The COVID-19 pandemic has proven to be a tough challenge for black-owned businesses in Harlem and across the US, with more than 440,000 (40 percent) of them have gone out of business by April, according to a report by the University of California at Santa Cruz. Continue Reading →
Category Archives: College
School Chancellor Carranza Celebrates College Awareness Day From Harlem To Hollis
Schools Chancellor Richard A. Carranza today celebrated the fifth annual College Awareness Day as part of the City’s College Access for All initiative. Continue Reading →
Chancellor Carranza Announces Record High Schools Participating In College Application Week
Schools Chancellor Richard A. Carranza today announced a record-high 498 high schools are participating in College Application Week, a coordinated statewide week-long effort to support students in planning for, and applying to, college. Continue Reading →
Join The College March Applications To The Postal Box From Hollywood To Uptown
Over 2300 seniors—from 26 high schools nationwide, including WHEELS, A NYC Outward Bound Schools in Washington Heights, NY, students will march their college applications to local post offices.
Beyoncé Partners With Google.org For Homecoming Scholars Award Program
Beyoncé, through her BeyGOOD initiative, announces a partnership with Google.org, the charitable arm of tech giant Google, to award four new scholarships as part of her Homecoming Scholars Award Program. Continue Reading →
Mayor de Blasio Announced A New Initiative To Double The Number Tech Grads From CUNY
Mayor Bill de Blasio, Deputy Mayor Glen, and NYC Department of Small Business Services (SBS) Commissioner Gregg Bishop, today announced a new initiative to double the number of City University of New York (CUNY) students graduating annually with a tech-related bachelor’s degree by the year 2022. Continue Reading →
Mayor de Blasio And Chancellor Fariña Announce Five Times More Students Applied For CUNY
Mayor Bill de Blasio, Schools Chancellor Carmen Fariña, Deputy Mayor for Strategic Policy Initiatives Richard Buery, and CUNY Chancellor James B. Milliken today announced that 36,336 students took advantage of the CUNY fee elimination when applying to college for the 2017-18 school year. Continue Reading →
