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Mira Felner, a longtime Hunter College professor, department chair, and influential author, died May 10 in New York City. She was 78.

Frank M. Kirkland, a longtime philosophy professor at Hunter College and the CUNY Graduate Center, died May 3 in New York City. He was 73.

Nancy G. Siraisi, an alumna and distinguished historian who taught for decades at Hunter College and the CUNY Graduate Center, died April 24, 2026.

A son of The Bronx (and graduate of Lehman when it was Hunter), chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee, and staunch defender of Israel, he was 79.

Hunter College’s Master’s Program in Urban Policy and Planning is an incubator of top talent for New York City government agencies and nonprofits.

The event, which celebrated Social Work Month, highlighted the creativity, diversity, and lived experience of students.

An expert on the Hebrew Bible and related texts of the ancient Near East, Lichtenstein joined the faculty in 1975 and retired in1999.

Tilden John LeMelle worked at Hunter College from 1971 to 1988, holding both academic and administrative positions.

The Human Library® at Hunter College is seeking volunteers who are willing to act as “open books” at a May 14 event.

Physics Prof. Mark Hillery helped show that entangled quantum particles can solve a puzzle about rearranging objects that classical systems cannot.

Prof. Catherine Voulgarides won the award for an article “Is Dis-Ability a Foregone Conclusion? Research and Policy Conclusions to Disproportionality.

Before the lights rise at Hunter College’s Kaye Playhouse, its staffers perform a myriad of tasks to ensure that the venue functions smoothly.

Thanks to a partnership between CUNY and Hunter College, all students have free access to the premium version of the platform.

Hunter College High School 9th grader’s research earned him the $25,000 top prize in the 2025 Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge.

Sheila Chase, a longtime Hunter College and CUNY Graduate Center professor, died January 1. She was 90.

New findings on the burdens of gaps in insurance.

Governor Kathy Hochul, Mayor Eric Adams and CUNY Chancellor Felix Matos Rodriguez marked the groundbreaking of SPARC Kips Bay, a ...

Doctors often warn humans to lower their sodium intake, but a new study led by Hunter College researchers shows that Earth’s largest land animals ...

Congratulations to Hunter College English Professors Megha Majumdar and Michael Thomas.

Jewish students will be able to take home a turkey from the general student community pantry and fridge to enjoy with their families. 

A Hunter adjunct faculty member will be traveling to Africa as part of the U.S. Department of State and the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board.

Dr. Clive Callender ’59 says he became the third Black transplant surgeon in the world. He dedicated his career to saving lives and to ensuring ...

For the last 40 years, she has established herself as one of the leading voices in Broadway, off-Broadway, and Black theater. 

The Chronicle of Higher Education profiles Hunter junior Erica Li and the Cooperman Business Center in a story about the ...