Congrats to Baruch alumna Kim Sillen (MPA ’20), Deputy Director of Creative Services at NYC DOT, for receiving the Isaac Liberman Public Service Award for her contributions to public service in NYC.
Baruch's Master of Financial Engineering team took 1st place at the 2026 Rotman International Trading Competition at @uoft. The team won the Volatility Trading and Liquidity Risk cases, including a dominant run in Volatility Trading where they won 15 of 16 sub-heats. Read more: bit.ly/4aXtLuQ
When you’re in a public space, what makes you stay longer: seating, shade, art, or vibe?
Baruch students built a QR-code survey tool that’s capturing how New Yorkers interact with shared spaces this summer in partnership with the Van Alen Institute .🏙️🌳
Read more: https://bit.ly/47aUov8
Baruch professor and Interim Chair of Black and Latino Studies, Dr. Shelly Eversley, is seen in her office library holding a novel called The Oxford Frederick Douglass Reader.
Dr. Shelly Eversley, Interim Chair of Black and Latino Studies, explores a period when Black writers faced surveillance and censorship. Her work brings renewed attention to their writing and affirms its lasting impact today. Watch now: youtube.com/watch?v=ZR_7riLzxJc
If the globe were your classroom, where would your studies take you?
Learn more about study abroad opportunities at Baruch here: https://shorturl.at/0O4pN
📸 Student entrepreneurs filled the halls at Baruch's #BlackHistoryMonth Marketplace with a mall of selections, from fashion and beauty products to handcrafted goods and more. 🛍️
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🎉 Computer science students Zachary Stybel (BS ’27) and Ye Moe (BS ’26) placed 2nd at two 2025 hackathons, ByteHacks and DivHacks. One of their projects, RentMinder, used AI for lease analysis, while another, Kinective, supports fitness rehab with form feedback.
More here:https://conta.cc/4tHvJrS.
🎓 Marxe School MPA candidate Yuri Lyashenko (MPA ’26) was selected for the Rockefeller Institute of Government's 2026 Fellowship on Immigrant Integration, Where Fellows will help turn data into policy for more inclusive NY communities. 🤝
Learn more here: https://shorturl.at/89fa0
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🌟 Jibreel Jalloh (’17) found his calling in civic engagement while on campus. Now the founder of The Flossy Organization, the organization has helped raise $1.6M+ for violence prevention, driving change through community organizing and collective action. 🤝
Learn more: https://shorturl.at/8sahnthe
✈️ Three Baruch students earned prestigious Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarships to study abroad this spring!
🌎 Congrats to Manasvini Chitharanjan ’27 (Denmark), Jainab Jahra ’27 (France), and Felix Ramos ’26 (Spain). Learn more here: https://shorturl.at/RGFMa
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Baruch College joins the nation today to honor the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., a visionary leader whose courage and commitment to justice, equity, and hope continue to shape the path toward a more just, inclusive, and compassionate society.
@addresshate.bsky.social’s early investment has helped catalyze nearly $500,000 in funding for Baruch College’s Antisemitism Studies Laboratory. The new $75,000 gift from AddressHate will deepen the Lab’s research and expand public programming within the Sandra Kahn Wasserman Jewish Studies Center.
🎉 Nathan Toth (MPA ’09) has been named CFO of NYCDDC. With 30 years of managing NYC budgets, he’ll oversee $34 billion in public infrastructure and civic projects. 🏗️💰
Read the full announcement here: https://shorturl.at/MvaeI
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💼 Rising industry professional Rishin Thomas Roy (BBA ’25) is shaping NYC’s future as a 2025–27 New York City Economic Development Corporation Future Innovators in Real Estate Fellow. 🚀
Learn more here: https://shorturl.at/5vWjl
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🎉 Baruch College was awarded the 2025 Barefoot & Gardner Award for Transformative Student Success, recognizing its commitment to closing equity gaps and advancing student success.🌟
Learn more here: https://shorturl.at/pWqVL
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🏆 Dr. Gang He, Marxe School Associate Professor, received a $750K, 3-year Alfred P. Sloan Foundation grant to lead research on domestic clean energy manufacturing & supply-chain resilience. 🔋🏭
Learn more: https://shorturl.at/ppqCr
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🏆 Student researcher Minha Hossain (BA ’26) earned the 2025 Dr. Lawrence Balter Excellence in Psychology Scholarship in recognition of exceptional academic engagement in the psychology field, in researching how climate anxiety shapes reproductive choices.
Learn more here: https://shorturl.at/abBsS
⛰️ Machu Picchu faces a crisis as overtourism and limited conservation policies threaten its preservation. The Weissman School's Dr. Mark Rice spoke with CNN about the site’s history, challenges, and the potential future.
Watch here: https://x.com/kimbrunhuber/status/1968942500908806172?s=20
🚀@nyusps.bsky.social awarded Baruch's student team Mission CTRL the Galactic Impact award at their 48-hour global hackathon.
Their NASA Space Apps project, CosmoSim, models asteroid impacts using NEO data and AI. Meet the team and learn more here: https://shorturl.at/dpku4
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🎉 We are thrilled to recognize four outstanding Baruch Alumni featured in The City University of New York's 2025 #CUNY50Under50 awards! ✨🏆
Congrats to Aliou Sidibe, Diana Arias, Monique A. Francis, and Stephanie Nuesi! 📸
Learn more: https://shorturl.at/vTc3k
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🎉 Baruch’s Master's of Financial Engineering program is #1 in the nation according to QuantNet’s 2026 best financial engineering programs rankings, marking eight years at #1. 🏆
Read the full story: https://shorturl.at/kKr3S
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What happens to housing prices when big companies move in?
Dr. Maggie (Rong) Hu, assistant professor at the Zicklin School of Business, led one of the first comprehensive studies on how corporate relocations reshape housing markets.
Read about Dr. Hu’s findings here: https://ow.ly/WEQi50XwXNA
@baruch.cuny.edu Public Safety Officers collected 800 donations such as pasta and soup packets for the school’s Bearcat food pantry as part of their food drive ahead of Thanksgiving.
Thank you to Baruch's Public Safety Officers for supporting CUNY's efforts to fight food insecurity on campus. 💙
Family helps us stay connected to who we are. Baruch College senior Sabrina Kippes, whose family hails from El Salvador, reflects on how her abuela has helped her do that: https://ow.ly/f9Ox50XqLme
🎉 Congrats to Isabel Torres (BSPA ’28) on earning the 2025–27 Obama-Chesky Voyager Scholarship! 🇺🇸
Through this award, she’ll gain global experience & mentorship to fuel her passion for public service. 🤝
Learn more: https://shorturl.at/nBUJI
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🎉 Congratulations to all our incredible Bearcats who conquered the 2025 TCS New York City Marathon! 👏🏃♀️🏃♂️
Your stellar determination carried you through every mile of NYC's iconic boroughs, and we couldn't be prouder! 🐾🙌
#TCSNYCMarathon #BaruchCollege #GoBearcats #BearcatPride #CUNY #NYC
🎉 Congrats to Jack D. Coen, Baruch College Music Theory lecturer, on winning the 2025 Relentless Musical Award by The American Playwriting Foundation for his sci-fi musical comedy, Jo Jenkins Before the Galactic High Court of Consciousness. 🎭
Read the full feature here: https://shorturl.at/VU58q
🖊️ Meet Aaron Francois (BBA ’17), the “T’Challa of Marketing.” As the founder of Black Visionaries Inc., he empowers Black professionals through career resources, events, and community. 💼💡
Learn more about his journey: https://shorturl.at/v3eu4
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Exciting news NYC! Baruch College is officially on the Metropolitan Transportation Authority - MTA map. The 23rd Street 6 train station, located in Manhattan's iconic Flatiron District, NYC has been co-named "23 St-Baruch College."
