The CUNY Peer Leaders is a CUNY-wide program that supports undergraduate students from two- and four-year campuses. The CPL program teaches CUNY undergraduate students leadership and mentorship skills that they in turn use to create pathways for Humanities-based scholarship, with core components on a culture of care and social justice. The CPL program provides stipends, professional development opportunities, cultural enrichment activities, networking events, and more. The program welcomes 40 CUNY Peer Leaders (CPLs/Leaders) each year, and it is generously supported through the CUNY Humanities Alliance and Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
The CUNY Peer Leaders program helped me to decompress my emotions and realize that I’m not alone in this journey called life… The impact of this program will never be forgotten.
Malik Brizan-Reed
CPL Alum
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Meet the 2022 – 2023 CUNY Peer Leaders!
Abubakry Tunkara – Bronx Community College Anahi Juela – Bronx Community College Andrea Montesdeoca – New York City College of Technology Brian Garrett – Medgar Evers College Crystal Rosario – Hostos Community College Daniel Sayani – CUNY School of Professional Studies Erika Lopez – Bronx Community College Favour Anyalewechi – Queens College Hanan Abisse – Baruch…
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Em(Body)ed Experiences with the CUNY Peer Leaders
On Friday 10/14 CUNY Peer Leaders gathered to participate in a Body Mind Mapping exercise. What is Body Mind Mapping you might ask? I was first introduced to Body Mind Mapping at the MURAP 2019 Conference at UNC-Chapel Hill. A group of researchers talked about using Body Mind Mapping as a methodology in order to…
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Interview with CPL Alum Cherishe Cumma-Clarke
Cherishe Cumma-Clarke was a mentee with CUNY Peer Leaders from 2017 until her graduation in 2019, while attending New York CIty College of Technology. She credits Lauren Melendez and Cathy Davidson as her “academic backbone” during her college career. Lauren wrote a letter of recommendation and was a reference for Cherishe’s first official job at…
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Interview with CPL Alum Estefany Gonzaga
Estefany Gonzaga was a mentee with CUNY Peer Leaders from August 2016 to June 2017, while attending Baruch College. She went on to earn a Bachelor of Arts in Business/Graphic Communication with a minor in New Media Arts. In fall of 2022, she will begin studies to pursue a Master of Arts in Digital Humanities,…
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CUNY Peer Leaders 2022 Kick Off!
The CUNY Peer Leaders (CPL) 2022-2023 cohort held their first kick-off community-building meeting on Thursday, August 11, 2022. We began the meeting with welcome messages from Lauren Melendez, CUNY Peer Leaders Program Director and Administrative Specialist of the Futures Initiative. As well as Kelsey Milian (CUNY Peer Leaders Facilitator) and Jackie Cahill (Interim Program Coordinator).…
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CUNY Peer Leaders Application Deadline For The 2022-2023 Cohort!
Application Deadline: Friday, June 24, 2022 We’re recruiting for our next cohort of students for the Fall 2022 to Spring 2023 academic year! We are welcoming applications from all two- and four-year CUNY campuses, and we are particularly seeking candidates from Hostos Community College, Guttman Community College, Bronx Community College, and Queensborough Community College. Students receive $1,000…
