YAHOO! FINANCE/ BUSINESS WIRE
September 28, 2023: LaGuardia is collaborating on the development of experiential learning opportunities for students in the field of computational molecular modeling, funded by a $1M NSF grant.

CAMPUS NEWS
September 28, 2023: LaGuardia earns $2.8M grant for Hispanic-serving institutions

BOMB MAGAZINE
September 27, 2023: Profile of artist Arthur Simms, professor of Fine Arts at LaGuardia Community College.

LIC POST
September 27, 2023: LaGuardia is partnering with the New York Power Authority and the Variety Boys and Girls Clubs of Queens to develop a new training program to introduce the young people of Queens to career opportunities in urban farming and agriculture, environmental science, sustainability, food justice, and more.

QUEENS LATINO
September 27, 2023: LaGuardia recibe dinero para estudianes latinos via CAMINO (LaGuardia Receives Money for Latino Students via CAMINO).

QUEENS GAZETTE
September 27, 2023: LaGuardia is developing a new curriculum on urban farming and sustainable agriculture practices, as well as food justice topics, for Variety Boys and Girls Club young people along with other community members. New York Power Authority is expanding a rooftop garden in Long Island City, where these learning opportunities will take place.

ELECTRIC ENERGY ONLINE
September 26, 2023: LaGuardia and the New York Power Authority to develop an urban farming curriculum to engage intergenerational community members in sustainable food practices.

QNS
September 25, 2023: LaGuardia is firing on all cylinders after the COVID-19 pandemic. Strong enrollment seen in majors in Health Sciences, STEM, Business, Humanities, and more. LaGuardia is the third largest producer of STEM graduates in the CUNY system and has New York State’s top-ranked nursing program.

WALL STREET JOURNAL
September 24, 2023: Last call to see “Song of the Nightingale” (Brookfield Place, New York, through Sept. 30), a modern fairy tale with music by Lisa DeSpain, LaGuardia Professor of Music.

COMMUNITY COLLEGE DAILY
September 21, 2023: LaGuardia is one of only two community colleges in New York State, and the only CUNY community college, to earn U.S. Education Department funding through its Developing Hispanic-Serving Institutions program. LaGuardia was awarded $2.8M  — out of a total of $37M awarded in 64 grants.

QUEENS GAZETTE
September 21, 2023: The LaGuardia Community Run 2023, a fitness celebration that includes a 5K run/walk and an activities plaza featuring local businesses, sponsors, and the College community, will take place on Saturday, Oct. 14.

COMMUNITY COLLEGE DAILY
September 19, 2023: LaGuardia is one of six CUNY community colleges that have received a new grant from the U.S. Department of Education to increase the number of teachers who are certified to teach early childhood special education classes.

THE CITY
September 13, 2023:  An Airbnb pilot program is providing vouchers for six months of free housing for about 15 LaGuardia Community College students experiencing homelessness.

NEW YORK TIMES
September 13, 2023: Dr. Stephen Petrus, director of public history programs for the LaGuardia and Wagner Archives at LAGCC, co-authored a 2015 book, “Folk City: New York and the American Folk Music Revival,” which included an essay by folk musician Len Chandler.

LO-DOWN
September 9, 2023: Interview with Destiny Mata, a Mexican American photographer and filmmaker who studied photojournalism at LaGuardia Community College. Her work, which focuses on issues of subculture and community, has been featured in The New York Times, The Nation, VICE, The Culture Crush, and Teen Vogue.

LIC POST
September 7, 2023: Volunteers from LaGuardia Community College participated in a public art project launched by the Long Island City Partnership at the PS4 Skillman School, which serves children on the autism spectrum and with other special needs.

QNS
September 6, 2023: As a member of the Queens Tech Incubator Program, LaGuardia is bringing economic growth and development to the Queens community.

ART DAILY
September 5, 2023: LaGuardia Professor Dahlia Elsayed’s first solo show with Morgan Lehman Gallery opens today.

HUDSON VALLEY POST
September 3, 2023: In new rankings, LaGuardia is listed as one of New York State’s top 10 community colleges.

TIME TELEVISION (Bengali News Channel)
September 1, 2023: LAGCC/CUNY New Media Professor Shoaib Ahamed (Humanities) gives his expert opinion on why and how artificial intelligence (AI) will or will not replace humans.