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  LaGuardia Joins 15+ CUNY Colleges in Launching the CUNY LGBTQIA+ Consortium LONG ISLAND CITY, NY (October 5, 2022) — LaGuardia Community College has joined with 15 CUNY colleges to launch the CUNY LGBTQIA+ Consortium, through which faculty, staff and

  LaGuardia Community College to Host Inaugural Community Run on Saturday, October 22nd   LONG ISLAND CITY, NY– LaGuardia Community College/CUNY invites runners and walkers of all levels to participate in the LaGuardia Community Run (5K), scheduled on Saturday, October

  LaGuardia Community Gathers for Opening Sessions to Kick Off Fall 2022 Semester Long Island City, NY (September 7, 2022)–LaGuardia faculty and staff gathered in-person for the first time in three years during the college’s Opening Sessions, September 7, 2022.

President Kenneth Adams Gives Keynote and Receives Honorary Degree at 2022 Commencement for Middlebury Language Schools President Kenneth Adams Gives Keynote and Receives Honorary Degree at 2022 Commencement for Middlebury Language Schools LONG ISLAND CITY, NY (AUGUST 23, 2022)—LaGuardia Community

LaGuardia Community College Launches Casa de las Américas to Celebrate Latinx Heritage, Empower Students and Community Members LaGuardia Community College Launches Casa de las Américas to Celebrate Latinx Heritage, Empower Students and Community Members New center is first-of-its kind among

LaGuardia Red Hawks Rejoin the CUNY Athletic Conference for the 2022-23 Season LaGuardia Community College Red Hawks Rejoin the CUNY Athletic Conference for the 2022-23 Season LONG ISLAND CITY, NY (AUGUST 2, 2022) — The LaGuardia Community College Red Hawks

  LaGuardia Community College Appoints Dr. Billie Gastic Rosado as Provost LONG ISLAND CITY, NY (JULY 6, 2022)—LaGuardia Community College President Kenneth Adams announced the appointment of Dr. Billie Gastic Rosado as provost and senior vice president of Academic Affairs,

  LaGuardia Community College Marks 50 Years in Queens with 2022 Commencement   New York State Governor Kathy Hochul, Queens Borough President Donovan Richards, and CUNY Chancellor Félix V. Matos Rodríguez Spoke to the Graduates LONG ISLAND CITY, NY (JUNE

LaGuardia Community College to Mark 50 Years in Queens with Commencement on June 21st So much to celebrate!   2,500 Graduates Earn their Associate Degrees Class of 2022 is LaGuardia’s 50th Graduating Class College’s First In-Person Commencement in Three Years

  Jobs Direct Initiative Aims to Put Students on the Fast Track to Employment Generous Foundation Grants Make Extensive Support Services Available New Program’s Initial Focus is on Healthcare LONG ISLAND CITY, NY (June 2, 2022)––LaGuardia Community College President Kenneth

    Two Graduating LaGuardia Community College Students Win Prestigious Scholarship Towards Bachelor’s Degrees Mohamad Bekhit and James Stuart are two of 100 community college students nationwide named 2022 Jack Kent Cooke Undergraduate Transfer Scholars   LONG ISLAND CITY, NY

    LaGuardia Community College Leads U.S. Two-Year Schools with Most Mellon/American Council of Learned Societies Faculty Fellowships for 2022 With support from the Mellon Foundation, each Faculty Fellow will receive $40,000 towards their academic research   LONG ISLAND CITY,

LaGuardia Advances to Semifinals for 2023 Aspen Prize LaGuardia Community College Advances To Semifinals For 2023 Aspen Prize, Nation’s Top Recognition For Community Colleges Long Island City, NY (May 3, 2022)—LaGuardia Community College has been named one of 25 semifinalists

Graduation for New Emergency Medical Technicians Graduation for New Emergency Medical Technicians Held at LaGuardia Community College Assemblyman Kenny Burgos Spoke to Graduates at Event Hosted by Global Medical Response (GMR) and Hunter Ambulance. —Through GMR’s Earn While You Learn

LaGuardia Community College Launches Accelerated Training to Address New York’s Mental Health Crisis LaGuardia Community College Launches Accelerated Training to Address New York’s Mental Health Crisis Tuition-Free Program is Funded by a $1.6M Federal Grant Long Island City, NY (April

    LaGuardia Community College Theater Director Stefanie Sertich Honored with Kennedy Center Gold Medallion Award LONG ISLAND CITY, NY (April 6, 2022)—Stefanie Sertich, professor and director of the Theater Program at LaGuardia Community College, has been honored with a

LaGuardia Community College Raises Record $15 Million to Support Students Impacted by Covid LaGuardia Community College Raises Record $15 Million to Support Students Impacted by Covid Long Island City, NY (April 4, 2022)—LaGuardia Community College has raised $15 million to

Queens STEM Academy Launched by LaGuardia and Queens College, funded by $4.6M U.S. DOE Grant QUEENS STEM ACADEMY Launched by LaGuardia Community College and Queens College to Increase Hispanic, Low-Income, and other Under-Represented Minorities in High-Demand STEM Fields —Funded by

LaGuardia is the Top Community College for Hispanics in Queens LaGuardia is the Top Community College for Hispanics in Queens Long Island City, NY (March 4, 2022)–LaGuardia Community College (“LaGuardia”) grants the highest number of associate degrees to Hispanic/Latino students

LaGuardia es la mejor Universidad Comunitaria para Hispanos en Queens LaGuardia es la mejor Universidad Comunitaria para Hispanos en Queens Long Island City, NY (4 de marzo de 2022)–LaGuardia Community College (“LaGuardia”) otorga el mayor número de títulos de asociado

  Amazon to Offer Tuition Benefits for Hourly Employees Who Enroll at LaGuardia Community College LaGuardia is One of Eight CUNY Colleges in the Amazon Partnership —Part of CUNY’s Career Success Initiative to help New Yorkers launch and advance their

LaGuardia Launches an Innovative Effort to Re-Engage Former College Students LaGuardia Community College Launches an Innovative Effort to Re-Engage Former College Students Featuring Degree Credit for Workplace Learning, Debt Relief, The Initiative is the Only One of Its Kind in

LaGuardia & Wagner Archives Honors Film + Filmmakers Illuminating the LGBTQ+ Experience LaGuardia & Wagner Archives Honors Film + Filmmakers Illuminating the LGBTQ+ Experience Grit and Glamour: LGBTQ+ Films Set in New York is the Archives’ 43rd annual calendardrawing from

New Initiative to Help New Yorkers Recover from the Economic Setbacks of COVID-19 New Initiative to Help New Yorkers Recover from the Economic Setbacks of COVID-19, with a Focus on Hard-Hit Residents of Queens and The Bronx NYC Accelerated Workforce

  LaGuardia Community College Foundation Receives $1,090,000 From Robert David Lion Gardiner Foundation On the College’s 50th Anniversary, the Grant Endows the Gardiner–Shenker Student Scholars Program at the LaGuardia and Wagner Archives, Honors LaGuardia’s Founding President Joseph Shenker and Robert

Building Skills New York & LaGuardia Community College Launch Free Training to Expand Clean Energy Workforce BUILDING SKILLS NEW YORK, LAGUARDIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE & POSITIVE WORKFORCE LAUNCH FREE TRAINING TO EXPAND CLEAN ENERGY WORKFORCE New York State Grant Funds HVAC

LaGuardia President Joins NYC Mayor-Elect Eric Adams’ Transition Committee LaGuardia Community College President Kenneth Adams Named to NYC Mayor-Elect Eric Adams’ Economic and Workforce Development Transition Committee December 7, 2021 Long Island City, NY–LaGuardia Community College President Kenneth Adams will

  Aspen Institute Names LaGuardia Community College One of 150 U.S. Community College Eligible for 2023 Aspen Prize $1 Million Prize Recognizes Excellence in Equitable Outcomes for Students in and After College WASHINGTON, D.C., November 2, 2021— Today, the Aspen

  LaGuardia Community College Named a 2021 Fulbright Hispanic-Serving Institution Leader 35 colleges and universities nationwide awarded this distinction by the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs Long Island City, NY (October 28, 2021)—LaGuardia Community College

  LaGuardia Community College Launches Cybersecurity Training Program with Mastercard Created in partnership with the New York Jobs CEO Council, the program aims to expand the cybersecurity talent pool for Mastercard and other leading employers Long Island City, New York

  Ecuador-native Veronica Martínez Castro wins a Phi Beta Kappa New York Association Scholarship Long Island City, NY (August 3, 2021)—Recent LaGuardia Community College graduate Veronica Martínez Castro is one of only two students from New York City community colleges

  CUNY School of Law and LaGuardia Community College Announce The David Mixner Fellowship Program to Create a New Generation of Leaders Committed to Equality and Justice for the LGBTQ2IA+ Community June 24, 2021 Long Island City, NY – The

  Local Pandemic Hero Sofia Moncayo to Keynote Virtual Celebration for LaGuardia Community College’s Class of 2021 on June 17 @1pm —Celebrating the 3,300+ Members of LaGuardia’s 49th Graduating Class— June 10, 2021 Local pandemic hero Sofia Moncayo (pictured at

  LaGuardia Community College Student Named a Goldwater Scholar, A Top Award for STEM Majors Ecuador-native Veronica Martínez Castro is one of 410 winners for the 2021-22 academic year, from 5,000+ nominees from two & four-year colleges nationwide —Goldwater Scholarship

  LaGuardia Community College Mechanical Engineering Major Zilla Tofte Awarded Prestigious Community College Transfer Scholarship As a 2021 Jack Kent Cooke Scholar, Zilla will receive up to $40,000 per year to complete her bachelor’s degree LONG ISLAND CITY, NY (May

  Four LaGuardia Community College Faculty Awarded Prestigious 2021 Mellon/ACLS Fellowships LONG ISLAND CITY, NY (May 10, 2021)—Four LaGuardia Community College faculty have been awarded 2021 Mellon/American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) Community College Faculty Fellowships. The fellowship recognizes humanities

  Marking Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage (AAPI) and Standing Firm Against Hate Crimes May 3, 2021 Every year, Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage (AAPI) Month is celebrated in the U.S. throughout the month of May, marking the

  LaGuardia Community College recipient of prestigious Stevens Initiative award to implement global learning, civic engagement, and career success with universities in the Middle East and North Africa April 23, 2021 LaGuardia Community College has been awarded a grant of

LaGuardia Community College stands firmly against racism LaGuardia Community College stands firmly against racism April 21, 2021 Yesterday’s conviction of Derek Chauvin for the murder of George Floyd represents a first step toward redressing years of disparate treatment that has

Record Number of LaGuardia Students Selected as Semifinalists for Prestigious Jack Kent Cooke Scholarship Record Number of LaGuardia Community College Students Selected as Semifinalists for Prestigious Jack Kent Cooke Scholarship April 14, 2021 Eight LaGuardia Community College students have been

LaGuardia Community College Receives Stevens Initiative Funding for Program to Virtually Connect Young People Around the World LaGuardia Community College Receives Stevens Initiative Funding for Program to Virtually Connect Young People Around the World Grantees will bring together thousands of

LaGuardia Community College Ready to Help New Yorkers Upskill & Recover Financially from the Pandemic With support from U.S. Department of Labor’s Strengthening Community College Training Grants program, the College will expand capacity to offer employer-informed, accelerated pathways in healthcare

Statement from President Adams Against Murders in Atlanta Statement from President Adams Against Murders in Atlanta March 18, 2021 The horrific murders in Atlanta of eight people, six of them women of Asian descent, are horrible and reprehensible. We offer