Podcasts about Bronx Community College

Guest: Elissa Nelson, Associate Professor, Bronx Community College, City University of New York and author of The Breakfast Club: John Hughes, Hollywood, and the Golden Age of the Teen Film

Carlos Lample is a Washington Heights native and first generation Dominican American. He attended Bronx Community College where he majored in Media Technology, then went on to Hunter College where he continued his film studies to embark on a career in media. He has worked for companies such as All Mobile Video, Broadway Video, HBO, My Three Sons Productions, Disney and MTV. In 2018 he created Lample Media, his own content company that produces podcasts, web series, and short form content. Carlos is also one of the lead short film programmers for the New York Latino Film Festival.www.lamplemedia.com

As viewers of the HBO series "The Gilded Age" will know, there's a long important history of Free Black communities in Brooklyn. Author Prithi Kanakamedala, professor of History at Bronx Community College of the City University of New York, discusses her new book, Brooklynites: The Remarkable Story of the Free Black Communities that Shaped a Borough which tells the stories of four families from Free Black Brooklyn communities in the 19th century.

Más de 8.1 millones de dominicanos están convocados para las elecciones generales del 19 de mayo de 2024 para decidir el rumbo político de la República Dominicana. Un escenario electoral en el además de elegir quién será el presidente por los próximos cuatro años, se definirá también la composición política del poder legislativo. Una elección en la que si ninguno de los candidatos que no obtenga el 50% +1 de los votos válidos en primera ronda, dispondrá de una segunda vuelta entre los dos candidatos con mayor cantidad de votos prevista para el mes de junio. Por otra parte, son unos comicios en los que el voto en el exterior juega un papel importante, ya que si se compara con el tamaño electoral de las provincias locales, los dominicanos en el extranjero representaría la segunda provincia electoral más grande, solo superada por la provincia capital de Santo Domingo.  Cabe destacar también que para estas elecciones el presidente en funciones Luis Abinader (PRM), candidato a la reelección parte como el favorito para ganar la elección, de manera consistente en los estudios demoscópicos. A pesar de los esfuerzos del expresidente Leonel Fernández abanderado del Fuerza del Pueblo (FP) y del Abel Martínez del Partido de la Liberación Nacional (PLD). Todo lo cual ocurre en un contexto en el que también los estudios de opinión revelan crecientes preocupaciones como la seguridad ciudadana, los efectos de la inmigración forzosa ante el caos pandillero en Haití y el alto costo de la vida. Para entender este escenario electoral, nos acompañó en este episodio monográfico Jaqueline Jiménez Polanco. Doctora en ciencia política y sociología además de profesora de Sociología y Derecho del Bronx Community College de Nueva York, quién además especializarse en el sistema político dominicano, ha estudiado el papel que tiene la comunidad dominicano-estadounidense para la política de ambas naciones. Analistas: Manuel Alcántara Sáez María Puerta Riera Jacqueline Jiménez Polanco (entrevistada) Musicalización: Carolina Marins Edición y Conducción: Xavier Rodríguez Franco --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/latinoamerica21/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/latinoamerica21/support

Thanks to our Partners, AAPEX, NAPA TRACS, and Automotive Management Network Recorded at the 21st annual TST Big Event, Robert Kenny Jr shares his journey from technician to mobile diagnostician and educator. Discussions cover the challenges of technician retention, fair compensation, and the shift towards electric vehicles (EVs). Robert Kenney Jr., Ampd Auto Diagnostic Solutions, and instructor at Hudson Valley Community College. Show Notes Robert Kenny Jr.'s Career (00:01:03) Overview of Kenny's career and his transition to entrepreneurship. Starting a Shop (00:02:24) Kenny's journey to opening his shop and the obstacles he encountered. Technician Training (00:03:20) The significance of training for technicians and its industry effects. Education and Industry Development (00:03:59) Kenny's role in automotive industry education and growth. Mobile Diagnostic Business Growth (00:06:43) The development of Kenny's mobile diagnostic service and its influence on small shops. Balancing Roles (00:08:00) The challenge of juggling teaching, diagnostics, and shop management. Technician Pay Issues (00:10:03) The problem of technician compensation and its effect on new talent. Accountability and Mentorship (00:11:17) The role of accountability and guidance in business growth. Admitting Failure (00:12:31) The difficulty of acknowledging mistakes and seeking assistance in the field. Mobile Diagnostician Benefits (00:14:16) Advantages of working as a traveling mobile diagnostician. Labor Rate Comparison (00:16:09) Analyzing labor rates and their significance in the industry. Flat Rate System Comparison (00:22:51) Contrasting flat rate systems in various shop types and their technician impact. EV Standards Development (00:24:19) Participation in setting electric vehicle charging standards and curriculum updates. EV Technology Importance (00:25:44) The significance and progress of electric vehicle technology in the sector. Training Importance (00:27:05) The consequences of inadequate training on businesses and the demand for specialists. Robert's Mobile Diagnostic Experience (00:32:12) Kenney shares his enjoyment and insights from his mobile diagnostic venture and time at Gill's Garage. Educational Programs and EV Training (00:32:17) Discussion on Hudson Valley Community College's programs and Bronx Community College's EV class development. Thanks to our Partners, AAPEX, NAPA TRACS, and Automotive Management Network Set your sights on Las Vegas in 2024. Mark your calendar now … November 5th-7th, 2024. AAPEX - Now more than ever. And don't miss the next free AAPEX webinar. Register now at http://AAPEXSHOW.COM/WEBINAR NAPA TRACS will move your shop into the SMS fast lane with onsite training and six days a week of support and local representation. Find NAPA TRACS on the Web at http://napatracs.com/ Get ready to grow your business with the Automotive Management Network: Find on the Web at

On The LatinNews Podcast this week, we ask Dr Jacqueline Jimenez Polanco, Associate Professor of Sociology at the Bronx Community College of the City University of New York, to what can we attribute the success of the anti-corruption and anti-impunity politics in the Dominican Republic?  With elections on the horizon for May 2024, will the victor continue in the same vein of combating official corruption, addressing tensions with Haiti and protecting the country's all-important tourism revenue? We explore these topics and the historical background to current politics in the Dominican Republic.  Dr Jimenez Polanco is the author of numerous books and articles including, "Dominican Politics in the 21st Century: Continuity and Change," "Divagaciones II, An Anthology by Dominican Lesbian, Bisexual and Queer Women," and the forthcoming, "Dominican American Politics: Immigrants, Activists and Politicians." 

Guest: Steven DeMeo, Florida State College Head CoachIn this week's coaching conversation, Northwest Florida State College head coach Steve DeMeo shares insights on his road map to success.Steve DeMeo was named head men's basketball for Northwest Florida State College on April 4, 2022, making it his second stint with the Raiders after a brilliant tenure from 2013-19. DeMeo most recently served as assistant coach for East Carolina University during the 2021-22 season and was at St. John's University in the same role from 2019-21 prior to his time at ECU.Possessing three decades of experience across all levels of the college game, DeMeo's previous time leading the Raiders was remarkable. Coach DeMeo took NWFSC to a national title and was named the Spalding NJCAA National Coach of the Year in 2015. Under DeMeo's direction, Northwest Florida State turned in a six-year record of 198-35 (.850), earned an additional berth in the 2017 NJCAA Final Four and advanced to the Elite Eight in 2016, 2018 and 2019. Under his leadership, the Raiders captured the Panhandle Conference Championship five-straight years (2015-19) and earned four Florida College System Activities Association State Tournament Championships in 2015, 2016, 2018 and 2019.Numerous players that he recruited, coached and developed have been drafted by National Basketball Association teams including Charles Jenkins (Golden State Warriors), Ryan Gomes and MarShon Brooks (Boston), Herbert Hill (Utah) and Marcus Douthit (Los Angeles). In 2019, Oregon-signee and future 2021 NBA First Round Draft pick Chris Duarte was selected as the NJCAA Division I Player of the Year, the first player to earn that honor under DeMeo.A veteran coach with a track record of success, DeMeo also held lead roles at Division II Newberry College, as well as Monroe College and Bronx Community College. DeMeo has accumulated a 294-105 (.737) overall record as a head coach. Prior to taking over at Northwest Florida State, DeMeo spent 17 years as an assistant at the Division I level, enjoying successful stints at Iona, Providence, UCF and Hofstra.Breakdown1:00 - Introduction2:00 - Next Practice6:00 - Empowering Staff8:00 - Areas of Improvement12:00 - Happiness and Team Success15:00 - Shot Selection17:00 - Academics19:00 - Different Defenses22:30 - Freedom Early On24:53 - 26:05 - Hoopsalytics Ads26:05 - Weight Coaching26:30 - Competetive Advantages29:00 - Coaching Values32:00 - Walk Ons36:00 - Xavior Moon41:00 - Competetive Practice42:30 - Offensive Stall46:00 - Being Open Minded48:00 - ConclusionSteven DeMeo's Bio:Bio: https://ecupirates.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/coaches/steve-demeo/3692Twitter: https://twitter.com/CoachSteveDeMeo Basketball ImmersionWebsite: http://basketballimmersion.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=enYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersionFacebook:...

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Ivan Hampden Jr. , Founder and President/CEO of Hamptown Music Institute, was born and raised in New York City, and grew up in Harlem's musically diverse neighborhoods to the rhythms of R&B, Salsa, Caribbean, Jazz, Blues, Pop, Funk and whatever else trickled in. This saturation of music inspired Hampden to start playing the drums at the age of eight, with the local Catholic school marching band. By age 13, he was playing in local clubs in and around New York City, with Blues musicians who helped instill in him a sense of timing and groove. The musical diversity of his early youth set the foundation for Hampden's future work with percussion and keyboards. Hampden started his formal training in 1973, studying at the Jazz Mobile with Charlie Percep, and at Mannes College of Music with Norman Grossman. He went on to attend Bronx Community College in 1977, where he received private lessons at the Metropolitan Opera with Richard Horowitz. During his first semester at Bronx Community College, a friend told him about the Dance Theatre of Harlem. Hampden had to be involved and joined the orchestra—a position he still holds today. While at the Dance Theatre of Harlem, Hampden was also a drum and percussion instructor at the Harlem School of the Arts, and at Seton Hall University in the Black Music Department. But his talent reached far beyond Harlem. Hampden has touched and enhanced the New York theater community as well, performing for various shows on Broadway, The Alvin Ailey Dance Theater, and many more.. Not only an accomplished drummer and percussionist, Hampden is also a producer and songwriter who collaborates with such artists as Luther Vandross, Nick Ashford, Chaka Khan, Eartha Kitt, and many others. Along with being Luther Vandross' drummer and co-writing partner for 17 years (which earned him recognition four(4)times from the Grammy Awards as a Musician, Arranger and Programmer on a number of Vandross's platinum recordings) until the time of the consummate musician's death , Hampden currently records and tours with other notable artists such as Stephanie Mills, Ashford & Simpson, Roberta Flack, Phil Perry, Vanessa Williams and Jennifer Lopez. In 2001, Hampden relocated to the south, where he continues to write and produce in between touring around the country and world. In fall 2007, Hampden signed on as an adjunct professor at North Carolina Central University in Durham, North Carolina, teaching recording production I and II, and audio postproduction. In the Fall of 2010, Ivan also accepted an offer to teach Drums and Percussion at Johnston Community College. After 10 years of teaching as a music educator in North Carolina, He is now Founder and CEO of The Hamptown Music Institute in Clayton, North Carolina, where his mission is to “Develop the next generation of music industry professionals and Artists.” While continuing to be in demand as a music Producer, Ivan is also working with new local talent around the country. Live Performance credits: Bonnie Raitt, Al Jarreau, Dionne Warwick, Maceo Parker, El Debarge, Kenny Lattimore, Aretha Franklin, Stevie Wonder, Michael MacDonald, India.Arie and Joe—the list goes on and on. New and accomplished talent alike seems to gravitate toward Hampden. Recording Credits: Hampden's recording resume includes such artists as Diana Ross, Akiko Yano, Ann Nesby, Doc Powell, Jocelyn Brown, Mavis Staples, The Temptations, Nestor Torres, Marcus Miller, Cathy Dennis, Howard Hewett, Luther Vandross, Beyonce Knowles, Ashford & Simpson, Sy Coleman, Tramaine Hawkins and Roberta Flack, just to name a few.Listen and subscribe to the BAAS Entertainment Podcast on Spotify, Amazon Music, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Deezer, iHeartRadio, Pandora, Podchaser, Pocket Casts and TuneIn. “Hey, Alexa. Play the BAAS Entertainment Podcast.”

In episode 12 of Volume 4 Greg talks life, love, the universe, and all things music with author, educator, and podcaster DR. CANIDCE ROWSER!!!Candice Rowser, D. A. began her career as an educator in late 2005 with the New York City Department of Education as a Substitute Teacher. She was a part-time faculty member of the City University of New York (CUNY) from 2008 until 2018, first as a Continuing Education Teacher at LaGuardia Community College and later an Adjunct Assistant Professor. From 2009 until 2010 Dr. Rowser taught at Westchester Community College, State University of New York (SUNY). From 2010 to 2018, she taught college level courses at three CUNY campuses including Kingsborough Community College, Hunter College, and Bronx Community College. Dr. Rowser taught briefly at her alma mater, St John's University, following her graduation in 2010. She taught African-American history part-time at Fordham University for the 2018-2019 academic year. The courses she has taught include: World History, World Politics, African History, African-American History, European History, American Government, and Politics of Economics.Dr. Rowser studied at St. John's University completing the Doctor of Arts Modern World History program which provided her interdisciplinary training. She was exposed to anthropology, sociology, political science, economics, and religious studies and learned how these fields contribute to the knowledge and grasp of historical events. Her Master's degree in Africana Studies from the University at Albany, SUNY has also allowed her to examine the experiences of Africa's peoples, both on the continent and in the Diaspora, through various fields of study. Her research interests include global human rights, particularly the experiences of marginalized communities. In early 2018 Dr. Rowser shifted her love for learning and teaching to another forum - the podcast. In the Facts Before Fiction Record she includes lectures from her courses also. With this podcast she can respond to the emerging gaps in learning and share with a wider audience. She provides her listeners with commentary on contemporary issues that they have found equally enlightening as the lectures. With this platform she has built on her interest in politics and women's roles in the government with a focus on African-American women.FIND OUT MORE ABOUT DR. ROWSER BY VISITING THIS LINKSUPPORT THIS SHOW

Rose Kim, faculty in Social Sciences, Human Services and Criminal Justice at BMCC, Wanett Clyde, library faculty at New York City Tech, and Cynthia Tobar, library faculty at Bronx Community College discuss Children of the People: Writings by and about CUNY students on race and social justice (DIO Press, 2022). For more information visit IndoorVoicesPodcast.com.

Are you looking for ways to influence the national workforce shortage? Well this episode is just for you! In today's episode, co-host Stephanie Whitehead interviews Dr. Diane Banks to discuss the importance of laboratory advocacy to leverage success as a MLT program director. Tune in as Dr. Banks elaborates on her strategies in using her local influence (with industry professionals) to offer meaningful solutions to the workforce shortage. Be sure to share this episode with a high school, MLT or CLS student in your local area! Special Guest Bio:Dr. Diane P. Banks is Assistant Professor in the Biological Sciences Department at Bronx Community College in NYC, where she also serves as Program Director for the Medical Laboratory Technician Program. She earned a Ph. D. in Urban Education for Math, Science and Technology from the Graduate Center within the City University of New York (CUNY). Her research specializes in STEM education with a focus on faculty preparation and learned helplessness; Microbiology with a focus in soil and water microbiome; Epidemiology with a focus in infectious disease transmission; and Science History Education with a focus on rediscovering the contributions of African Americans in science. She co-authored the American Society for Clinical Laboratory Sciences' 2018 Workforce Shortage Position paper and co-authored two ASCP LMU webinar courses. Mrs. Banks' awards and honors include a 2017-2018 Science Teaching Fellowship with the American Society for Microbiology.Listeners can contact with Dr. Banks at Diane.Banks@bcc.cuny.edu Be a Supporter! 1.      Join our community! Be sure to follow @eLABorateTopics on LinkedIn. 2.      Listen on directimpactbroadcsting.com, LabVine or your favorite podcast platform3.      Don't forget to subscribe to the show on your phone, tablet or notebook so you never miss an episode! 4.      Be sure to leave a comment, and share with a fellow medical laboratory professionals! Be a Guest!If you have a leadership or laboratory message to share and would like to be a guest on the show, please reach out to us at elaboratetopics@directimpactbroadcasting.com or Direct Impact Broadcasting on Social Media. 

As Howard Wach explains in this three part Digication Scholars Conversation with host Jeff Yan, Guttman Community College is not your typical community college. Opened in 2012 with a unique structure designed to address the high student attrition rate common in community colleges, Guttman only enrolls full-time students and was originally created without academic departments. With an established career in the CUNY system, first as a professor of history, and then as an administrator holding various dean level positions at LaGuardia and Bronx Community College, Howard has brought a wealth of experience and bold honesty to the challenging role of Vice-president of Academic Affairs and Provost at Guttman, from which he recently retired. Over the course of the conversation Jeff and Howard discuss a number of universal issues facing higher education, including decreasing enrollment and the intrusion of partisan politics, as well as challenges specific to Guttman, including the difficulties of catering to a diverse student-body from lower-income backgrounds with a campus located in the affluent borough of Manhattan. Despite the challenges, Howard reflects positively on his career with CUNY. “I had an opportunity to do a lot of different things in these different institutional spaces that I found myself in, and I feel a lot of gratitude. I feel fortunate to have been able to do that and I think made some kind of a difference in the places that I worked.”

As Howard Wach explains in this three part Digication Scholars Conversation with host Jeff Yan, Guttman Community College is not your typical community college. Opened in 2012 with a unique structure designed to address the high student attrition rate common in community colleges, Guttman only enrolls full-time students and was originally created without academic departments. With an established career in the CUNY system, first as a professor of history, and then as an administrator holding various dean level positions at LaGuardia and Bronx Community College, Howard has brought a wealth of experience and bold honesty to the challenging role of Vice-president of Academic Affairs and Provost at Guttman, from which he recently retired. Over the course of the conversation Jeff and Howard discuss a number of universal issues facing higher education, including decreasing enrollment and the intrusion of partisan politics, as well as challenges specific to Guttman, including the difficulties of catering to a diverse student-body from lower-income backgrounds with a campus located in the affluent borough of Manhattan. Despite the challenges, Howard reflects positively on his career with CUNY. “I had an opportunity to do a lot of different things in these different institutional spaces that I found myself in, and I feel a lot of gratitude. I feel fortunate to have been able to do that and I think made some kind of a difference in the places that I worked.”

As Howard Wach explains in this three part Digication Scholars Conversation with host Jeff Yan, Guttman Community College is not your typical community college. Opened in 2012 with a unique structure designed to address the high student attrition rate common in community colleges, Guttman only enrolls full-time students and was originally created without academic departments. With an established career in the CUNY system, first as a professor of history, and then as an administrator holding various dean level positions at LaGuardia and Bronx Community College, Howard has brought a wealth of experience and bold honesty to the challenging role of Vice-president of Academic Affairs and Provost at Guttman, from which he recently retired. Over the course of the conversation Jeff and Howard discuss a number of universal issues facing higher education, including decreasing enrollment and the intrusion of partisan politics, as well as challenges specific to Guttman, including the difficulties of catering to a diverse student-body from lower-income backgrounds with a campus located in the affluent borough of Manhattan. Despite the challenges, Howard reflects positively on his career with CUNY. “I had an opportunity to do a lot of different things in these different institutional spaces that I found myself in, and I feel a lot of gratitude. I feel fortunate to have been able to do that and I think made some kind of a difference in the places that I worked.”

This academic year marks the 50th anniversary of Medical Laboratory Technician program that prepares its students for careers in hospitals and other medical settings. There they run the tests that allow doctors to diagnose and treat medical conditions. Dr. Diane Price Banks, director of the program is our guest. She is joined by a recent […] The post The MLT Program appeared first on Bronx Community College.

Cynthia Tobar, faculty librarian and head of archives at Bronx Community College, talks with Gregory Sholette and Chloë Bass about Social Practice CUNY (SPCUNY), a unique pedagogical initiative that supports the integration of art with interdisciplinary research, community collaboration, environmental justice and urban studies.

The Bronx Community College library combines architectural beauty with the latest in information technology. In this episode of the View from University Heights, Chief Librarian Michael Miller talks about the library's resources, how it managed during the height of the pandemic and what lies ahead for this center of BCC life in the spring and […] The post The BCC Library appeared first on Bronx Community College.

"Transfer for me meant broadening my capacity for opportunities." In this student story episode of #TNTalks, transfer alum and current graduate student Andre Curtis recounts his transfer experience and how his first-generation student identity and the support from his family inspired him to continue his higher education journey. Following his time at Bronx Community College, Curtis attended and graduated from Trinity College with a B.S. in Clinical Psychology. He is now continuing his studies in Clinical Psychology while pursuing an MBA in Healthcare Management at Widener University.Connect with Andre Curtis on LinkedIn!ResourcesKaplan Education Foundation - http://www.kaplanedfoundation.org/Keep talking with Transfer NationIG: @WeAreTransferNationTikTok: @TransferNationTwitter: @TransferPrideFB Group: Transfer NationEmail: WeAreTransferNation@gmail.comTalk soon!Show CreditsHost | Chrissy ZscholmerGuest | Andre CurtisProducers | Sam Kaplan, Brandon RodríguezSound Editing | Abraham Urias

Preston Burger is an actor, advocate, and educator hell bent on leveling the playing field for people with disabilities in all societal domains he can. A performer and creator since childhood, Preston has performed with the Metropolitan Opera Children's Chorus (1998-1999 season); served as Dance Captain for Rachel Klein in her delightfully ghoulish dance-theater work The Tragedy of Maria Macabre at Dixon Place; danced a lead role in indie music video Fire To The Ground (The Forms, feat. Matt Berninger of The National); and had his original work selected for the Roundabout's Reverb Arts Festival (under the mentorship of Jerron Herman). Currently, Preston is on the Advisory Board of EPIC Players Neuroinclusive Theater Company (where he also participates as an actor and a mentor) and the Disability Advisory Council for BEAT Global. Outside of his artistic work, Preston is the Recruiter and Candidate Success Specialist for Integrate Autism Employment Advisors, a national nonprofit staffing and recruiting agency that helps Fortune 1000 companies build autism hiring programs. Before this, he served as the CUNY LEADS (Linking Employment, Academics, and Disability Services) Advisor at Bronx Community College for 5.5 years, a role in which he supported CUNY students with disabilities. While at BCC, Preston helped start the campus's chapter of the CUNY student advocacy group, the CUNY Coalition for Students with Disabilities (CCSD). Preston has been featured on PunkinFutz's Wednesdays Live! FB Live series; BronxNet's OPEN program; Manhattan Neighborhood Network's Disabilities Redefined with Dr. Vaigneur; and Access Champions podcast. Preston earned his Bachelor of Arts in Psychology with a Minor in Theater & Dance from Princeton University; his Master of Science in Education from Long Island University, Brooklyn Campus; and his Advanced Certificate in Project Management from the CUNY School of Professional Studies.

College Now is a free program for qualified NYC public high school students that introduces them to college life. Students experience the richness of the BCC campus by taking college-level class worth credit throughout The City University of New York College Now director Susan Rivera and two College Now students join this episode of The View from University Heights. The post College Now appeared first on Bronx Community College.

This episode takes a look at the Peer Educator and Career Development program (Get PSyCh’D) for BCC students with a passion for psychology, social work and other mental health professions. Student Psychological Counselor Esther Levy and Dr. Emmalinda McSpadden of BCC’s Psychology Department discuss the program’s unique blend of peer counseling and career guidance. Two BCC Get PSyCh’D alumni now working in the […] The post Get Psych’D appeared first on Bronx Community College.

Welcome Back! Absence truly does make the heart grow fonder. Or else time is a flat circle (just keep reminding yourself). But we're back with an interview that was absolutely worth whatever wait you did or didn't have. This time we're joined by James's colleague and comrade from Bronx Community College, the incredible Dr. Noah Jampol. What follows is an honest, open, and genuinely thought-provoking conversation about knowledge, learning, teaching, and the ethics of working in higher ed at, let's just call it like we see, the pretty likely end of days. But we promise it's not all doom and gloom. Listen in to hear about the struggles of work and academic life balance, the difficulties of dealing with mental health while trying to be a working professional, and how the hell so many of us all seem to have imposter syndrome. It's certainly worth your time! Further Reading: Nikole Hannah-Jones Issues Statement on Decision to Decline Tenure at UNC Chapel Hill

El Barrio, or Spanish Harlem, has a long history of local art and artists from the early 1900's to the present. Host Mila Myles talks about the history of queer creativity and cultural resilience with current residents of El Barrio's Artspace, Richard Zimmer, Senior Production Artist at The Jewish Board's Alpha Workshops, and Arcadia Caraballo, Adjunct Lecturer at Bronx Community College.

This daughter of Indian immigrants, desi diasporic, queer non-binary femme traces her roots across homelands that stretch from Manhattan skylines to New Jersey suburbs and mango trees that grow in India. Marie comes from a long lineage of storytellers and her creative writing explores the contours of immigrant family life, queer invisibility grief and resilience. Her poem, “Rearranging the Bones” was published in the book “Imanimam: Poets Writing in the Anzalduan Borderlands.” She shares an unpublished work that she wrote about 20 years ago – “Reflections of the Glass Divide.” Although unpublished this powerful piece has been used in various settings to foster conversation helping others to realize what it is like to walk in the shoes of those often seen as “the other” by the majority culture. Marie is the Senior Advisor for the CUNY Start program at Bronx Community College in New York. CUNY Start is an intensive program for incoming college students who have earned a high school diploma or GED but need to increase their academic proficiency in reading, writing, and mathematics prior to enrollment in college credit classes. She is passionate about expanding college access for communities of color, first-generation students, LGBTQIA+ individuals, recent immigrants, and undocumented students.

Cynthia Tobar, Head of Archives at Bronx Community College, talks with Molly Rosner, Assistant Director of Education Programs at the LaGuardia and Wagner Archives at LaGuardia Community College and Summer Walker, a student in la Guardia’s Commercial Photography program, about their project Portraits of an Epicenter: NYC in Lockdown.

Bronx Community College’s Social Justice Network organizes events and programs devoted to a broad range of contemporary issues, from the Black Lives Matter movement to voter registration to vaccine hesitancy. This episode of The View from University Heights features Tiffany Dubon-Yard, coordinator of the Social Just Network, and four BCC students who are involved in […] The post Season 2- Episode #2- The Social Justice Network appeared first on Bronx Community College.

"The Gendered Ambiguity of the Postcommunist Transitions" with Janet Elise Johnson, Professor of Political Science and Gender/Women’s Studies at Brooklyn College; Katalin Fábián, Professor of Government and Law at Lafayette College; and Mara Lazda, Professor of History at Bronx Community College. LECTURE DESCRIPTION: Kristen Ghodsee’s 2017 New York Times op-ed and subsequent popular book, "Why Women Have Better Sex under Socialism"(2018), now translated into 12 other languages, is the latest foray into a central and longstanding debate as to whether the transition in Central-Eastern Europe and Eurasia was bad for women. Drawing upon four decades of gender scholarship of this region with more than 200 million women, we build on and move beyond this unanswerable question to examine why and how assessments have been and remain contradictory. Extending critical theory’s concept of intersectionality and interweaving the legacies of colonialism and informality, we ground our analysis and assessment in the concept of ambiguity. Ambiguity helps us make sense of the varied perspectives of women in this region–as shaped by class, race, ethnicity, sexuality, age, and ability–and the varied and complicated processes of democratization, economic reforms, and redefining borders and alliances. This presentation comes out of our collaboration on "The Routledge Handbook to Gender in Central-Eastern Europe and Eurasia" (forthcoming July 2021), which reflects on and advances the interdisciplinary, transnational, and multidimensional study of this part of the world. Over the last three decades, gender has become an integral, if derided, component of the study of the region across the social sciences. This study is also an important element of the decentering of the West in women’s, gender, and sexuality studies, especially with its nuanced and innovative theorizing on the intersections of class, ethnicity, and race outside of western frameworks. SPEAKER DESCRIPTIONS: Janet Elise Johnson is a Professor of Political Science at Brooklyn College, City University of New York, USA. Her books include The Gender of Informal Politics (Palgrave 2018), Gender Violence in Russia (Indiana University Press 2009), and Living Gender after Communism (Indiana University Press 2007). In the last few years, she has published articles in Slavic Review, Human Rights Review, Journal of Social Policy Studies, Politics & Gender, Perspectives on Politics, Journal of Social Policy, and Aspasia as well as online in The New Yorker, The Washington Post’s Monkey Cage, and The Boston Review. Katalin Fábián is a Professor of Government and Law at Lafayette College, Easton, PA USA. Her books include Contemporary Women’s Movements in Hungary: Globalization, Democracy, and Gender Equality (Woodrow Wilson Center Press and Johns Hopkins University Press, 2009), Domestic Violence in the Postcommunist States: Local Activism, National Policies, and Global Forces (Indiana University Press, 2010), Democratization through Social Activism: Gender and Environmental Issues in Post-Communist Societies (Tritonic Romania, 2015), and Rebellious Parents: Parents’ Movements in Central-Eastern Europe and Russia (Indiana University Press, 2017). Mara Lazda is Associate Professor of History at Bronx Community College, City University of New York, USA. Her regional focus is on Latvia, with broader research interests on the intersections between gender, nationalism, and transnationalism in historical and contemporary contexts. Her articles have appeared in the Journal of Baltic Studies, the International Journal of Politics, Culture, and Society, and Nationalities Papers. She has served as the President of the Association of Baltic Studies (2014-2016), a coordinator of the Gender and Transformation: Women in Europe workshop at New York University, and an editor for Aspasia: The International Yearbook of Central, Eastern, and Southeastern European Women’s and Gender History.

Jordi Getman Eraso, Professor of History and the inaugural Director of Online Learning at Bronx Community College, tells us about the moment that he, as an educator, realized, “Oh wow, I've been doing this all wrong.” Jordi explains his path to rethinking how he teaches; acknowledging the importance of empathy and context, empowering students to grow their confidence, and embracing the idea that failure is not a barrier but rather a gateway to success. Most importantly, remembering that, in the end, it’s all about the students. Now, as higher education changes--evolves--in response to COVID-19, Jordi encourages faculty to use the time to build and grow their online pedagogy. “How can we actually take these difficult moments and turn them into something positive?” Higher education has the capacity to be transformative not only for the students but also their faculty.

Jordi Getman Eraso, Professor of History and the inaugural Director of Online Learning at Bronx Community College, tells us about the moment that he, as an educator, realized, “Oh wow, I've been doing this all wrong.” Jordi explains his path to rethinking how he teaches; acknowledging the importance of empathy and context, empowering students to grow their confidence, and embracing the idea that failure is not a barrier but rather a gateway to success. Most importantly, remembering that, in the end, it’s all about the students. Now, as higher education changes--evolves--in response to COVID-19, Jordi encourages faculty to use the time to build and grow their online pedagogy. “How can we actually take these difficult moments and turn them into something positive?” Higher education has the capacity to be transformative not only for the students but also their faculty.

Maria Pantoja, director of the Bronx Community College Office of Disability Services, is joined by the president and vice president of BCC’s Coalition for Students with Disabilities in an episode of The View from University Heights that explores the College’s broad support for the disabled members of our community. The post Season 2 – Episode #1 – The Coalition for Students with Disabilities appeared first on Bronx Community College.

In the latest episode of The View From University Heights, Clifford L. Marshall II, program manager of BCC’s Male Empowerment Network, describes the M.E.N. mission of outreach, advisement and leadership development. He is joined by two students who talk about how M.E.N. has affected their lives. The post Episode #6 – The Male Empowerment Network appeared first on Bronx Community College.

Recorded on the campus of Bronx Community College before it was closed by the pandemic and heard here for the first time, this episode takes a look at BCC’s stunningly successful “Future Now” program, which has turned thousands of high school dropouts into high school graduates prepared for college. Future Now director and founder Elizabeth […] The post Episode #6: The Future Now appeared first on Bronx Community College.

Eugene Adams, BCC’s Director of Collaborative Program, comes The View From University Height to discuss his many projects that reach out to communities beyond BCC’s gates. That includes Africa, where Adams has forged important partnerships and from which many of our international students come. Two of them join this conversation. The post Episode #5: The Scholars from Africa appeared first on Bronx Community College.

Our first interview in English with Dr. Tonya Johnson from New York. Dr. Tonya Johnson is Associate Professor at the Bronx Community College, Bronx, NY in the Department of Education and Academic Literacy and has been working since 2009 with families of children with autism spectrum disorder. In this episode we talk about Dr. Johnson's challenges and satisfactions in working with autistic children, what parents and family members can do, the school environment, recommendations, and more. Dr. Johnson, thank you very much for your time and your valuable information. Many blessings and successes. To contact Dr. Johnson, access her email: tonya.johnson@bcc.cuny.edu LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tonya-johnson-56229b22 I invite you to share this episode with all your friends and family. I hope you can comment, write a review and subscribe to Transforming Knowledge. Follow me on social networks! Facebook, Instagram and Twitter @barbarafloresei, my website: www.barbaraflores.info, YouTube: Barbara FloresEI and on Linkedln Dra. Barbara Flores-Caballero.

Our first interview in English with Dr. Tonya Johnson from New York. Dr. Tonya Johnson is Associate Professor at the Bronx Community College, Bronx, NY in the Department of Education and Academic Literacy and has been working since 2009 with families of children with autism spectrum disorder. In this episode we talk about Dr. Johnson's challenges and satisfactions in working with autistic children, what parents and family members can do, the school environment, recommendations, and more. Dr. Johnson, thank you very much for your time and your valuable information. Many blessings and successes. To contact Dr. Johnson, access her email: tonya.johnson@bcc.cuny.edu LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tonya-johnson-56229b22 I invite you to share this episode with all your friends and family. I hope you can comment, write a review and subscribe to Transforming Knowledge. Follow me on social networks! Facebook, Instagram and Twitter @barbarafloresei, my website: www.barbaraflores.info, YouTube: Barbara FloresEI and on Linkedln Dra. Barbara Flores-Caballero.

This was a fun +hour talking with two brilliant poets who mentor each other's new work. MERVYN TAYLOR born and lives in Trinidad, and now retired there, Mervyn graduated from Howard and Columbia Universities. He taught at Bronx Community College, The Young Adult Learning Academy, He has published six books of poetry and won the Paterson Poetry Prize for sustained literary achievement. His poetry focuses on the particular and the personal, but there's always somehow the consciousness of the world.Mervyn suggested that we invite SUSANA H. CASE to the BCR conversation because he found that there was an affinity in their work. Susana has written seven books of poetry and two of her chapbooks have won poetry prizes. Her work appears in many magazines and anthologies. Dr. Case is a professor and Program Coordinator at the NY Institute of Technology. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The View from University Heights returns with an episode celebrating Bronx Community College sports stars who excel in the classroom as well as the court and field. Director of Athletics Ryan McCarthy joins two recently graduated BCC student-athletes who have taken their talents to colleges in Texas and South Carolina. The post Episode #4 – The Student-Athletes appeared first on Bronx Community College.

Professor Emeritus of Chemistry at Bronx Community College and author of poetry.

How to - biblical instructions for building and maintaining relationships. A study on how to foster relationships through reliance on Scripture, and exploration of the core values Jesus used to build His relationships. Rev. Gaspar Garcia is pastor of the Church of Divine Grace in Davie, Florida. He has been in Church leadership and Christian ministry for more than three and half decades. He was born in Puerto Rico into a christian family of six siblings and two orphaned cousins who at the age of seven transferred to the Bronx, NYC. There he grew up and attended the NYC public school system as his family went through the urban experience of frequently moving and changing schools. He graduated from Charles Evans Hughes HS in Manhattan and obtained an Associate in Arts degree from Bronx Community College, a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Queens College and an MBA from Fairleigh Dickinson University. He and his wife Terry have committed their lives to Christian ministry since the mid 1980’s. They left the New York metropolitan area in 1998 for Florida where they have lived ever since. They are proud parents of five (adult) children, nine grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.

EPISODE 315 The Hall of Fame for Great Americans, founded in 1900, was a precursor to the Nobel Prize and the Presidential Medal of Freedom, a vaunted tribute to those who have contributed greatly to the development the United States of America. Located on the campus of Bronx Community College in the University Heights neighborhood of the Bronx, the Hall of Fame features the sculpted bronze busts of 96 individuals considered worthy of renown in their day, arranged along a columned arcade designed by Stanford White. It was so important in the early 20th century that the Baseball Hall of Fame and the Hollywood Walk of Fame derive from its example. The Hall of Fame for Great Americans even pops up in The Wizard of Oz! But today it is virtually forgotten. And no person has been elected to the Hall of Fame since the 1970s. This is the story of a university with lofty intentions, a snapshot of early 20th century optimism, and a look at a few questionable considerations of 'greatness'. *There were once 98 busts but two were removed in 2017. boweryboyshistory.com Support the show.

Clement E. Drummond, Director of Automotive Technology from CUNY’s Bronx Community College explains the cars, the engines, and the speed of the GT40 as seen in the film, “Ford versus Ferrari.”

John DePonte teaches for the CUNY Language Immersion Program (CLIP) at Bronx Community College. He’s an exceptional educator with a broad knowledge of his subject matter and thoughtful and effective pedagogy. This is a great podcast for anyone interested in ESL instruction and/or language learning. We talk about John’s teaching method; language learning, which includes various tips and tricks; and his website (link below). Research referenced (implicitly) : "The Effect of Language on Economic Behavior: Evidence from Savings Rates, Health Behaviors, and Retirement Assets" by M. Keith Chen "Sex, Syntax, and Semantics" by Lera Boroditsky et al. (and because it's only a preview, click here for an insightful and apropos TED Talk by Boroditsky) For language learning (recommended by John): Yabla.com John DePonte's website: Speakening.com My 2015 free ebook: Language Learning for Free Support the Pod via Patreon.com/jimnog

Kadiatou Diallo joins Malcom during the 7th annual Amadou Diallo Youth Commemoration at The Bronx Community College. She talks about her's son's life and why it is very important to keep his legacy alive even though he is no longer with us. Amadou Diallo was killed by four NYPD officers on February 4, 1999. All of the cops involved were acquitted. Support the Amadou Diallo Foundation http://www.amadoudiallo.com (https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&v=Y7qmHgP0gnw&q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amadoudiallo.com&redir_token=fX3_sn0w4arxEApP_eNug3mTAWV8MTU4MTQ2NDM4OUAxNTgxMzc3OTg5) http://www.AmadouDiallo.org (https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&v=Y7qmHgP0gnw&q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.AmadouDiallo.org&redir_token=fX3_sn0w4arxEApP_eNug3mTAWV8MTU4MTQ2NDM4OUAxNTgxMzc3OTg5)

Dr. Ahmed Reid, History Department at Bronx Community College, teacher and advocate, describes himself as an activist scholar. Teaching the impact of Colonialism and the Plantation System - poverty, illiteracy - Reid feels a moral obligation to fix these problems.

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Protests Play Out Worldwide (0:30)Guest: Quinn Mecham, Professor of Political Science, BYUThere's more going on in the world than the impeachment of President Trump. So let's shift our attention beyond US borders for a few minutes. How Families Can Help Grandmothers Step into their Role (21:14)Guest: Kathleen Stassen Berger, Senior Professor of Psychology, Bronx Community College, City College of New York, Author of “Grandmothering: Building Strong Ties with Every Generation”The holidays are peak grandmother season if you're lucky enough to have one or be one. Mine weren't the traditional cookie-baking type. But my Grandma Jan always sent a crisp $20 in the mail for each of us grandkids at Christmas and boy did we look forward to that! My Grandma Lola would send me a book from her personal collection that she thought I'd like. She was always right. We need grandmas today more than ever, says developmental psychologist Kathleen Stassen Berger. But society keeps trying to sideline them. All-Terrain Wheelchair Fit for Hiking (37:59)Guest: Adam Beesley, Founder of Extreme Motus, and Christine Durst, Mother Whose Son Uses an Off-Terrain Wheelchair Outdoor lovers from all over the world descend on Utah every year to view the natural wonder known as Delicate Arch in Arches National Park.  But to see it, you have to hike in. No motorized vehicles are allowed on the trails. Up until now, that's meant Sam Durst, who is 36 and has cerebral palsy, had to wait in the parking lot when his outdoor-loving family made the hike. But recently, they discovered a wheelchair that made the hike possible and for the first time, were all able to enjoy the spectacular arch, up close, together. The Enduring Appeal of Mister Rogers (50:37)Guest: Aisha White, PhD, Director of the Positive Racial Identity Development in Early Education, Office of Child Development, University of PittsburghMr. Rogers –and any movie about him –feels like a soothing balm in these turbulent times, doesn't it?I loved the documentary about him last year. There's a lot of Mr. Rogers warm-fuzziness going on in Pittsburgh right now with this latest film. That's where Fred Rogers lived. He filmed all 30-plus years of his show lived at WQED Studio just blocks from the University of Pittsburgh where one of his main mentors in child development was a professor. Over the years, lots of Pitt students and faculty worked with Mr. Rogers on his program, including Aisha White.  2019's Hottest Toys with The Toy Guy (1:06:33)Guest: Chris Byrne, toy industry consultant and creator of The Toy GuyJust in case Santa needs a little help, we've got Chris Byrne, aka The Toy Guy, on the line with some hints. Byrne has been marketing toys and analyzing the industry for decades. He was part of the original team that made Pictionary a hit. Mister Rogers and Movies About Kindness (1:20:24)Guest: Kirsten Hawkes, ParentPreviews.comThis is Top of Mind and it's a beautiful day in the neighborhood. Tom Hanks plays Fred Rogers in the new film “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood.” Kirsten Hawkes of Parent Previews.com is on the line with some thoughts about this and other movies about kindness.

Quinn Mecham, BYU, on protests around the world. Author Kathleen Stassen Berger, Bronx Community College, on her book “Grandmothering: Building Strong Ties with Every Generation.” Founder of Extreme Motus, Adam Beesley, and Christine Durst, a mother whose son uses an all-terrain wheelchair. Aisha White, University of Pittsburgh, on Mr. Roger's legacy. Chris Byrne, creator of The Toy Guy, on 2019's hottest toys. Kirsten Hawkes from ParentPreviews.com on movies about kindness.

For Dr. Neil Phillip, chairperson of BCC’s Department of Chemistry, Earth Sciences, and Environmental Sciences, his classroom is the entire world. In this episode of “The View From University Heights,” he describes his journeys with students from BCC and other schools in The City University of New York to places as far-flung as Australia, India […] The post Episode #2: The BCC GlobeTrotters appeared first on Bronx Community College.

Julia Miele Rodas is Professor in the English Department at Bronx Community College and the author of Autistic Disturbances: Theorizing Autism Poetics from the DSM to Robinson Crusoe. In this episode, she has a conversation with fellow disability studies scholar, Olivia Moy, Assistant Professor of English at Lehman College.

Mervyn Taylor, a Trinidad-born poet and longtime Brooklyn resident, has taught at Bronx Community College, The New School and in the New York City public school system. He is the author of six books of poetry, including The Waving Gallery (2014), and most recently, Voices Carry (2017). About his work, Nobel Laureate Derek Walcott said, “Taylor's is a quiet voice. His poems possess an admirable degree of subtlety, and a tone that keeps him separate and unique.” Currently, he serves on the advisory board of Slapering Hol Press.

Juan Espinosa took his family to Alex's Kids Comic Con at his workplace, Bronx Community College, wanting them to see Spidey and Bats. What he got was a book to read, pros to question, a podcast to listen to, and then, with the help of a loving and supportive family, he launched a comic that celebrates the every man as hero, portrays diversity as the fact of American life that it is, and shows us all that the dream is possible. Episode #112 is a fun interview, a treasure trove of practical experience and advice for creatives, and an inspiration for Alex and Chris because one of ours is Telling The Damn Story for himself! *Juan Espinosa's comic book web site click here; Gordidon. *His comic book series is, "Adventures of A System Admin." PLEASE let us know your thoughts on this hot topic by leaving your questions or comments in our Comments Section below. Or write us at: TTDSOnAir@gmail.com * For "Art of Making Comics" by Alex Simmons click here and enjoy.

This premiere episode of “The View From University Heights” launches the series with a special conversation with BCC President Thomas A. Isekenegbe. He shares everything from his personal story — like so many students in the college he leads, he is both an American by choice and the first in his family to attend college — to his vision […] The post Episode #1: The View from University Heights – A Conversation with President Isekenegbe appeared first on Bronx Community College.

Listen to Harlem legend, educator, mother, Rudean Leinaeng, as she talks about her new book Coal, War & Love, the Harlem Writers Guild, the Hall of Fame and more with special guest host historian and co-founder of Harlem Cultural Archives Glenn Hunter and host Danny Tisdale, on The Danny Tisdale Show.Rudean LeinaengBorn and raised in New York City, Rudean Leinaeng received a BA degree in Chemistry from Hunter College and an MS from New York University.  She was a professor at Bronx Community College where she taught for 30 years.  During the 1970s, Leinaeng lived in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania for two years with her super talented sons Lyle and Thomas.  After participating in the struggle for a free South Africa during the 1980s as a member of Women for Racial and Economic Equality, she and her husband Pule Leinaeng, an African National Congress activist, took up residence in Bloemfontein, South Africa.  In 2002, she co-produced the acclaimed documentary film, Twelve Disciples of Nelson Mandela, which her son Thomas Allen Harris produced and directed.  The film centers on her husband and his young comrades who, in 1960, were the first group to leave Bloemfontein and go into exile.  In 2012, she was inducted into the Hunter College Hall of Fame for her activisSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/theharlemworldmagazinepodcast)

37 percent of today’s college students are 25 or older.  Nearly two thirds of college students work. Half of today’s students are on their own financially with many supporting family members and children of their own. Helping today’s students requires a different kind of college experience then what we see in movies; one that supports more than academic needs.  We feature two successful programs working to provide comprehensive support to community college students. Nadine Browne, Director of Accelerated Study in Associate Programs, or ASAP, at Bronx Community College talks about her experience implementing the successful program in New York.  Paige Ponder and Veronica Herrero also join us to share preliminary results from the Chicago-based One Million Degrees program.

David Puglia explains the story and implications of "hon" in his book Tradition, Urban Identity, and the Baltimore Hon: The Folk in the City (Lexington Books 2018). David is a folklorist, an assistant professor in the English Dept of Bronx Community College and a native Bawlmorean.

Event Planner for the weekend of May 3rd Tribeca Film Festival (All Day Event) May 3, 4, 5 — Frieze Art Fair Summer on the Hudson: Saturday, May 4 — Summer on the Hudson: Monuments Tour of Riverside Park — General Grant National Memorial (in Riverside Park) Saturday, May 4 — Shape Up NYC Dance Fitness Class in West Harlem Piers Park at 11am Sunday, May 5 — Tai Chi at the Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument in Riverside Park in Manhattan Sunday, May 5 — Summer on the Hudson: Irish Arts Center New York City Irish Dance Festival — Pier I (in Riverside Park South) Monday, May 6 — Björk's Cornucopia — The Icelandic artist will perform eight shows backed by a chorus and cast of musicians at The Shed — Hudson Yards Friday, May 3rd 83 years ago on May 3, 1936 — Joe DiMaggio makes his major league debut, playing center field for the New York Yankees. 59 years ago on May 3, 1960 — 'The Fantasticks' premiers at Sullivan Street Playhouse and would go on to become the longest-running musical with 42 years and 17,162 performances. Friday, May 3 — 97 street Greenmarket Friday — 97 Street Between Columbus Avenue And Amsterdam Avenue in Manhattan Friday, May 3 — Columbia Greenmarket Thursday and Sunday — Broadway Between West 114 Street And West 116 Street in Manhattan Friday, May 3 — Cortelyou Greenmarket Sunday — Cortelyou Road Between Rugby Road And Argyle Road In Brooklyn Friday, May 3 — Infest, Scapegoat, and The Fight will play a hardcore punk and post-hardcore show at The Kingsland in Greenpoint Friday, May 3 — TR/ST brings dark electronica to Elsewhere in Brooklyn along with Juno Award-nominated artist Lydia Ainsworth Friday, May 3 — Old Cathedral Outdoor Market — Prince Street Between Mott Street And Mulberry Street in Manhattan Friday, May 3 — St. Anthony Flea Market — West Houston Street Between Thompson Street And Macdougal Street in Manhattan May 3–4 — Bike Expo New York — Basketball City along the East River at 299 South Street in Manhattan Friday, May 3 — Free Adult Lessons in Fencing at Bryant Park — Learn the basics of the sport of fencing beginning at 1:30pm in Bryant Park on the rear terrace of the library. Registration is required at the Manhattan Fencing Center website manhattanfencing.com Friday, May 3 — Cinco De Mayo Celebration at Sunset Park — Sunset Park Recreation Center (in Sunset Park) Friday, May 3 and Saturday, May 4 — Jerry Seinfeld plays the Beacon Theatre on the Upper West Side as part of his ongoing series of monthly appearances Friday, May 3 — callie oochies / georgia Smith Kali Uchis with Jorja Smith — The Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden — Midtown West Friday, May 3 — Maren Morris with RaeLynn (16+) — Brooklyn Steel — 319 Frost Street — Greenpoint Friday, May 3 — Morrissey — Lunt-Fontanne Theatre — 205 West 46th St. — Midtown Saturday, May 4th 60 years ago on May 4, 1959 — The first Grammy Awards are held in a simultaneous ceremony in New York and Beverly Hills, California. In New York, the event took place in the Park Sheraton Hotel at 870 Seventh Ave, just south of Central Park. Saturday, May 4 — NYC Cannabis Parade & Rally will march down Broadway starting at 32nd Street and end in Union Square, where there will be speakers and performances beginning at 1pm to bring attention to marijuana legalization. Saturday, May 4 — Run the Bronx will bring runners and walkers to Bronx Community College in Morris Heights. Registration begins at 7am, but the run will begin at 10am. The event will also honor Roscoe C. Brown, Jr., a former member of the Tuskegee Airmen and president of Bronx Community College for 17 years who established the run in 1978. Saturday, May 4 — Bandits of the Acoustic Revolution and Streetlight Manifesto — Radio City Music Hall Saturday, May 4 — DIJON and SACHI — Zone One at Elsewhere Saturday, May 4 — The Lemonheads, The Restless Age, and Tommy Stinson — Brooklyn Bowl Saturday, May 4 — Sharon Van Etten with Heather Woods Broderick (16+) — Webster Hall — 125 East 11th Street — Noho / Union Square Saturday, May 4 — Conference House Park - Green Neighborhood — Swinnerton Street and Billop Avenue (in Conference House Park) Saturday, May 4 — Governors Island's 1st Annual ShinDIG Saturday, May 4 — The Dept of Transportation's Weekend Walks and Circle the Square Movie Night will take place at Westchester Square on Lane Ave at Tremont Ave in the Bronx, with a fashion show and a showing of Star Wars: The Force Awakens Saturday, May 4 — Mayo Day 2019 — Irish Hunger Memorial — North End Ave & Vesey St — Lower Manhattan Saturday, May 4 — Urban Wildlife Festival — West 172nd Street and Amsterdam Avenue (in Highbridge Park) Saturday, May 4 — Arlo SoHo's 2019 Kentucky Derby Party with Woodford Reserve — Arlo SoHo — 231 Hudson Street — Tribeca Saturday, May 4 — 16th Annual Brooklyn Derby — Greenwood Park — 555 7th Ave — South Slope Saturday, May 4 — Movies Under the Stars: Star Wars: The Last Jedi — St. Catherine's Park Saturday, May 4 — Horseshoe Crab Monitoring — South end of the Calvert Vaux Parking Lot (in Calvert Vaux Park) Saturday, May 4 — Horseshoe Crab Monitoring — Park Entrance at Bayview Avenue and W 33rd Street (in Kaiser Park) Saturday, May 4 — Bandits of the Acoustic Revolution with Streetlight Manifesto — Radio City Music Hall — 1260 6th Avenue — Midtown Saturday, May 4 — Maren Morris with RaeLynn — Terminal 5 — 610 W 56th St. — Hell's Kitchen / Midtown Sunday, May 5th 128 years ago on May 5, 1891 — The first performance is held at a newly-constructed music hall on 57th Street that would later be renamed Carnegie Hall after Andrew Carnegie, who funded its construction. For the grand opening performance, Russian composer Pyotr Tchaikovsky served as a special guest conductor. Although only initially named "Music Hall", board members for the performance space convinced Carnegie to allow the building to be named after him two years after opening. Sunday, May 5 — TD Five Boro Bike Tour — The 40-mile ride begins at Franklin and Church in Lower Manhattan, heads north through Central Park to the Bronx, back down Manhattan along the East River, across the Queensboro Bridge to Astoria, all the way south through Brooklyn to the Verrazzano, and across to Fort Wadsworth in Staten Island, where there will be a festival with food, music, and free bike repair. Sunday, May 5 — Cinco de Mayo Parade will take place at 106th and Central Park West in Manhattan from 1pm to 3pm with music and dancing in celebration of Mexican culture. Sunday, May 5 — Broadway Spring Festival is coming to Broadway between 86th and 93rd in Manhattan Sunday, May 5 — Gowanus Canal Community Development Corporation's Court Street Festival will take place on Court Street between Union and West 9th from 10am to 6pm. Sunday, May 5 — Boardwalk Barrels of Fun — West 10th Street Boardwalk Entrance (in Coney Island Beach & Boardwalk) Sunday, May 5 — Tulip Time — Queens Botanical Garden Sunday, May 5 — Cinco de Mayo - Herbs of Mexico — H.H. Biddle House (in Conference House Park) Sunday, May 5 — Riverside Park Overlook Concerts: Manhattan Jazz Combo — 116th Street Overlook (in Riverside Park) Sunday, May 5 — Al Green with The War and Treaty — Radio City Music Hall — 1260 6th Avenue — Midtown Sunday, May 5 — Vampire Weekend (16+) — Webster Hall — 125 East 11th Street — Noho / Union Square Intro music: 'Start the Day' by Lee Rosevere — Event Planner music: 'The Job Next Door' by Anonymous420

Social Media Caption: What better way to end #BlackHistoryMonth than by sharing the #BlackInAnimation panel audio from the first official @diverstoons panel hosted by @svacomputerart back in September. In this episode you will hear Pilar Newton-Katz, Matt Munn and Andre Rodriguez talk about their career journey, the importance of being authentic to who you are as well as why experiences as the @Diverstoons panels are important for our community. This episode is now available everywhere you listen to podcasts --Animation News Recap -- Spiderverse won an oscar for best animated feature film Bao won for best animated short Shameless plug, i reviewed all of the best animated short nominees check it out here https://www.simplyrobotix.com/blog/2019/2/20/animation-highlight-91st-academy-awards-best-animated-short-nominees DiverseToons will be at... --Black Web Fest at the National Black Theater in Harlem on Saturday April 13th 11:00 AM – 8:00 PM more info at blackwebfest.eventbrite.com --Kids Comic on April 20, 2019 at Bronx Community College 10am - 6pm more info at kidscomiccon.com -- Connect with Monique -- Twitter/ Instagram: @Simplyrobotix Website: Simplyrobotix.com Email: Simplyrobotix@gmail.com #SimplyRobotixPod

A new book explores how and why New York City became a showcase for the art and architectural styles of ancient Greece and Rome. Classical New York: Discovering Greece and Rome in Gotham (Empire States Editions, 2018), co-edited by Elizabeth Macaulay-Lewis and Matthew McGowan (Fordham University Press, 2018), examines the Greco-Roman influence on buildings, monuments and public spaces from Rockefeller Center to the Gould Memorial Library at Bronx Community College. Walking around New York, Macaulay-Lewis says she “was struck by how many classical-looking buildings there were.” Indeed, references to the myths, gods, motifs and structures of the ancient world are seemingly everywhere: in courthouses, museums and libraries, in arches and columns, in Latin inscriptions and sculptures. But these classical references aren't just about aesthetics or engineering. They also symbolize the aspirations of a city that saw itself as a capital of learning, culture, and civic life, on par with the finest institutions of the ancient world. This interview is part of an occasional series on the history of New York City sponsored by the Gotham Center at CUNY. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A new book explores how and why New York City became a showcase for the art and architectural styles of ancient Greece and Rome. Classical New York: Discovering Greece and Rome in Gotham (Empire States Editions, 2018), co-edited by Elizabeth Macaulay-Lewis and Matthew McGowan (Fordham University Press, 2018), examines the Greco-Roman influence on buildings, monuments and public spaces from Rockefeller Center to the Gould Memorial Library at Bronx Community College. Walking around New York, Macaulay-Lewis says she “was struck by how many classical-looking buildings there were.” Indeed, references to the myths, gods, motifs and structures of the ancient world are seemingly everywhere: in courthouses, museums and libraries, in arches and columns, in Latin inscriptions and sculptures. But these classical references aren’t just about aesthetics or engineering. They also symbolize the aspirations of a city that saw itself as a capital of learning, culture, and civic life, on par with the finest institutions of the ancient world. This interview is part of an occasional series on the history of New York City sponsored by the Gotham Center at CUNY. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A new book explores how and why New York City became a showcase for the art and architectural styles of ancient Greece and Rome. Classical New York: Discovering Greece and Rome in Gotham (Empire States Editions, 2018), co-edited by Elizabeth Macaulay-Lewis and Matthew McGowan (Fordham University Press, 2018), examines the Greco-Roman influence on buildings, monuments and public spaces from Rockefeller Center to the Gould Memorial Library at Bronx Community College. Walking around New York, Macaulay-Lewis says she “was struck by how many classical-looking buildings there were.” Indeed, references to the myths, gods, motifs and structures of the ancient world are seemingly everywhere: in courthouses, museums and libraries, in arches and columns, in Latin inscriptions and sculptures. But these classical references aren’t just about aesthetics or engineering. They also symbolize the aspirations of a city that saw itself as a capital of learning, culture, and civic life, on par with the finest institutions of the ancient world. This interview is part of an occasional series on the history of New York City sponsored by the Gotham Center at CUNY. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A new book explores how and why New York City became a showcase for the art and architectural styles of ancient Greece and Rome. Classical New York: Discovering Greece and Rome in Gotham (Empire States Editions, 2018), co-edited by Elizabeth Macaulay-Lewis and Matthew McGowan (Fordham University Press, 2018), examines the Greco-Roman influence on buildings, monuments and public spaces from Rockefeller Center to the Gould Memorial Library at Bronx Community College. Walking around New York, Macaulay-Lewis says she “was struck by how many classical-looking buildings there were.” Indeed, references to the myths, gods, motifs and structures of the ancient world are seemingly everywhere: in courthouses, museums and libraries, in arches and columns, in Latin inscriptions and sculptures. But these classical references aren’t just about aesthetics or engineering. They also symbolize the aspirations of a city that saw itself as a capital of learning, culture, and civic life, on par with the finest institutions of the ancient world. This interview is part of an occasional series on the history of New York City sponsored by the Gotham Center at CUNY. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A new book explores how and why New York City became a showcase for the art and architectural styles of ancient Greece and Rome. Classical New York: Discovering Greece and Rome in Gotham (Empire States Editions, 2018), co-edited by Elizabeth Macaulay-Lewis and Matthew McGowan (Fordham University Press, 2018), examines the Greco-Roman influence on buildings, monuments and public spaces from Rockefeller Center to the Gould Memorial Library at Bronx Community College. Walking around New York, Macaulay-Lewis says she “was struck by how many classical-looking buildings there were.” Indeed, references to the myths, gods, motifs and structures of the ancient world are seemingly everywhere: in courthouses, museums and libraries, in arches and columns, in Latin inscriptions and sculptures. But these classical references aren’t just about aesthetics or engineering. They also symbolize the aspirations of a city that saw itself as a capital of learning, culture, and civic life, on par with the finest institutions of the ancient world. This interview is part of an occasional series on the history of New York City sponsored by the Gotham Center at CUNY. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A new book explores how and why New York City became a showcase for the art and architectural styles of ancient Greece and Rome. Classical New York: Discovering Greece and Rome in Gotham (Empire States Editions, 2018), co-edited by Elizabeth Macaulay-Lewis and Matthew McGowan (Fordham University Press, 2018), examines the Greco-Roman influence on buildings, monuments and public spaces from Rockefeller Center to the Gould Memorial Library at Bronx Community College. Walking around New York, Macaulay-Lewis says she “was struck by how many classical-looking buildings there were.” Indeed, references to the myths, gods, motifs and structures of the ancient world are seemingly everywhere: in courthouses, museums and libraries, in arches and columns, in Latin inscriptions and sculptures. But these classical references aren’t just about aesthetics or engineering. They also symbolize the aspirations of a city that saw itself as a capital of learning, culture, and civic life, on par with the finest institutions of the ancient world. This interview is part of an occasional series on the history of New York City sponsored by the Gotham Center at CUNY. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A new book explores how and why New York City became a showcase for the art and architectural styles of ancient Greece and Rome. Classical New York: Discovering Greece and Rome in Gotham (Empire States Editions, 2018), co-edited by Elizabeth Macaulay-Lewis and Matthew McGowan (Fordham University Press, 2018), examines the Greco-Roman influence on buildings, monuments and public spaces from Rockefeller Center to the Gould Memorial Library at Bronx Community College. Walking around New York, Macaulay-Lewis says she “was struck by how many classical-looking buildings there were.” Indeed, references to the myths, gods, motifs and structures of the ancient world are seemingly everywhere: in courthouses, museums and libraries, in arches and columns, in Latin inscriptions and sculptures. But these classical references aren’t just about aesthetics or engineering. They also symbolize the aspirations of a city that saw itself as a capital of learning, culture, and civic life, on par with the finest institutions of the ancient world. This interview is part of an occasional series on the history of New York City sponsored by the Gotham Center at CUNY. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Find out about Texas’s historic support for Mexican American Studies; and LAN-Latino Arts Now!, and the Latino Literary scene in NYC! If you can’t name one Latina PhD, Tony Diaz, El Librotraficante talks with 3: Dr. Angela Valenzauela, Juan Tejeda, Dr. Pamela Anne Quiroz, Dr. Gisel Acosta. Bios: • Angela Valenzuela is a professor in both the Cultural Studies in Education Program within the Department of Curriculum & Instruction and the Educational Policy and Planning Program within the Department of Educational Administration at the University of Texas at Austin where she also serves as the director of the University of Texas Center for Education Policy. She is also the author of award-winning book, Subtractive Schooling: U.S. Mexican Youth and the Politics of Caring and Leaving Children Behind: How “Texas-style” Accountability Fails Latino Youth. Her most recent book is titled, Growing Critically Conscious Teachers: A Social Justice Curriculum for Educators of Latino/a Youth. Valenzuela’s research and teaching interests are in the sociology of education, minority youth in schools, education policy, and urban education reform. • Dr. Grisel Y. Acosta, Associate Professor in the English Department at Bronx Community College—City University of New York, has work published in: The Routledge Companion to Latino Literature, American Studies Journal, Dialogo, African American Women's Language, The Handbook on Latinos and Education, Western American Literature, Paterson Literary Review, Pembroke Magazine, Chicana/Latina Studies: The Journal of Mujeres Activas en Letras y Cambio Social, BASTA: 100 Latinas Write on Violence Against Women, and many others. She is also a Geraldine Dodge Foundation Poet, an honorary Macondo Fellow, a Creative Capital scholar, and a member of The Aspen Institute. Last year, she was awarded Faculty of the Year by the Association of Latino Faculty and Staff at Bronx Community College. • Drl Pamela Anne Quiroz is Director of the Center for Mexican American Studies and Professor of Sociology at the University of Houston. She is also incoming Executive Director of the national Latino research consortium, the Inter University Program on Latino Research [IUPLR]. A researcher of children, youth, and family She has been a fellow at the Center for the Advanced Study of Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University, Visiting Research Associate at the Autonomous University of Barcelona, and a research fellow at the Institute for Research on Race and Public Policy, and the Great Cities Institute. Professor Quiroz has published articles, chapters and books on education, adoption and identity, and received research grants from the National Science Foundation, American Sociological Association, U.S. Department of Education, and the Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality. She served as Editor of Social Problems, a prominent journal in Sociology that focuses on the pursuit of social justice, and she has served as North American Editor for Children‘s Geographies, an interdisciplinary journal focused on the intersections of children, youth, family and space. Juan Tejeda is a retired professor of Mexican American Studies & Music at Palo Alto College in San Antonio, Texas and co-founder of Aztlan Libre Press. Board operator: Leti Lopez. Producer: Marlen Treviño. Interns: Alex Sorto, and Joe Anthony Trevino. NP Radio airs live Tuesdays 6pm-7pm cst 90.1 FM KPFT Houston, TX. Livestream www.KPFT.org. More podcasts at www.NuestraPalabra.org. The Nuestra Palabra Radio Show is archived at the University of Houston Digital Archives. Our hard copy archives are kept at the Houston Public Library’s Special Collections Hispanic Archives. Tony Diaz Sundays, Mondays, & Tuesdays & The Other Side Sun 7am "What's Your Point" Fox 26 Houston Mon Noon "The Cultural Accelerator" at www.TonyDiaz.net Tues 6pm NP Lit Radio 90.1 FM KPFT, Houston 24/7 The Other Side TV

In this episode, Fredrick Douglass Dixon from OCCRL talks with Dr. Mara Lazda, Professor of History, and Dr. Lisa Amowitz, Professor of Art and Music, about Bronx Community College's Democracy Project.

Bob Herbert talks with the president of CUNY's Bronx Community College, Dr. Thomas A. Isekenegbe, and one of the school's standout students, Bright Igbinigun, about what draws students from Africa to the college, and what drives them to succeed.

Dr. Richard Carmona was the 17th Surgeon General of the United States (2002-2006), the only Surgeon General unanimously confirmed by the United States Senate. He is currently the Chief of Health Innovations at Canyon Ranch and a distinguished professor at the University of Arizona. Born to a poor Hispanic family in New York City, Dr. Carmona experienced homelessness, hunger, and health disparities during his youth. After dropping out of high school, Dr. Carmona enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1967. While serving, he earned his GED and went on to become a combat-decorated Special Forces Vietnam veteran. After leaving active duty, he attended Bronx Community College of the City University of New York through an open enrollment program for veterans. He received an associate of arts degree. He then attended the University of California, San Francisco, where he received a bachelor of science degree and medical degree. At the University of California Medical School, Dr. Carmona was awarded the prestigious gold-headed cane as the top graduate. Trained in general and vascular surgery, Dr. Carmona also completed a NIH-sponsored fellowship in trauma, burns, and critical care. Dr. Carmona was then recruited jointly by the Tucson Medical Center and the University of Arizona to start and direct Arizona’s first regional trauma care system. Dr. Carmona has also served for over 32 years with the Pima County Sheriff’s Department in Tucson, including as deputy sheriff, detective, SWAT team leader and department surgeon. He is one of the most highly decorated police officers in Arizona, and has won numerous awards. Needless, to say Dr. Carmona is brilliant and has lived a life full of incredible accomplishments, but putting all of that aside I can say Dr. Carmona is a humble and kind soul. It was beyond an honor and privilege to interview an American Hero. Dr. Carmona shares his thoughts on what we need and can do to improve the health of not only Americans but all of us as global citizens. I hope you enjoy this interview as much as I enjoyed speaking to him. Thank you for listening as always and please share this podcast with anyone you think would enjoy it! Please rate the podcast wherever you listen. You can find me at http://howtohealth.org.

Dominick Gaffney is former Vice President of the Student Government Association of Bronx Community College. We talk, among other things, about his childhood, growing up, his tenure, and about the president of the college. 

New York born bassist Alex Layne began his musical career in 1959 at Count Basies Night Club. After attending the High School of Music & Art, the 20 year old landed a job with the clubs house band headed by Steve Pulliam. Layne graduated with honors from Bronx Community College and continued his studies as a music major at Queens College. He has also studied privately with bassists Stuart Sanky, Ron Carter, and Alvin Bhrem. Basies Night Club was just the beginning for this extraordinary musician; he went on to be a major player on the N.Y. scene. He has appeared with some of the great musicians of our time from Coleman Hawkins and Max Roach to Freddy Hubbard and Cedar Walton. However, the bulk of his career has been spent accompanying the top vocalists of his time- Billy Eckstein, Carmen McRae, Gloria Lynn, Johnny Hartman, and Miriam Makeba, to name a few. His knowledge of music theory and its application to solo and group performance is of the highest order. He is a formidable performer both as soloist and as a member of a jazz rhythm section. His skills are evident on both the upright double bass and the electric bass guitar. His experience also includes time spent performing with folk, blues, and rhythm and blues artist too. Josh White, Jimmy Witherspoon, Little Anthony, and Imperials, are some of the artists that he has the pleasure of performing with. He is currently employed by the Jazz Foundation of America, performing in schools, hospitals, and Nursing Homes, as well as working with his own group in some of the prominent Jazz Clubs in New York. 

Cara Hoffman is the author of the critically acclaimed 2011 novel So Much Pretty. She grew up in northern Appalachia, where she dropped out of high school to work full time. Hoffman spent three years travelling and working as an agricultural labourer in Europe and the Middle East. She returned to the US, had a baby and found a job delivering newspapers which eventually led to work as a reporter covering environmental politics and crime. She has been a visiting writer at St. John’s, Columbia and Oxford, where she lectured on Violence and Masculinity for the Rhodes Global Scholars Symposium. Hoffman lives in Manhattan and teaches writing and literature at Bronx Community College. Cara ‘s latest novel is Be Safe I Love You. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This month on SWTB we'll visit Bronx Community College’s auto tech program; go into the clouds with NASA (and City College’s) Johnny Luo; look back at 50 years of College Discovery; and listen to poet Sampson Starkweather of the Center for Humanities.

This week we discuss how designs and development can be done in an environmental way-- while still fulfilling our present and future demands. We have a panel of experts weighing in technologies that promote sustainable energy and eco-friendly designs all around the world. That's the idea behind The Annual Sustainable Energy and Design Conference at The Bronx Community College on Oct 16th and 17th. The panel includes: Aaron Socha (FCRH '01)- Director: Center for Sustainable Energy Mark Cupkovic- Vice President, Security and Operations at the New York Botanical Jonathan Trent- Director of OMEGA Global Initiative Greg Bruce-  Executive Manager, Integrated Sustainability Services Department at Townsville City Council.

On November 30, 2011, Adam Goodheart delivered the banner lecture "Virginia's Confederate Monuments" Hundreds of memorials in stone commemorate the Civil War in Virginia at courthouses, cemeteries, town squares, and battlefields. With An Illustrated Guide to Virginia's Confederate Monuments, Timothy S. Sedore presents the first comprehensive handbook of this legacy of America's greatest national trauma in the Old Dominion. Timothy S. Sedore is a professor of English at The City University of New York, Bronx Community College. (Introduction by Paul Levengood). The content and opinions expressed in these presentations are solely those of the speaker and not necessarily of the Virginia Museum of History & Culture.

Dr. Roscoe C. Brown, Jr. was squadron commander of the 100th Fighter Squadron of the 332nd Fighter Group in World War II - best known as the Tuskegee Airmen. During combat, he would shoot down an advanced German Me-262 jet and a FW-190 fighter. He would go on to become a professor at New York University and President of Bronx Community College.

Harlem Talk Radio Quinlan Care Finance with host Bob Quinlan Guest Tania Lopez spearheads a new project "Coqui the Chef Bodega Adventures."NEW! Coqui the Chef Bodega Adventures Coqui the Chef Bodega Adventures is funded by the American Heart Association New York City Community Impact Grant and Citizens Committee of New York City-New Yorkers for Better Neighborhoods Grant. Coqui the Chef Bodega Adventures -- The program conducts cooking demonstrations and nutrition workshops at local bodegas and recreational centers throughout the South Bronx, in an effort to help combat rising rates of youth obesity in those neighborhoods. Guest, Tania Lopez conceived the fun-loving mascot she named Coqui the Chef in an effort to reverse the growing trend of childhood obesity and diabetes.  Coqui the Chef has since evolved from a cartoon drawing to a fun-loving mascot who has captured the hearts of thousands via a website, social media, food demonstrations across the tri-state area, the NY Daily News, and spotlights on local television networks. Tania Lopez is currently pursuing a degree in dietetics and nutrition science at Bronx Community College. She also operates a social media branding business. For more information visit CoquiTheChef.com Tune into Harlem Talk Radio for arts culture entertainment , health care and education. Log on and get connected.

Harlem Talk Radio Quinlan Care Finance with host Bob Quinlan Guest Tania Lopez spearheads a new project "Coqui the Chef Bodega Adventures."NEW! Coqui the Chef Bodega Adventures Coqui the Chef Bodega Adventures is funded by the American Heart Association New York City Community Impact Grant and Citizens Committee of New York City-New Yorkers for Better Neighborhoods Grant. Coqui the Chef Bodega Adventures -- The program conducts cooking demonstrations and nutrition workshops at local bodegas and recreational centers throughout the South Bronx, in an effort to help combat rising rates of youth obesity in those neighborhoods. Guest, Tania Lopez conceived the fun-loving mascot she named Coqui the Chef in an effort to reverse the growing trend of childhood obesity and diabetes.  Coqui the Chef has since evolved from a cartoon drawing to a fun-loving mascot who has captured the hearts of thousands via a website, social media, food demonstrations across the tri-state area, the NY Daily News, and spotlights on local television networks. Tania Lopez is currently pursuing a degree in dietetics and nutrition science at Bronx Community College. She also operates a social media branding business. For more information visit CoquiTheChef.com Tune into Harlem Talk Radio for arts culture entertainment , health care and education. Log on and get connected.

On December 8, 2011, Timothy S. Sedore delivered a lecture entitled "Virginia's Confederate Monuments." Hundreds of memorials in stone commemorate the Civil War in Virginia at courthouses, cemeteries, town squares, and battlefields. With "An Illustrated Guide to Virginia's Confederate Monuments", Timothy S. Sedore presents the first comprehensive handbook of this legacy of America's greatest national trauma in the Old Dominion. Timothy S. Sedore is a professor of English at The City University of New York, Bronx Community College. (Introduction by Paul Levengood).

Laurie Reilly is the communications and special projects director for the Center for Sustainable Energy at Bronx Community College. Ms. Reilly is also the Communications Director for the CUNY Sustainability Project and the author of multiple key sustainability documents. Ms. Reilly spent 18 years as a broadcaster and won five New York State Broadcaster's Awards as a writer, producer and anchor for providing in depth coverage on science, technology, health and politics on both television and radio.