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July 1, 2024: Daryl Griffin, veteran resource center co-manager at LaGuardia Community College, comments on insurance options for the military community.

INSIDE PHILANTHROPY July 25, 2024: In March of this year, LaGuardia Community College made headlines by receiving $116.2 million gift from the Steven & Alexandra Cohen Foundation, to develop a cutting-edge workforce training center to increase career and technical training

June 27, 2024: Since launching at LaGuardia in 2012, the CUNY Fatherhood Academy has helped roughly 1,400 fathers, mostly Black and Hispanic first-generation students, earn their GEDs and figure out how higher education can help them reach their goals as

June 27, 2024: LAGCC Fine Arts Major Named 2024 Queens Creator by Mets & New Balance.

June 27, 2024: LAGCC Graduates 1,909 at 52nd Commencement, Class of 2024.

June 26, 2024: LaGuardia Community College Celebrates Class of 2024 at 52nd Commencement.

June 24, 2024: LaGuardia Community College celebrated the graduation of the 1,909 members of LaGuardia’s Class of 2024, the college’s 52nd graduating class, at a Commencement Ceremony on Friday, June 21, on the Queens College quad.

June 21, 2024: Stephen Petrus, director of Public History Programs at LaGuardia and Wagner Archives at LaGuardia Community College and curator of “The Battle for Intro. 2: The New York City Gay Rights Bill, 1971 – 1986,” talks about the

June 21, 2024: Isaac Ramos (LaGuardia’24, Fine Arts) was named 2024 Queens Creator by the New York Mets and New Balance Athletics, Inc. As the 2024 Queens Creator, Isaac collaborated with Mets shortstop Francisco Lindor to design a T-shirt honoring

June 17, 2024: Launched in 2012 at LaGuardia Community College, the CUNY Fatherhood Academy offers young fathers access to education, employment, and professional development. Two recent Fatherhood graduates are Tyshawn Washington, who earned a degree in accounting from LaGuardia and

June 14, 2024: The CUNY Fatherhood Academy has supported 1,400 fathers, ages 18-30, since its 2012 launch at LaGuardia Community College. It has since expanded to Hostos Community College and Kingsborough Community College. Quotes Chancellor Matos Rodríguez. The academy is

June 13, 2024: The seventh annual Pridefest, which took place on Friday, June 7, recognized and celebrated diversity and inclusion in the World’s Borough. Support from the CUNY LGBTQIA+ Consortium, in partnership with LaGuardia Community College and other local institutions,

INSIDE HIGHER ED June 27, 2024: Since launching at LaGuardia in 2012, the CUNY Fatherhood Academy has helped roughly 1,400 fathers, mostly Black and Hispanic first-generation students, earn their GEDs and figure out how higher education can help them reach

May 30, 2024: LaGuardia Students Begin Cultivation of New Urban Farm on Campus.

May 29, 2024: Ari Richter, professor of Fine Arts at LaGuardia, is honored by New York Jewish Week for his contributions to NYC and its Jewish community. The graphic memoir draws upon Richter’s multidisciplinary art practice and recorded Holocaust testimonies

May 29, 2024: Daryl Griffin, veteran resource center co-manager at LaGuardia Community College, is interviewed in a report on the best and worst states for military retirees.

May 29, 2024: Dr. Chelsea Del Rio, associate professor of history at LaGuardia and co-chair of the American Historical Association’s Committee on LGBT History, comments on the Lesbian Pride Flag’s nuanced and ever-evolving history and meaning.

May 28, 2024: Shakur Burden, Human Services: Mental Health major, is featured in a story about the struggles and triumphs of student parents. Shakur is an aspiring social worker who grew up in foster care and group homes. He’s raising

May 27, 2024: The NCLEX-RN preparation for foreign-trained nurses training program assists people who work as nurses in their home countries in passing the New York State Registered Nurse exam. The program, offered at LaGuardia and Lehman College, helps immigrants

May 23, 2024: The new LaGuardia Urban Farm and Research Laboratory enables students to get involved in U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) research initiatives, and will become a place where the college and Western Queens communities can enjoy time outdoors

May 23, 2024: LaGuardia Community College students begin cultivation of new urban farm on campus.

May 22, 2024: How Juanita Herrera went from Bogotá, Colombia, to becoming a LaGuardia Community College student majoring in Music Recording Technology.

May 22, 2024: The Variety Boys and Girls Club of Queens and New York Power Authority are collaborating with LaGuardia Community College to develop a new curriculum centered on urban farming and sustainable agricultural practices.

May 22, 2024: LaGuardia was recently awarded a $235,000 grant from the Gerstner Philanthropies Helping Hands program to support LaGuardia CARES (College Access for Retention and Economic Success), the college’s support services program offering students rental assistance, technology, utilities, clothing,

May 19, 2024: LaGuardia Community College is partnering with Building Skills NY to help New Yorkers gain the skills and certifications necessary to enter and advance in the construction industry, which is currently booming with job opportunities.

May 16, 2024: Profile of Talha Islam (’22, Business Administration), graduating this month from Cornell University with his bachelor’s in applied economics and management. In an accompanying video, Islam talks about how well LaGuardia prepared him for Cornell.