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Congratulations to our 2021 valedictorians Sarah Haley and Sydney Weiser! Both will address the College community, family, and friends at this year’s Commencement ceremony. Learn more about them and their MMC journey below. -
Marymount Manhattan College President Kerry Walk has been elected to the Board of Trustees of the Commission on Independent Colleges and Universities (CICU), a statewide association representing the public policy interests of more than 100 independent (private, nonprofit) colleges and universities in New York state. -
This year’s coveted Jeannette K. Watson Fellowship has been awarded to Marymount Manhattan College sophomore Aisatou Ishimori ’23, a double major in International Business and Marketing. The Watson Fellowship is a three-year program that provides funded summer internships and unprecedented opportunities to promising undergraduate students from twelve New York City partnering schools. -
Marymount Manhattan College is pleased to announce the election of two new members to the Board of Trustees, Stacey Ryan-Cornelius and Kristina Stroh Gimbel ’93. They join the Board in overseeing MMC’s mission, fiscal integrity, and educational quality for our students. -
Gianna O’Connor ’21, a senior double-major in Urban & Environmental Sustainability and Politics & Human Rights, was selected as one of 60 undergraduates from across the nation to present her research on the links between Covid-19 outcomes and environmental racism in New York City. -
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Each spring, the MMC community comes together to celebrate extraordinary work from across departments and disciplines in one of the College’s most cherished events: Honors Day. In a year that has challenged us as students, educators, and human beings, this year’s virtual event is an opportunity to celebrate accomplishments within our community and connect passions across distances. Submissions are now open! -
The Natural Sciences Class of 2020 boasts an impressive list of recent graduates, all having found success in an intensely competitive job market and in pursuing graduate studies, even in the midst of a global pandemic. Read some of their profiles below. -
When Judith Mara Carson, a well-known champion of New York City arts and culture, graduated from Marymount Manhattan College in 2003 with a degree in Art History, she saw in her mind’s eye a luminous creative space at the College that would reflect the education she had received. -
With the reopening of MMC’s Main Campus during the Fall 2020 semester, the Department of Dance was challenged with continuing instruction in a discipline characterized by live performance. Following the Virtual/Open Campus model of education, dance instruction persevered via the addition of new equipment, implementation of health and safety protocols, and the determination of MMC students and faculty. -
Nava Silton, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Psychology at Marymount Manhattan College, appeared on Fox 5 New York in a segment discussing “coronaphobia,” a term used to describe severe anxiety caused by the fear of contracting COVID-19. -
The Office of Student Development and Activities and the Campus Activities Board are proud to present the Spring Speaker Series. The Series is a monthly program offering students a chance to learn from and connect with experts in their respective fields. Each session includes an interview-style question and answer model, moderated by a member of the MMC community, and is followed by audience Q&A.
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As part of the Department of Art and Art History’s curriculum, Art majors took their Senior Art Seminar in the Fall 2020 semester under the guidance and mentorship of Millie Falcaro, Professor of Art, and Beth Shipley, Associate Professor of Art and Chair of the Department of Art and Art History. Their projects are now on virtual display in the Senior Thesis Exhibition through the Hewitt Gallery of Art. The MMC community is invited to attend the virtual opening of the exhibit on February 11, 2021 at 7 pm.
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MMC congratulates Associate Vice President for Strategic Initiatives, Kathleen LeBesco, Ph.D., and Interim Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of the Faculty, Peter Naccarato, Ph.D., whose co-authored book chapter “Brooklyn: Hipster Aesthetics, Foodways, and the Cultural Imaginary” has been published in a new edited collection, Global Brooklyn: Designing Food Experiences in World Cities.
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Black History Month, observed each year in the month of February, reflects on more than 400 years of Black history and heritage in national parks and communities across the country. Like years past, the Marymount Manhattan College community has organized a number of events to celebrate and pay tribute to Black history, culture, and experiences. -
In her own words, Biology alumna Hope Kenmore ’20 describes her day-to-day work with the COVID-19 virus as an Institutional Biorepository Core Lab Technician at Weill Cornell Medicine in Manhattan. -
For many college students, an internship is a quintessential component to their undergraduate experience. But what happens when a global pandemic alters the way most companies and organizations operate? How do students gain professional experience from home? Hear from several MMC students about their experiences as interns during the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as from the Office of Career Services which oversees the process. -
In response to MMC’s shift to the Virtual Classes/Open Campus model of learning, the Higher Education Opportunity Program (HEOP) has revamped its services to adapt to the current climate and to keep the HEOP community informed and engaged on critical topics. Many of the practices implemented during the Spring 2020 semester continued on throughout the Fall 2020 semester—as highlighted in the program’s most recent newsletter.
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Please join us online December 7—11 for the College’s arts and social justice festival, Stand Up Speak Out, to raise awareness and support for the Bedford Hills College Program and Bedford Hills College Club. -
E. Jane ’12, an Art History major with minors in English and World Literatures and Philosophy, will exhibit their work at MoMA PS1 as part of The Studio Museum in Harlem’s annual Artist-in-Residence exhibition. In addition, Jane will participate in an online Roundtable on Monday, December 7 from 7:00-8:00 p.m to discuss their work completed throughout the residency program. -
Hunter, a double major in Digital Media and Video Production and Philosophy and Religious Studies, has been included in the coveted Forbes 30 Under 30 list within the Marketing and Advertising category for 2021. -
Marymount Manhattan’s College Speech Pathology and Audiology program has been listed as one of the nation’s top programs for communication and language disorders! -
Students in our Biology and Chemistry science labs this semester conduct experiments with remote “lab partners” in real time.
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Latest News
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Math Department Holds The Eleventh Annual Pi-Day Contest
Every year, the Mathematics department holds a College-wide π-Day contest. Students, faculty, and staff are invited to submit an original sentence, paragraph, poem, or short story that uses the digits of π in order (π ≈ 3.1415926..). -
Permission to Take the Course in Another Institution.
Mathematics department does not give permission to take the course in another institution if the same course is offered at MMC in the semester when it is requested.
The faculty in the Department of Mathematics want to ensure that taking a course at another institution will help you succeed. Sometimes, other institutions offer courses that sound like our courses, but are of lower quality and provide much less content. For this reason, we don’t always approve these requests, and we need information to ensure that the courses taken elsewhere are equivalent to the courses we offer here. -
Aisatou Ishimori ’23 Awarded Prestigious Watson Fellowship
This year’s coveted Jeannette K. Watson Fellowship has been awarded to Marymount Manhattan College sophomore Aisatou Ishimori ’23, a double major in International Business and Marketing. The Watson Fellowship is a three-year program that provides funded summer internships and unprecedented opportunities to promising undergraduate students from twelve New York City partnering schools.
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MMC On the Web
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EWL Prof. Tahneer Oksman Featured in ‘The Atlantic’
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Acting and Musical Theatre Alum Nick LaMedica ’10 Makes TV Debut on ‘Chicago Fire’
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Acting Alum to Perform ‘Not Fade Away’ Original Concert
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MMC Religious Studies Prof. Featured in Inside Higher Ed
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Alumna Kiley Reid ’10 Interviewed on Bestselling Novel
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Two Musical Theatre Alumni Produce Virtual Reading of Feminist Musical