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The City University of New York (CUNY, pronounced / ˈ k juː n i /, KYOO-nee) is the public university system of New York City.It is the largest urban university system in the United States, comprising 25 campuses: eleven senior colleges, seven community colleges, and seven professional institutions.
CUNY Graduate Center, Fifth Avenue at 34th Street; CUNY Graduate School of Journalism, Midtown Manhattan; CUNY Law School, Long Island City; CUNY School of Medicine; CUNY School of Professional Studies; CUNY School of Public Health; CUNY William E. Macaulay Honors College; Hunter College, Upper East Side; John Jay College of Criminal Justice ...
From this grew a system of seven senior colleges, four hybrid schools, six community colleges, as well as graduate schools and professional programs. CUNY was established in 1961 as the umbrella institution encompassing the municipal colleges and a new graduate school. [12] Over the years, the configuration of the institutions of CUNY has changed.
The central character in Woody Allen's short story "The Kugelmass Episode" is a lovesick City College humanities professor. [156] Clay, one of the principal characters in Rumaan Alam's 2020 novel Leave the World Behind is a professor at City College [157] Joseph Dorman, director. (1997). Arguing the World.
Baruch College, Manhattan; Brooklyn College, Midwood; City College of New York, Hamilton Heights, Manhattan; College of Staten Island; Hunter College, Upper East Side; John Jay College of Criminal Justice, Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan
It was established in 1970 in central Brooklyn. It is named after Medgar Evers , an African American civil rights leader assassinated on June 12, 1963. The college is divided into four schools: the School of Business, the School of Professional and Community Development, the School of Liberal Arts and Education, and the School of Science ...
CUNY began offering doctoral education through its Division of Graduate Studies in 1961, [7] and awarded its first two PhD to Daniel Robinson and Barbara Stern in 1965. . Robinson, formerly a professor of philosophy at the University of Oxford, received his Ph.D. in psychology, [8] while Stern, late of Rutgers University, received her Ph.D. in English lite
1978 – The CUNYAC was founded as the CUNY Athletic Directions Association (CUNYADA). Charter members included Baruch College, Brooklyn College, the City College of New York (CCNY), Hunter College, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, Lehman College, Medgar Evers College, Queens College, the College of Staten Island and York College, beginning the 1978–79 academic year.