bill Gates and Melinda Gates graced the stage in order to discuss the Gates’ 10th annual letter. After Jennifer Raab, Hunter College’s President, introduced Miranda, the Hunter College alumnus got the crowd warmed up to receive the stars of the […]
An untrained observer, upon visiting Queens College for the first time, may notice a few defining quirks: its location some ways away from mass transit, its clashing buildings (found in every style from Spanish architecture to 1980s window-less caves lined with carpet and linoleum tile), and its surprisingly green-for-a-CUNY campus. What goes unseen is the […]
As a part of the Macaulay Honors core curriculum, students participate in four special seminar courses that help them understand New York City through unique perspectives involving arts, the sciences, and unique trips. According to the Macaulay Honors website, these seminars “feature primary research, classroom learning and hands-on experiences that use New York City as […]
The Health Sciences Career Fair took place at the Macaulay Honors College building on Friday, Dec. 1. For the first hour of the career fair, the college hosted a Public Health Panel titled, “Educate, Heal, and Get Hired!” in the Screening Room. At the panel, Macaulay students heard Mary Pearl (Dean of Macaulay Honors College), […]
All Macaulay Honors students at Hunter are required to take a minimum of four honors courses in addition to the general Macaulay seminars. While there are often mixed reviews about the seminars themselves considering the fact that not all four topics appeal to every student, there is more positive reception to the honors designated courses […]
The golden snitch is feet away from you. Upon seeing it, you lunge forward on your broomstick. The golden snitch is inches away from you.Your fingers graze its smooth, golden surface. Then you fall onto a bed of vibrant green grass-just like Harry Potter did in his first Quidditch match. But once you realize that […]
As temperatures start dropping and leaves begin changing color throughout the city, City College is gearing up to welcome in autumn with its #CCNYGIVES fundraising initiative. On November 28, the college will host a 24-hour long celebration of community service and donation by raising funds to support the Wellness Center and Food Pantry on campus. […]
Jack Kerouac famously attributed his writing skills to the mantra that to be a good writer, one needs to have a good ear. Referring to the need of a writer to observe interactions and familiarize oneself with language patterns of groups or individuals whose character you wish to emulate, Kerouac’s method is one of paramount […]
