We’re thrilled to celebrate more than 50,000 Class of 2023 CUNY grads who are on their way to making a positive impact on New York and the world! This commencement season’s speakers include composer Lin-Manuel Miranda, actor George Takei and many inspiring graduating students. Check out the full lineup.

The Speaker of New York’s City Council joined our Chancellor at this community college yesterday to celebrate the success of CUNY Reconnect, a program that has already re-enrolled some 17,000 New Yorkers who left college before they graduated.

CUNY Shout-Outs!

Congrats to this CUNY professor and art scene superstar who has been named as a prestigious 2023-24 Berlin Prize Fellow.

Another CUNY professor received her college’s inaugural prize for an innovative idea to create a credit-bearing Child Development Associate program in Spanish.

A CUNY alum who is the first Asian-American woman in the New York State Senate shares how she’s problem-solving for her district.

See which college ranked #1 for value in the Northeast.

We’re proud to Paint the University Blue to raise awareness of the troubling prevalence of antisemitism.

We’re adding 12 new apprenticeship programs at 10 colleges next fall with this $2 million investment. — Inside Higher Ed

This CUNY grad is part of a team that aims to become the largest Black-owned restaurant group in the country. — Atlanta Magazine

This college hosted a breakfast for tech industry execs, and this CUNY president spoke about the school’s great capacity to promote economic and workforce development. — LIC Post

Joann Huang, a two-time CUNY graduate from Baruch College and City College, is a graphic designer with over 15 years of experience in private and non-profit organizations. She is currently a creative design specialist at City College. She holds two MFAs, the first in design and technology from The New School’s Parsons School of Design, and the second in documentary film from City College. “My first undergraduate work-study was with the Baruch Library. It was one of the best experiences that I had working with the CUNY staff. I still keep in contact with some of the staff. I loved my CUNY experience, so when CCNY had a design position opening, I applied … and here I am,” she said.

What does your day-to-day job look like? “I manage and take design requests from across the college campus for poster design, brochures, signages, ads, reports and branding. I also review and approve the college brand for licensing/trademark usage on merchandising orders. Aside from graphic design needs, I also handle photography and video editing requests.”

What do you do for fun? “My hobbies are travel, board games and true crime.”