Press Release Archive

January 8

Queens College Commemorates Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Sunday, January 19, in partnership with Queens Borough President Donovan Richards, Jr.; Branford Marsalis Quartet to Perform

December 9

Queens College Choral Society Presents the Works of Hayden and Williams in a Winter Concert on the Theme of Hope and Unity December 15

October 30

Patricia Price Appointed Queens College Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs

October 28

Dennis Cohen Appointed Queens College Executive Counsel

October 10

Queens College Knights Table to Hold Ribbon-Cutting on World Food Day, Wednesday, October 16, at New, Larger Location With an Additional Service

September 25

Queens College to Host Book Launch and Panel Discussion on Corky Lee’s Asian America: Fifty years of photographic justice, in Posthumous Celebration of the Life and Work of the Alumnus

September 17

John J. Chin Appointed Interim Dean of the Asian American/Asian Research Institute, Which Reports to Queens College

September 13

Queens College Study Finds That Climate Change is Affecting Fish in Jamaica Bay

August 20

Queens College Professor Chuixiang Yi is among the Researchers Who Have Discovered That Warming Increases Ecosystem Carbon Emissions – But Only With Sufficient Rain

August 14

Queens College School of Arts Names First Artists in Residence Supported by the Thomas Chen Family/Crystal Windows Endowment 

August 13

Queens College Choral Society to Hold Auditions for New Members Beginning Monday, August 19 

July 16

Queens College Biologist Finds That Global Trade in Bats Sold on eBay and Etsy for Decorative Use Reveals Imminent Threat to Species Survival in First Major Study 

July 11

The Louis Armstrong Educational Foundation and Queens College School of Education Partner to Present the First Louis Armstrong Summer Teaching Institute for New York City and Long Island Educators July 15 – 19, 2024 

June 27

Queens College and NYC Parks Launch Borough-Wide Collaborative Offering Free Cultural Events through October  

June 6

Queens College to Host the City University of New York (CUNY) Pridefest 2024 Friday, June 7; Annual Celebration of Diversity and Inclusion is Free and Open to the Public

May 23

Queens College 100^th Commencement May 30 to Recognize Siblings of Civil Rights Martyrs James H. Chaney, Alumnus Andrew Goodman, and Michael H. Schwerner, Murdered 60 Years Ago, and Distinguished Alumni Carole A. and Norman Barham ’68 (Media Advisory)

May 6

Queens College Stages Reading of “The Invaders,” an Original Play Commemorating the 60th Anniversary of the Murder of Civil Rights Activists James Chaney, Alumnus Andrew Goodman, and Michael Schwerner by the Ku Klux Klan During a 1964 Voter Registration Drive

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

April 15
Ribbon-Cutting Event to Mark CUNY Citizenship Now! Expansion to Queens College; Office Will Offer Free Services to the Community (Media Advisory)

April 12

Ribbon-Cutting Event to Mark CUNY Citizenship Now! Expansion to Queens College; Office Will Offer Free Services to the Community (Media Advisory)

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

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 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

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 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

August 24

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

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 24

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

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 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 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

December 2