Welcome to the CUNY Peer Leaders 2020-2021 Cohort!
2209, 2020

Welcome to the CUNY Peer Leaders 2020-2021 Cohort!

On August 18th, The CUNY Peer Leaders Program welcomed 40 undergraduate students for the 2020- 2021 cohort from two and four year colleges, of which there are participants from 10 of CUNY’s 25 campuses.  The CUNY Peer Leaders program supports CUNY undergraduate students scholarship and creative work in the Humanities and helps them in developing leadership skills to implement within their communities and colleges. Still in its inaugural year, the

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2107, 2020

A Year In Review: The Futures Initiative Undergraduate Leadership Program (2019-2020 Cohort)

By Lauren Melendez and Kashema Hutchinson (cross-posted on futuresinitiative.org) The Futures Initiative’s Undergraduate Leadership Program (ULP) supports CUNY undergraduate students who are learning to be leaders within their colleges and within their communities. The program, directed by Lauren Melendez, MSEd Director of the Undergraduate Leadership Program and Administrative Specialist of the Futures Initiative, and Co-Director Kashema Hutchinson, PhD candidate in Urban Education, believes great mentorship and leadership means representing and

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0906, 2020

Justice for CUNY & College Now

Hello, fellow leaders! Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, CUNY’s budget is on the line. Similarly, the College Now program, which is a fruit of the collaboration between CUNY and NYC Department of Education, is facing threats with budget cuts. My colleagues and I are urging the New York City Council to preserve and expand funding for our beloved institution. I hope that you will join us by signing our petition

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0506, 2020

Call for Applications: CUNY Peer Leaders Program (Due June 30, 2020)

Call for Applications: CUNY Peer Leaders Program (Due June 30, 2020) We together with the world have experienced extraordinary challenges due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In the midst of already very difficult and unprecedented times, we mourn the loss of Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, George Floyd, and the many Black men and women we have lost before them. We stand with everyone demanding justice for the senseless violence against the Black

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2605, 2020

Academic Activist

For our final project, Lucien Baskin and I had an incredibly insightful conversation with Kali Tambree. We had a multi-faceted conversation about the realities of our nation, and world that is built on racism, sexism, and classism. As a Ph.D. student studying historical sociology at UCLA, Kali shares her passion for researching oral history. Also, she discusses her other research projects conducting in South Africa and juvenile detention centers. A

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2205, 2020

Revisiting the Limits of Democracy during COVID-19

Hey y’all, For the final project, I made a graphic to visualize my thoughts on how the inequalities reflected by and exacerbated by COVID-19 have only reinforced my belief in the limits of democracy and in the promises of collective liberation. Sources: The Marshall Project, A Staggering Toll: 30 Million Have Filed For Unemployment (NPR), New York’s Inequalities Are Fueling COVID-19 (FiveThirtyEight), They Can’t Afford to Quarantine. So They Brave

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2205, 2020

Whiff of Democracy

Whiff of Democracy Our nation has met challenging times throughout its history, whether during the Civil War, the Great Depression, or the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks. In 2020, America experiences yet another testing moment: the COVID-19 pandemic. The harm brought by the pandemic goes beyond the disease, as it has also stirred economic and social unrest. Whiff of Democracy offers optimism in the midst of the global chaos we

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