Press Release Archive

Press Release Archive

News Releases

2024

April

April 17

Ribbon-Cutting Event on April 16 Marked CUNY Citizenship Now! Expansion to Queens College; Office Will Offer Free Services to Immigrants and Their Families

March

March 11

Queens College Welcomes Jamie Dimon, Queens Native and Chairman and CEO of JPMorgan Chase, for a Discussion on Leadership, Talent Development, and Job Creation

March 13

Jamie Dimon, Chairman and CEO of JPMorgan Chase and Executive Chair of the New York Jobs CEO Council Speaks at Queens College

March 26

Ying Zhou, Executive Director of the Tech Incubator at Queens College, Will Help Expand Services to Flushing Entrepreneurs in New Role at College’s Small Business Development Outreach Center

February

February 14

Two Queens College Faculty Members are Winners at the Sixty-Sixth GRAMMY Awards

February 13

Queens College President Frank H. Wu Announces the Appointment of Imam Mohammed F. Biwas (Imam Fahim) as a Member of Campus Ministries

January

January 29

Queens College Celebrates Black History Month

January 23

Queens College Celebrates Martin Luther King Jr. Day

January 4

Queens College Commemorates Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Sunday, January 14, With Music and a Focus on Engaging Youth and Dr. King’s Enduring Connection to the College; Free and Open to the Public

2023

August

August 24

Queens College Grows Its Faculty and Appoints Key Administrators as it Begins the New Academic Year

June

June 9

Queens College to Host the City University of New York (CUNY) Pridefest 2023 Friday, June 9; Annual Celebration of Diversity and Inclusion is Free and Open to the Public

May

May 24

Queens College to Award Alumnus Jon Favreau Honorary Doctorate at June 1 Commencement

April

April 25

Bobbie Kabuto Appointed Queens College Dean of the School of Education

April 12

Over 200 Musicians to Perform Brahms’ Requiem Saturday, May 13, at Queens College

February

February 15

Queens College President Frank H. Wu Hosted Congresswoman Grace Meng at a February 15 Event Recognizing the More Than $2.2 M in Federal Funding She Secured for College Business School Initiatives and Kupferberg Center for the Arts Upgrades

February 9

Queens College President Frank H. Wu to Host Congresswoman Grace Meng at an Event in Recognition of the More Than $2.1 M in Federal Funding She Secured for College Business School Initiatives and Kupferberg Center for the Arts Upgrades

January

January 26

Over 1,000 New Students Enroll in Post-Pandemic Resurgence

January 15

QUEENS COLLEGE COMMEMORATES MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. DAY ON SUNDAY, JANUARY 15, WITH A PERFORMANCE BY 2023 GRAMMY-NOMINATED JAZZ SINGER SAMARA JOY

January 4
Queens College to Hold On-the-Spot Admissions Days for Veterans and Active Military Service Members, as Well as Transfer Students, Wednesday, January 4, and Thursday, January 5, 2023

2022

December

December 2

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Leading Global Property Advising Firm Savills to Kickstart Master’s-Level Study Abroad Initiative for Queens College, City University of New York, Graduates to Attend Lucy Cavendish College, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom

November

November 11

QUEENS COLLEGE STUDENT AIMS FOR THE MOON WITH ARTEMIS I MISSION

November 14

QUEENS COLLEGE PROFESSOR KRISTINA DENISOVA ESTABLISHES FIRST LINK BETWEEN LOW IQ IN INFANTS AND GREATER RISK FOR CHILDHOOD AUTISM

October

October 25

QUEENS COLLEGE TO HOLD OCTOBER 27 RIBBON-CUTTING TO DEDICATE BILLION-YEAR-OLD BOULDER IN HONOR OF WILSON RANTUS (1807-1861), PROMINENT AFRICAN AMERICAN CIVIL RIGHTS LEADER, EDUCATOR, AND BUSINESSMAN, WHOSE FARM AND FAMILY CEMETERY BORDERED WHAT IS NOW THE CAMPUS

October 12

QUEENS COLLEGE CELEBRATES 85TH ANNIVERSARY WITH PRESIDENT’S MEDAL PRESENTATIONS TO NOTABLE ALUMNI, AN EXHIBITION AND VIDEO ON THE COLLEGE’S HISTORY, AND A RECEPTION WITH LIVE MUSIC

October 7

QUEENS COLLEGE CELEBRATES 85TH ANNIVERSARY WITH PRESIDENT’S MEDAL PRESENTATIONS TO NOTABLE ALUMNI, AN EXHIBITION AND VIDEO ON THE COLLEGE’S HISTORY, AND A RECEPTION WITH LIVE MUSIC

October 3

Congresswoman Grace Meng Visits Queens College Project—Made Possible with Nearly $2 Million in Funding Support From Her—That Tests Wastewater for Pathogens, including Coronaviruses (COVID-19), Influenza, Polio, and Monkeypox

September

September 29

Queens College Announces New Faculty, Student Support and Courses to Mark Students’ Return for the College’s 85th Anniversary Year

September 22

A New Queens College Exhibition, Understatements: Lost and Found in Asian America, Explores the Evolution of Asian American Identity, September 28 – January 6, 2023

September 7

A New Queens College Exhibition, Understatements: Lost and Found in Asian America, Explores the Evolution of Asian American Identity, September 28 – January 6, 2023

August

August 24

Performance by Grammy-Nominated Rap Artist Fivio Foreign to Highlight Queens College’s Welcome Day for 1,500 First-Year and Transfer Students

July

July 19

Queens College Baseball Student-Athlete Marc Cisco Earns All-American Honors

June

June 8
Queens College Hosts Pridefesr 2022, A City University of New York (CUNY) In-Person Celebration of Diversity and Inclusion.

June 3
New York City Mayor Eric Adams Spoke at Queens College’s First In-Person Commencement Ceremony in Two Years on Thursday, June 2, 9 am; Marked Its Ninety-Eighth Commencement

June 1
Queens College Seniors Awarded International Fulbright Scholarships

May

May 25

Library of Congress Awards Grant to Queens College to Support New Uses of its Godwin-Terbach Museum Collections in Middle and High School Classrooms

May 18
Queens College Senior Receives Prestigious Jonas E. Salk Scholarship
Premed student David Musheyev is among only eight recipients of the Salk Scholarship, one of CUNY’s highest honors. 

May 18
Queens College to Honor the Late Jimmy Heath, World -Renowned Jazz Master and Music Professor, In Benefit Concert may 21

May 10
Investment Banking Executive, Venture Capitalist, and Financial Executive are this Year’s Queens College Annual Gala Honorees

May 5
Queens College (QC) and Farmingdale State College (FSC) Present Introductory Cannabis Industry Workshop on Saturday, June 11 and Saturday, June 18, 2022

May 2
Queens College Launches the Most Comprehensive School of Arts in the City University of New York with Thursday, May 5th “Arts Walk” and Opening Reception

 

March

March 23
Queens College Names Kate Pechenkina as Dean of Social Sciences

March 21
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

March 11
Queens College to Receive Federal Funding for Project to Detect COVID-19 in Wastewater

March 3
Queens College Announces New School of Business at March 3 Opening Reception

April

April 12
Queens College Wheelchair Basketball Standout Seira Larrauri Garcia is First-Ever CUNY Athlete Invited to Vie for a Spot on U.S. National Team

April 07
Queens College is First College in New York State and Second in the Nation to Hold Yellow Heart Memorial Honoring 123 Members of Its Community Lost to COVID-19

Maria Matteo

Media and College Relations
maria.matteo@qc.cuny.edu