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Hewitt Gallery of Art Reopens with ‘Changing Lanes’
October 20, 2020After a virtual hiatus due to COVID-19, a new exhibition graces the walls of the Hewitt. Changing Lanes: Painters Explore Dimension in Clay will run in the Hewitt Gallery of Art from October 19–December 2, 2020. -
In Memoriam: Dean Eilene Keller Bertsch ’59, MMC’s Longest-Serving Chief Academic Officer
October 19, 2020The entire Marymount Manhattan College community mourns the passing of Eilene Keller Bertsch ’59, the longest-serving Chief Academic Officer in the College’s history. She will be remembered for her vision of making MMC more accessible and affordable, her kindness and compassion, and her love of all things Marymount Manhattan since the moment she arrived as a first-year student—65 years ago, in 1955. -
A Message from President Kerry Walk
October 19, 2020MMC’s Plan for Spring 2021 -
Our New Normal: An Inside Look At In-Person Science Labs During COVID-19
October 15, 2020Students in our Biology and Chemistry science labs this semester conduct experiments with remote “lab partners” in real time. -
Faculty-Student Team Works on “Greening” the Terrace
October 9, 2020Elizabeth Scott ’22, a double major in Urban and Environmental Sustainability and Biomedical Sciences, is conducting research on the Lowerre Family Terrace in collaboration with Prof. Matthew Lundquist. -
Natural Sciences Establishes Linkage with Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine
October 7, 2020The Department of Natural Sciences has formed a linkage agreement with the Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine. -
MMCOnline Issue #9: Connecting Griffins, No Matter the Distance
October 6, 2020Stay connected, even while we’re apart. Check out Issue #9 of MMC’s biweekly newsletter. Read the full newsletter here for information on a wide variety of campus happenings, 2020 Presidential Election events, LGBTQ History Month, and more! -
October Fall Speaker Series: A Master Class with MJ Rodriguez
September 28, 2020Kicking off October’s LGTBQ+ History Month, the Office of Student Development and Activities and Campus Activities Board invite you to join us for October’s Fall Speakers Series, A Master Class with MJ Rodriguez, this Thursday, October 1, starting at 4:00 pm via Zoom. -
Meet MMC’s 2020-2021 DeBlasio and Wehman Scholars
September 26, 2020Congratulations to four MMC Natural Sciences students Jordan Barnett ’21, Jade Johnsamson ’22, Shade Eleazer ’22, and Noelia Tavarez ’21, this year’s recipients of the Kathleen DeBlasio Science Outreach Scholarship and Wehman Scholarship for majors in the biological sciences. -
MMCOnline, Issue #8: Connecting Griffins, No Matter the Distance
September 14, 2020Stay connected, even while we’re apart. Check out Issue #8 of MMC’s biweekly newsletter. Read the full newsletter here or click on the image below for information on Latinx Heritage Month, campus events, virtual internships, and more! -
SDA Celebrates Latinx Heritage Month with Dolores Huerta, Virtual Book Club, and More
September 4, 2020Marymount Manhattan College College and the Office of Student Development and Activities proudly celebrates Latinx Heritage Month, traditionally observed each year from September 15 through October 15, to honor the historic, cultural, and artistic contributions of Latinx Americans to the United States. -
Spring 2020 Virtual Senior Showcase—See the Works!
September 3, 2020After spending the spring 2020 semester creating artwork in quarantine, seven senior Art majors opened the Virtual Senior Solos Exhibition in the Hewitt Gallery of Art, all online! -
MMCOnline, Issue #7: Connecting Griffins, No Matter the Distance
September 1, 2020Stay connected, even while we’re apart. Check out Issue #7 of MMC’s biweekly newsletter. Read the full newsletter here or click on the image below for information on the College’s Program change period, (virtual) fun in the city, and more! -
MMC History Professor Awarded Kennan Institute and Dirksen Congressional Center Grants
August 28, 2020Dr. Lauren Erin Brown, Associate Professor of History and Politics and Human Rights, has received two grants to support her new book project, Cold War, Culture War, War on Terror: The Art of Public Diplomacy in a Post-Cold War World. -
Read the Latest Edition of MMC Magazine!
August 25, 2020The Office of Institutional Advancement and the MMCMagazine editorial board is thrilled to release the latest edition of Marymount Manhattan College’s annual magazine. Read class notes, feature stories on “Internships to Careers” and the College’s response to COVID-19, faculty spotlights, campus news, and more! -
Toward a Safe and Healthy MMC: Guidelines for Fall 2020
August 14, 2020The Presidential Task Force to Restart MMC has worked diligently these past months to develop our Virtual Classes/Open Campus model for the fall 2020 semester. Our first priority, in this plan and through all of our efforts, has been to design and implement robust health and safety protocols for the MMC community, in alignment with guidance from the Centers for Disease Control, New York State Governor’s Office, the NYS and NYC Departments of Health, and local healthcare professionals. -
MMC To Host Virtual Parents and Family Fall Orientation
August 12, 2020New and returning students at Marymount Manhattan College are not the only ones gearing up for the Fall 2020 semester! On August 16 and August 24, MMC is excited to welcome parents and families of our new students to the 2020 Parents and Family Orientation. -
Rebecca Mattis-Pinard Named Chief Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Officer
August 8, 2020Marymount Manhattan College President, Kerry Walk, Ph.D., has appointed Rebecca Mattis-Pinard to the College’s senior leadership team—the President’s Cabinet—both to recognize her forward-looking leadership as the College’s Chief Diversity Officer and to accelerate the vital work the College must undertake to undo damaging norms, policies, and power dynamics that perpetuate racism at MMC, and to create an inclusive campus culture. -
Prof. Tahneer Oksman Awarded Prize for Edited Book Collection by the Comics Studies Society
August 4, 2020Associate Professor of Academic Writing, Tahneer Oksman, Ph.D., along with her co-author Seamus O’Malley, have been awarded the CSS Prize for Edited Book Collection for their book, The Comics of Julie Doucet and Gabrielle Bell (University of Mississippi Press, 2019). -
Prof. Sue Behrens Published in ‘Journal on Excellence in College Teaching’
August 3, 2020The article, titled “Linguistically Informed Pedagogy in Higher Education: A Role for Teaching and Learning Centers” was co-authored by Professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders Susan Behrens, Ph.D., and Eva M. Fernández, Ph.D., Associate Provost at Queens College. -
Novelist Kiley Reid ’10 Longlisted for Prestigious Booker Prize
August 1, 2020Reid ’10, who graduated from MMC with a BFA in Acting and a minor in Religious Studies, has been longlisted for the prestigious Booker Prize for her New York Times best-selling novel, Such a Fun Age. -
MMC’s Estrella Redondo Named NYSACAC Vice President for Inclusion, Access & Success
July 28, 2020Marymount Manhattan College is proud to announce that Estrella Redondo, Senior Associate Director of Admission has been named Vice President for Inclusion, Access & Success for the New York State Association for College Admission Counseling (NYSACAC). -
SDA Presents a Summer Master Class Series
July 15, 2020Please join the Office of Student Development and Activities (SDA) on Thursdays, from July 16 to August 6, 2020 at 1:05pm EST via Zoom for a summer Master Class Series. -
MMC Stands Firmly with International Students
July 10, 2020A Message from President Kerry Walk -
President Walk Announces MMC’s Fall 2020 Restart Plan
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MMC Named One of the Top Ten Colleges for Dance
July 7, 2020College Magazine, a college guide and quarterly magazine written and edited by college students, named Marymount Manhattan College one of the country’s top ten colleges for Dance studies. -
Psych Faculty and Students Represent MMC at Virtual Conference
June 29, 2020Originally scheduled for March and postponed due to the coronavirus outbreak, the Eastern Psychological Association’s (EPA) annual conference was held virtually on June 17 and 18, 2020. -
Math Professor Presents at The 6-th International Conference in Physics
June 16, 2020Lia Margolin, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Mathematics, presented a talk, “Constructing Fully Anti-Symmetric Four-Body Wave Functions Including Spin, Isospin, and Hyperspherical Parts,” at the 6-th International Conference in Physics (EuroPhysics2020). -
Madison Fortner ’20 Accepted into Prestigious UK Graduate Programs
June 9, 2020Fortner, 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. -
MMC Prof. Dan Hunt’s Documentary ‘Little Miss Westie’ Premiering Soon on PBS
June 3, 2020Produced 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.