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Fortner, who recently earned a BA in Business with a concentration in Fashion Marketing and a BS in International Business this May, has received acceptances into four prestigious programs at three London universities, including Imperial College London.

Produced by Dan Hunt, MFA, Assistant Professor of Communication and Media Arts, and award-winning filmmaker Joy E. Reed, Little Miss Westie follows the lives of two transgender siblings, Luca and Ren, as they navigate through a challenging social environment. The documentary will make its national premiere in tandem with Pride Month on June 16, 2020 at 8:00 pm as a part of America ReFramed on the PBS WORLD Channel.

Diller, a graduating Art major with concentrations in Photography and Graphic Design, has earned a coveted Fulbright English Teaching
Assistantship to serve as a language-learning assistant in the Czech Republic for the 2020-21 academic year.

As the end of the Spring 2020 semester rapidly approaches, our students have been busy with a wide variety of final presentations, projects, and productions, which have kept the College’s virtual campus abuzz. Across each academic department, the end of the semester highlights the very best in student achievement at MMC.

Congratulations, Class of 2020! We are so incredibly proud of the work, dedication, and passion you have put into your studies while at MMC, and we can’t WAIT to see what is in store for you next. Please enjoy a message from our faculty, staff, and administration who wanted to wish you well as you start your next adventure. Despite the circumstances, we are all celebrating with YOU in spirit. Congratulations to the Class of 2020!

Students in Ethical Issues Concerning the Developing Child, taught by Nava Silton, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Psychology, spend the semester exploring the moral, social, biological, and cognitive aspects of development in order to facilitate an understanding and analysis of ethical dilemmas. Last week, they had the exciting opportunity to hear from two expert guest speakers during their class discussions on Zoom.

Marymount Manhattan College has launched MMC Engage, the College’s first inclusive community engagement platform and mobile app. With MMC Engage, all members of the community can access helpful College resources, learn about programming and virtual events, chat with other members of the community, and more, all with the touch of a button.

Congratulations to Tracey Brooks ’20, a Communication Arts and Cinema, Television, and Emerging Media double major, who is the Class of 2020 valedictorian.

Stay connected, even while we’re apart! Check out Issue 3 of MMC’s biweekly newsletter. Read the full newsletter here.

In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, prisons remain closed to visitors, and although MMC’s Bedford Hills College Program (BHCP) at Bedford Hills Correctional Facility and Taconic College Program (TCP) at Taconic Correctional Facility have managed to maintain modified academic operations despite severe restrictions on prison access, students enrolled in these programs no longer have face-to-face contact with their instructors.

This semester, students in MMC’s Biology Senior Seminar are presenting the latest scientific research on COVID-19 through remote sessions that are open to all.

Giroux, a Business major with a concentration in Social Entrepreneurship, is a winner of 2020 IBM’s the Jeannette K. Watson Fellowship, a prestigious and extremely competitive award offered to students who demonstrate vision, ambition, and leadership.

Explore the unparalleled educational experiences offered by our Natural Sciences programs.

Students in THTR 356: Pop/Rock Performance, taught by adjunct instructor and alumna MaryAnne Piccolo ’05 with Music Director Elliot Roth, submitted self-tape videos of singing auditions for their midterm projects. They were then joined via Zoom by a panel of industry professionals for feedback on their virtual auditions and an industry Q&A.

Sue Behrens, Ph.D., Professor and Chair of Communication Sciences and Disorders (CSD), and her student research team will present their research virtually at the 9th Annual Westchester Undergraduate Conference.

Students, faculty, and administrators of Marymount Manhattan College’s Bedford Hills College Program (BHCP) and Taconic College Program (TCP) have worked to maintain academic operations, despite the recent outbreak of the novel coronavirus in New York State and the resulting limitations on outside visitors to the correctional facilities.

As the world grapples with COVID-19, institutions of learning across the country have had to develop, institute, and adapt to methods of remote and virtual instruction. Marymount Manhattan College is no exception, and faculty—from Theatre to Biology and everything in between—have worked tirelessly to provide a new normal for Griffins through the end of the semester.

Madison Weisend, a senior majoring in Environmental Studies and Politics & Human Rights, has received a highly competitive Fulbright award.