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LaGuardia in the Headlines: September 2025

JEFFERSON PUBLIC RADIO (South Oregon) September 29, 2025: LaGuardia Community College Professor Hugo Fernandez and other professionals are traveling the country, documenting how Americans feel about the state of the country. COMMUNITY COLLEGE DAILY September 24, 2025: Recent leadership appointments

USA TODAY

August 28, 2025: How Dr. Rhonda Mouton, director of LaGuardia CARES, draws from her experience evacuating New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina when helping students in crisis.

FINGERLAKES1.COM

August 27, 2025: New York Governor Kathy Hochul celebrated the first graduates from PowerUp2030, a 10-week training program developed by LaGuardia and the New York Power Authority (NYPA), offering free technical training and support for clean energy businesses owned by

HOY DIARIO

August 27, 2025: The PowerUp2030 program, developed by NYPA and LaGuardia Community College, seeks to strengthen small and diverse businesses in the clean energy sector in New York by offering training and business opportunities. (Article en Español)

EL DIARIO NY

August 26, 2025: LaGuardia Community College’s wind turbine technician and solar panel installation programs are recruiting participants. (article en Español)

NEW YORK TIMES

August 25, 2025: The LaGuardia Performing Arts Center at LaGuardia Community College will host Down-to Earth, New York City’s first international festival celebrating multidisciplinary performance in public spaces, running August 29–September 7.

NEW YORK TIMES

August 25, 2025: A photo of LaGuardia Community College is included in an article outlining the actual experiences of college students nationwide.

QUEENS GAZETTE

August 13, 2025: LaGuardia President Kenneth Adams writes about the re-launch the college’s alumni association for all LaGuardia students, including graduates of pre-college and non-degree workforce programs in ACE.

AMNY

August 13, 2025: At an August 12 event at LaGuardia Community College, Governor Kathy Hochul announced that more than 16.5K New Yorkers have applied to the state’s free community college program for students between the ages of 25 and 55

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS

August 13, 2025: Governor Kathy Hochul rallied with students, staff and faculty at LaGuardia Community College to celebrate the free community college program for adults in high-demand fields through CUNY and SUNY Reconnect.

POLITICO

August 12, 2025: More than 16.5K New Yorkers applied to the state’s free community college program that allows older individuals seeking associate degrees in high-demand fields to attend CUNY and SUNY tuition-free. Gov. Hochul made the announcement at LaGuardia Community

BROADWAY WORLD

August 12, 2025: Bechdel Project launched a new partnership with LaGuardia Performing Arts Center (LPAC) on August 15 with an in-house reading of INVISI(BILITY) by Nikki Brake-Sillá, directed by Lori Parquet (Suffs).

LaGuardia in the Headlines: August 2025

USA TODAY August 28, 2025: How Dr. Rhonda Mouton, director of LaGuardia CARES, draws from her experience evacuating New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina when helping students in crisis. FINGERLAKES1.COM August 27, 2025: New York Governor Kathy Hochul celebrated the first

QUEENS CHRONICLE

July 24, 2025: Gloria Rosendo (LaGuardia’25, Childhood Education) defended her title at the USA National Karate Federation’s championship earlier this month. This fall, she will begin pursuing her bachelor’s at Queens College.

ASSOCIATED PRESS

July 16, 2025: Dr. Jayashree Kamblé, professor of English at LaGuardia Community College and president of the International Association for the Study of Popular Romance comments on the popularity of romance novels. They are “a lovely reminder that individualism and

COMMUNITY COLLEGE DAILY

July 15, 2025: LaGuardia’s partnership with vacation rental service Airbnb aims to support as many qualifying students as possible, prioritizing those experiencing housing instability.

LET MAGAZINE

July 15, 2025: As part of LaGuardia Community College, the LaGuardia Performing Arts Center integrates educational experiences with professional practice. Students studying theater, dance, music, and media arts have opportunities to intern, perform, and learn directly within the center’s facilities.

GOTHAMIST/WNYC

July 8, 2025: As NYC art schools see record-high applications, LaGuardia Fine Arts Director Dahlia Elsayed highlights diverse career paths for graduates — from art supply entrepreneurs to tattoo artists and high school art teachers.

NEW YORK TIMES

July 6, 2025: Photography professor Maureen Drennan publishes her series on county fairs, captured across upstate New York.

LaGuardia in the Headlines: July 2025

QUEENS CHRONICLE July 24, 2025: Gloria Rosendo (LaGuardia’25, Childhood Education) defended her title at the USA National Karate Federation’s championship earlier this month. This fall, she will begin pursuing her bachelor’s at Queens College. ASSOCIATED PRESS July 16, 2025: Dr.

COMMUNITY COLLEGE DAILY

June 30, 2025: LaGuardia Community College was awarded a NASPA Emergency Aid Microgrant, sponsored by TIAA, which provides financial support to students facing unexpected financial crises.

EL DIARIO NY

June 30, 2025: Miguel Posada Pérez arrived from Medellín in 2019, graduated with distinction from LaGuardia Community College/CUNY and is now preparing to create technology to improve the medical area.

BRIGHTER KASHMIR

June 25, 2025: Prof. Lakshmi Bandlamudi, Professor of Psychology at LaGuardia Community College, delivered a special lecture titled “Open World: Diverse Cultures and Dialogic Consciousness” at the University of Kashmir in Srinagar, India.

HARLEM WORLD MAGAZINE

June 23, 2025: The LaGuardia Performing Arts Center will host residencies for Sun Kim Dance Theatre and COLE JAZZ & The NEW Jack Cole Dancers as part of the 2025–26 CUNY Dance Initiative. 

LIC POST

June 23, 2025: LaGuardia students celebrate graduation at college’s 53rd Commencement Ceremony.

BRONX TIMES

June 20, 2025: Sabrina Grimaldi (LaGuardia ’22, Criminal Justice), now studying at John Jay College, is one of 14 recipients of the 2025 Ponce Bank Scholars Program. The scholarship, a partnership between Ponce Bank and CUNY, supports undergraduates from low-

QUEENS DAILY EAGLE

June 16, 2025: Dr. Reem Jaafar, a professor of mathematics at LaGuardia, writes about a transformative National Science Foundation grant aimed at addressing long-standing disparities in STEM education access and outcomes—now threatened by recent federal budget cuts.

LaGuardia Community College Celebrates 2,031 Graduates at 53rd Commencement

LaGuardia Community College Celebrates 2,031 Graduates at 53rd Commencement Friday, June 20 | 9:00 a.m. | Queens College Quad Press Call: 8:30 a.m. WHAT:  LaGuardia Community College/CUNY will celebrate the achievements of the Class of 2025—2,031 graduates earning associate degrees

HARLEM WORLD MAGAZINE

June 9, 2025: LaGuardia student Tabia Tarannum is one of three CUNY students awarded both the Kaplan Education Foundation’s Leadership Fellowship and a 2025 Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship. 

TRICIA LINDSAY NY NEWS

June 5, 2025: LaGuardia Performing Arts Center announces its vibrant spring season 2025.

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