Yes We Must Coalition Receives 3-Year Capacity Building Grant
MESSAGE from MCNY President Vinton Thompson - This generous Gates Foundation grant to the Yes We Must Coalition is a strong affirmation of the importance of our sector, smaller non-profit colleges and universities with a historical commitment to serving undergraduate students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds. MCNY was a founding member institution of the Coalition and has joined forces with other [...]
Stroll Down MCNY Memory Lane with Prez Thompson on thisistheBronX.info at NOON
During Borough President Diaz's Education Tech Summit, thisistheBronX.info at NOON host Gary Axelbank interviewed President Vinton Thompson as they toured the MCNY Bronx campus and the college's historic timeline. Ramik Jamar Williams, MCNY MPA alumnus and Executive Director of Directions for Our Youth, Inc. (DFOY), stopped by to share his experiences at MCNY and the goals and success of DFOY.
Today We Remember September 11, 2001
Members of the MCNY Community, Today we remember the events of September 11, 2001. At the Manhattan Campus, situated so close to the World Trade Center site, we are particularly well situated to reflect on the tragic loss of life and subsequent renewal. Just two weeks ago the Sphere for Plaza Fountain, the original sculptural centerpiece of the World Trade [...]
Abrupt Closure of TCI College Continues Pattern of Higher Ed Diversity Loss in NYC
It doesn’t quite measure up to a Disturbance in the Force, but the sudden demise of Technical Career Institutes College right before the start of the new academic year should give pause to all who value the wonderful diversity of educational opportunity New York City has achieved over the past century. TCI, a private, for-profit, vocationally oriented two-year college announced [...]
Dr. Steven Cresap Announces Retirement from MCNY
After 32 years as an educator, mentor, leader, colleague, and friend, Dr. Steven Cresap announced his retirement on August 9, 2017. Please join us in saying it has been an honor and we wish him the best! Dr. Steven Cresap served as faculty and administrator at Metropolitan College of New York (MCNY). As an Associate Professor in the MCNY School [...]
MSED TOC II Scholarship Students Participate in South Bronx Rising Together Education Summit
Bronx, NY 7/26/17 -- Metropolitan College of New York MS in Education: Dual Childhood/Special Education students and faculty participated in the South Bronx Rising Together Education Summit 2017. MCNY MSED Students are recipients of the Teachers Opportunity Corp II Scholarship program sponsored by New York State My Brothers’ Keeper Initiative. The event, hosted by Hostos Community College on 7/26/17, brought together the [...]