Queens College News

PISCATAWAY - With the graduates cloaked in plastic ponchos and the spectators hunched under a sea of umbrellas, Rutgers University officially conferred 14,302 degrees today to the largest class in the school's 247-year history.

Dr. Bebop says his new theme song these days is "Don't Get Around Much Anymore," but the truth is he's doing fine.

Amy Jo Southworth, school librarian at Bay Shore High School in Sayville, N.Y., is the 2013 recipient of the American Association of School Librarians' Frances Henne Award.

AJ and Tracy face off in the "Clash of the Condiments" on ABC's ' The Chew ' What will happen when someone meddles with the relish? Meanwhile, Sonny and Carly feel as if they have no control over Morgan's predicament.

Good painting pulls at life, like the fingers of a plaintive child tugging at a parent's sleeve: Come and play! The paintings of Jon Imber have an unusually insistent pull - you feel something vital at stake - which is what makes the career survey of his work in the Godwin-Ternbach Museum at Queens College such a joy.

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New York City may soon allow non-citizens, including illegal immigrants who would be granted amnesty if the Senate's immigration reform bill passes Congress, to vote in elections.

International performers Michael Jefry Stevens and jazz singer Miles Griffith team up with bassist Mike Holstein on May 11th at the Classic Wineseller.

"He'd be so happy. He so loved his college! " a passionate, upbeat Terre Blair Hamlisch said as she recalled her late husband to the full house at the Hamlisch Memorial Concert at Queens College's Kupferberg Center for the Arts on May 5. Originally scheduled for November 12, 2012, the event was postponed because of Hurricane Sandy.

On May 4, 2013 I attended a conference, Reclaiming the Conversation on Education , at Barnard College - Columbia University in New York City.

A proposal being considered by the New York City Council could allow non-citizens, including illegal immigrants granted amnesty, to vote in local elections.

When you visit Lee Arts Center any of six days a week, stroll through the gallery at your leisure to study each and every piece of the displayed work.

Charles H. Hennekens, M.D., Dr.P.H., the first Sir Richard Doll professor and senior academic advisor to the dean in the Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine at Florida Atlantic University published a review for clinicians on the optimal utilization of aspirin to treat and prevent heart attacks.

The Classic Wineseller, 20 Church St., in Waynesville, is hosting a Mother's Day Weekend Live Jazz and Dinner event at 7 p.m. Saturday, May 11, with internationally known jazz musicians Miles Griffith, vocals and Michael Jefry Stevens, piano.

Carlos D. Quinones Appointed as Sales Manager for the 187-key Glen Cove Mansion Hotel and Conference Center on Long Island, New York The I.A.C.C .-certified Glen Cove Mansion Hotel and Conference Center has appointed Carlos D. Quinones sales manager for the historic property.

Anthanee Doyle, who will play at Queens College in Charlotte next fall, ends his career as the all-time leading scorer in Holly Springs boys' basketball history.

Lincoln Memorial University will welcome Corpus Christi College Oxford President Richard Carwardine to make the commencement address on Saturday at 11 a.m. at Tex Turner Arena.

One of the Hudson River's signature species has begun its annual spring run up the river.

New lighting is being installed on Parker's Piece in response to fears about safety.

Nanette Asimov : He was my dad's brother, yes. I'm very glad more than 20 years after his passing people still want to know that.