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College commencements are returning for CUNY, and as students walk down the aisle with their cap and gown, they will finally get to celebrate in person with their loved ones after two years of COVID. more

By STACY DRIKS | 5/27/22

The construction site along Greystone Ave that stretches from 242nd St to 240th St on Wednesday, March 16, 2022.

Pimental, McCann speak at Manhattan College graduation

Sister Norma Pimentel, executive director for Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande Valley, delivered congratulatory remarks and received honorary degrees at Manhattan College’s 2022 commencement exercises Wednesday. more

By Stacy Driks | 5/21/22

Mount Saint Vincent students Miguel Losa and Frederick Reyes, center, prepare to install their artwork with Kayla Campbell prior to an art exhibit that ended on May 10. All seniors enrolled in the required Capstone class in their senior year. It is designed to introduce seniors to the professional world.

Expressing emotions, passion in the real world

Two seniors at the College of Mount Saint Vincent share a common interest — art. They just came to be interested in it through very different experiences. more

By STACY DRIKS | 5/15/22

Theodore Ganea, Justin Gurvitch and Ashley Chung from Horace Mann School were just a few of a number of students from this part of the Bronx who received $2,500 National Merit Scholar award money.

Hicks earns Ph.D. in psychology

Tish Hicks of Kingsbridge graduated from Utah State University with a Ph.D. in psychology. more

By STACY DRIKS | 5/15/22

Amanda Solano comes from a single-parent household and is considered one of the students who need help to stay in school to continue her education in the sciences. With the National Science Foundation scholarship approved in 2021 Solano can afford to pay for college and textbooks during her undergraduate years.

Mount proves chemistry has a purpose through grant

Every semester the chemistry department of the College of Mount Saint Vincent loses many students due to the complexity of the major. more

By STACY DRIKS | 5/6/22

Fieldston graduates honored by Colgate

Samantha Grossman earned the Fall 2021 dean’s award with distinction from Colgate University. more

By STACY DRIKS | 5/6/22

Alixandria James is the first student at Manhattan College to win the Harry S. Truman Scholarship award. With an interest in public service on and off campus, James conducts her own research in racial disparities within health care — work that caught the eyes of the Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation award committee.

Surprise! You’re a Harry S. Truman scholar

Alixandria James was in the middle of a class when her phone rang. It was Brother Daniel Gardner, head of Manhattan College’s graduate school and fellowship advisement program. more

By STACY DRIKS | 5/1/22

Exit of Manhattan Colleges Community Parking lot on Broadway where 50 members parked their car on the fourth and fifth level for free. This is being discontinued in response to the increase in students driving.

Neighbors swap parking permits with college students

At least 50 residents in the Manhattan College vicinity will have to resort to finding another place to park come Aug. 1 because spaces in the Broadway garage are going to students and faculty. more

By STACY DRIKS | 5/1/22

Students partying at 440 West 238th Street. Sources say the students blast music at all hours of the day and allegedly say there is underage drinking and smoking marajuana. Residents still plead with Manhattan College to stop the periodic “disco” party.

Manhattan College students are partying ... again

As the weather becomes nicer — parties become nosier, but why is there a lack of enforcement? That’s what residents near Manhattan College’s campus want to know. more

By STACY DRIKS | 4/24/22

Sydney Waitt, far right, is one of a number of students with concerns about traveling to the Meadowland Exposition Center in New Jersey for Manhattan College’s graduation. Being immuno-compromised, she can’t say she's not worried to share indoor space among people who may not be vaccinated.

Manhattan College takes New Jersey for graduation

Unlike some of her peers in recent years, Sydney Waitt will get to graduate from Manhattan College at an in-person ceremony. But she won’t walk in the school’s Draddy Gymnasium. Instead, she’ll get her degree in New Jersey. more

By STACY DRIKS | 4/24/22

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