SEE WHAT’S NEW!!! – MCNY Newsletter | Spring 2023
School Spirit Soared at the MCNY Alumni Reunion Metropolitan College of New York, Audrey Cohen College and College for Human Services alumni did not let a little rain get in the way of reconnecting with friends, faculty, trustees and staff members at the first in-person alum reunion since pre-pandemic 2019. “It was wonderful and high-spirited and demonstrated the [...]
MCNY Welcomes Dr. Hui-Yin Hsu as Dean for Academic Affairs
"I am honored to join the Metropolitan College of New York community as the Dean of Academic Affairs. I look forward to working collaboratively with faculty, staff, and students to advance the college's mission of providing accessible and affordable education to students from diverse backgrounds. Together, we will continue to innovate and create new opportunities for our students to [...]
President Passaro Named to City & State NY 2023 Higher Education Power 100
With great pride, Metropolitan College of New York announces that President Joanne Passaro has been named to City & State Magazine's Higher Education Power 100. Congratulations to all of the awardees. City & State’s Higher Education Power 100 recognizes New York’s most influential academic leaders. Unlike other rankings, this list isn’t based on graduation rates, class size or test [...]
Kimberly Heredia MPA-EDM ’17 Leads the Way For FEMA
Join the MCNY Community in congratulating Kimberly Heredia, Emergency and Disaster Management MPA'17, on her continued success at Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). FEMA Exercise Director Kimberly Heredia, Emergency and Disaster Management MPA'17, explained that the broad goal of the simulated multi-state event was to train state and federal emergency responders to work in lockstep. “Essentially, the goal of [...]
MCNY Board Chair Gary P. Jenkins, MPA’06 Receives Mayoral Proclamation
Please join us in congratulating the MCNY board chair, Gary P. Jenkins, MPA'06 on his Mayoral Proclamation! Monday, February 27, 2023, is officially... Commissioner Gary P. Jenkins Day! Gary Jenkins is formerly the Commissioner of New York City’s Department of Social Services and prior to that, the administrator of the nation’s largest social service agency, the Human Resources Administration [...]
Sad Farewell to Jane Rubinsky
Jane Rubinsky With great sadness, Metropolitan College of New York shares the news of Jane Rubinsky, a writer and communications consultant who died February 9, 2023, in New York City. Jane became a member of the MCNY community in 2010, collaborating in donor development, alumni relations and chronicling the story of the College’s founding. Jane approached every [...]