News Archive
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MMC Travel Advisory and Policies Regarding Coronavirus
February 27, 2020Out of an abundance of caution, the College is implementing the following travel guidelines based upon guidance from the U.S. Department of State, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the World Health Organization (WHO) related to the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak:
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Health Advisory: Coronavirus Update
February 27, 2020The outbreak of coronavirus is an evolving international news story. We have no reason to believe that Marymount Manhattan is at any particular risk, but we are taking all reasonable precautions, which include close monitoring of the evolving information coming from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and the World Health Organization (WHO). We will continue to do everything we can to protect and maintain the health of the MMC community, and we thank you for doing your part by following the recommendations summarized below.
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MMC Students Tour Rolling Stone Headquarters
February 26, 2020Students in Digital Journal of Ideas and Culture with Tatiana Serafin, MFA, Assistant Professor of Communication and Media Arts, toured Rolling Stone magazine’s New York City headquarters on 5th Avenue and spoke with Gus Wenner , President and Chief Operating Officer of Wenner Media, who oversees the publishing of Rolling Stone. -
Alumna Laura Ann Peterson ’18 Appears in ‘Scenes from the Staten Island Ferry’
February 24, 2020Laura Ann Peterson ’18, an MMC alumna who majored in Theatre Performance and minored in Musical Theatre and Arts Administration, stars in Water Music, one of six plays chosen for performance in Sundog Theatre’s 18th annual one-act play contest, Scenes from the Staten Island Ferry. -
MMC to Host 2020 Leadership Summit on “Environmental Sustainability, Climate Change, and Civic Responsibility”
February 24, 2020The annual Student Leadership Summit, organized by the Office of Student Development and Activities , will take place on Saturday, February 29 from 12:00 to 4:00 pm. Emphasizing the idea that sustainability is the responsibility of all future leaders, this year’s summit will feature a number of discussions with community activists, scholars, and leading professionals in sustainability and environmental justice. -
Digital Journalism Student Jack Irvin ’20 Lands “Ladygunn” Cover Story
February 24, 2020Graduating double-major in Digital Journalism and Cinema, Television, and Emerging Media , Jack Irvin ’20, has published his first cover story in the latest edition of Ladygunn magazine (Iss. 19). -
Artist Activist Margaret Roleke ’84 in Project Space at Pen + Brush
February 22, 2020Pen + Brush presents the exploratory constructs of Margaret Roleke ’84, who creates work that investigates current issues of gun violence and consumption. -
IS Student joins Panel at the United Nations
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Art and Science Come Together in Cell and Molecular Biology
February 18, 2020Biology students master volumetric measurement techniques while creating a unique work of art. -
Madison Weisend ’20 Accepted to London School of Economics
February 13, 2020Madison has been accepted to the MSc program in Environment and Development at the LSE. -
Author Susan Shapiro Barash to Present “Toxic Relationships” Lecture on March 3
February 11, 2020On March 3, 2020 at 5:00 pm, author and creative consultant Susan Shapiro Barash will present Toxic Relationships: Friends and Family Ties through the Stages of Life, sponsored by MMC’s Institute for Professional and Advanced Study. -
MMC Theatre Faculty Collaborate with DreamYard Project’s Audition Intensive
February 11, 2020The DreamYard Project, a non-profit organization based in the Bronx, works with youth, families, and schools to build pathways to equity and opportunity through the arts. In January, MMC professors Kenny Finkle, MFA, Assistant Professor of Theatre Arts, and Kevin Connell, MFA , Associate Professor of Theatre Arts, assisted DreamYard with an audition intensive, leading one-on-one lessons and mock auditions for high school students. -
Mindful MMC
February 10, 2020Join MMC’s Counseling and Wellness Center (CWC) for a four week mindfulness meditation course. -
Marymount Muscle Travels to Washington D.C. for January Alternative Break
February 7, 2020Student Development and Activities staff, led by Zakkiyya Taylor, Associate Director of Community Engagement, traveled with four MMC students to Washington, D.C. for an Alternative Winter Break Trip in mid-January, focusing their work on the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and the 25th anniversary of MLK Day of Service . -
MMC Celebrates Black History Month 2020
February 3, 2020In anticipation of this year’s Black History Month, observed each February, MMC’s Office of Student Development and Activities has organized several campus events to celebrate and pay tribute to Black history, culture, and experience. -
Grab an Academic Pass for the NYTimes.com
February 3, 2020MMC students, faculty, and staff now have complimentary access to The New York Times online academic pass.
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Peer Leaders Applications
February 3, 2020Marymount Manhattan College Peer Leaders (PLs) are student leaders who help new students become acclimated to MMC and the larger New York City community. Peer Leaders work with new students to provide them with a clear understanding of academic life and opportunities to become involved in the College community. The PLs are role models, advisors, friends, but most of all, they are peer mentors who care about the growth and development of incoming students.
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Dr. Timon McPhearson to Deliver 2020 Barry Commoner Lecture on the Environment
February 2, 2020On Tuesday, March 10, Timon McPhearson, Ph.D. , Director of the Urban Systems Lab and Associate Professor of Urban Ecology at The New School, will deliver the 2020 Barry Commoner Lecture on the Environment. -
Health Reminders Regarding Coronavirus
January 31, 2020With the spring semester set to begin on Monday, we write with a reminder about health precautions related to the outbreak of the novel coronavirus. This coronavirus can lead to fever, cough, and shortness of breath. The incubation period for this virus (how soon symptoms appear from the time of first exposure) is 14 days.
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EWL Professor Cecilia Feilla Wins 2020 Innovative Course Design Competition
January 30, 2020Congratulations to Cecilia Feilla, Ph.D., Associate Professor of English and World Literatures, who has been named a winner of the 2020 American Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies (ASECS) Innovative Course Design Competition for her Fall 2018 “Coffeehouse Pop-up Museum”. -
Kristen Haskell ’05 has solo show “Decomposed”
January 29, 2020Art alum Kristen Haskell’s one-person exhibition is at the Sweet Lorraine Gallery from January 29-February 28, 2020. -
Biology Students’ Outreach Efforts Published in National Magazine
January 28, 2020Outreach work by the MMC Student Chapter of the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB) is featured in this month’s issue of ASBMB Today . -
MMC Prof. Dan Hunt’s Documentary ‘Little Miss Westie’ Set for National Broadcast on PBS
January 27, 2020The film , which follows the lives of two transgender siblings as they navigate puberty, school, dating, and family in the Trump era, was acquired by the PBS series America Reframed and will be broadcast in June. -
Alumnus Joey Goulart ’12 Speaks at Forbes Global Sales Summit in New York
January 24, 2020Goulart, who earned a degree in Communication Arts in 2012, is an Associate Director of Media Strategy at Giant Spoon, a full service advertising agency with offices in New York and Los Angeles. -
MMC Students Experience Contemporary Art through Augmented Reality
January 23, 2020This month, students in Visual Arts Seminar: NYC, a January course taught by Adrienne Baxter Bell, Ph.D., Professor of Art History , took part in [AR]T Walk through Central Park, an event co-sponsored by the New Museum and Apple. -
Call for Submissions: 43rd Annual Honors Day Colloquium
January 22, 2020Submissions are open for Marymount Manhattan College’s 2020 Honors Day Celebration and 43rd Annual Colloquium, taking place on Tuesday, March 10. -
Dr. Leslie McCauliff ’07 Publishes Cholesterol Study
January 22, 2020Biology alumna Leslie McCauliff, Ph.D., has published an important paper in the biochemistry journal eLife on how cells transport cholesterol. -
Watch: MMC’s Sixth Annual STAND UP SPEAK OUT Festival
January 14, 2020The sixth installment of MMC’s eminent Stand Up Speak Out festival concluded with a public screening of the event’s film, poetry, and live monologue pieces, now available to stream online. -
International Studies Faculty Interview on Brazilian Buddhist Radio
January 10, 2020Andreas Hernandez, Ph.D. , Associate Professor of International Studies, and Amit Bhattacharyya, Ph.D. , Visiting Fellow of International Studies, spoke with and interviewed Lama Padma Samten on Ação Paramita . -
BHCP Director Aileen Baumgartner Joins Prison Relations Advisory Committee
January 2, 2020The town of Bedford, New York, in Westchester county has unanimously passed a resolution to establish the first-ever Prison Relations Advisory Committee, on which MMC’s Bedford Hills College Program Director, Aileen Baumgartner, will serve as committee member.