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The CUNY Academic Commons is an online, academic social network for community members [1] of the City University of New York (CUNY) system. Designed to foster conversation, collaboration, and connections among the 24 [2] individual colleges that make up the university system, [3] the site, founded in 2009, has quickly grown as a hub for the CUNY community, serving in the process to strengthen ...
The CUNY School of Medicine (CUNY Medicine) is the medical school of The City University of New York (CUNY). Founded in 2015 on The City College of New York (CCNY) campus, CUNY Medicine became the only public medical school in Manhattan and the first medical school to open in New York City since 1860. [1]
In 1960, John R. Everett became the first chancellor of the Municipal College System of New York City, later known as the City University of New York (CUNY). CUNY, established by New York state legislation in 1961 and signed into law by governor Nelson Rockefeller, was an amalgamation of existing institutions and a new graduate school.
The school was fashioned as "a Free Academy for the purpose of extending the benefits of education gratuitously to persons who have been pupils in the common schools of the … city and county of New York". [10] The Free Academy later became the City College of New York, the oldest institution among the CUNY colleges. [11]
The Graduate School and University Center of the City University of New York (CUNY Graduate Center) is a public research institution and postgraduate university in New York City. Formed in 1961 as Division of Graduate Studies at City University of New York, it was renamed to Graduate School and University Center in 1969.
In October 2009, the Council on Education for Public Health accepted CUNY's application to be reviewed for transforming its accredited programs in public health into a single school of public health. The review process began in 2010 and was completed in 2011. [28] In September 2013, Dr. Ayman El-Mohandes was named Dean. [29]
The School's programs have also been ranked among the top in the nation. As of 2024, the U.S. News & World Report named CUNY SPS #11 on their nationwide list of Best Online Bachelor’s Programs. [3] Ranked out of 339 schools assessed, CUNY SPS is the highest listed in New York City.
The Borough of Manhattan Community College (BMCC) is a public community college in New York City. Founded in 1963 as part of the City University of New York (CUNY) system, BMCC grants associate degrees in a wide variety of vocational, business, health, science, engineering and continuing education fields.