President José Luis Cruz delivered a historic convocation address outlining an optimistic vision for the future.
Plants. Humans rely on them for everything: from the air we breathe to the food we eat to the medicine they yield to heal our bodies. But do we know everything we need to know about them? In the latest issue of the journal Science (September 16, 2016), devoted to Translational Plant Science, researchers show how new technologies are redefining how plant biology will meet demands of health, medicine, energy, and agriculture.
Lehman Anthropology Chair Victoria Sanford is co-chairing the first international conference on the Guatemalan Genocide at the USC Shoah Foundation Center for Advanced Genocide Research in Los Angeles. The four-day conference will begin on September 11 and offer the opportunity to hear scholars from throughout the world discuss and bring attention to a genocide that [...]
Dean Deborah Shanley arrives at Lehman College as the School of Education’s new Interim Dean with an impressive track record as a CUNY educator, including a 16-year stint as Dean of the School of Education at Brooklyn College. Shanley is succeeding Dr. Harriet Fayne, who was recently selected as Interim Provost and Senior Vice President for [...]
Two Lehman students won prestigious acting awards from the Kennedy Center.
Lehman College and Macaulay Honors College alumnus Cesar Andrade is about to begin what will certainly be four of the toughest but most rewarding years of his life. As an incoming student at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in Manhattan, the Lehman class of 2014 graduate wants to pursue a career as a primary care physician who works with underserved populations and conducts research addressing healthcare disparities.
Dr. LeRonn Brooks, a Lehman adjunct assistant professor, has curated a powerful new art exhibit, Bronx: Africa, at the Longwood Gallery at Hostos Community College.
Eight studies published by seven Lehman professors are among the most frequently cited publications in their respective fields.
Lehman College’s Joseph Rachlin has been honored for a lifetime of cleaning up New York City rivers.
Lehman Languages and Literature Department Professor Gerardo Piña-Rosales recently received one of the Chilean governments most prestigious awards: The Order of Gabriela Mistral, the Orden al Mérito Docente y Cultural. (Teaching and the Order of Cultural Merit) Piña-Rosales, the president of the North American Academy of the Spanish Language and a Lehman professor since 1981, [...]
A new study co-authored by two Lehman College Health Sciences professors reveals that the majority of Citi Bike riders in Manhattan are failing to wear helmets, possibly leaving themselves open to greater risk of head injuries. Riders were almost four times more likely not to wear a helmet on rental bikes than non-rentals, and women [...]
The migrant and refugee crisis in Europe has been gaining momentum for several years but most of the world began taking notice after a series of tragic events made it impossible to ignore. Perhaps most notable were the photographs of a three-year-old toddler who had drowned off the coast of Greece while escaping war-torn Syria with his family.
The Department of Music offers a 64-credit major in music leading to the BS degree. The undergraduate program offers a general program of study with emphasis on theory, musicianship, history, and performance within a liberal arts college curriculum. A minor in music (12 credits), and an enhanced minor in music (18 credits) are also offered, requiring any undergraduate music courses, except MSH 114, MSH 115, and MSH 245. Visit the Department.
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