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WSJ article on Macaulay Honorees Paul and Daisy Soros!

Ann Kirschner — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 02:11:52 +0000

Well, the article doesn't exactly mention that CUNY bestowed an honorary doctorate on Paul and Daisy Soros, but I still liked reading about the generous Soroses.

WSJ article on Macaulay Honorees Paul and Daisy Soros!

Ann Kirschner — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 02:11:52 +0000

Well, the article doesn't exactly mention that CUNY bestowed an honorary doctorate on Paul and Daisy Soros, but I still liked reading about the generous Soroses.

How to use Technology with Honors

Ann Kirschner — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 01:04:29 +0000

Joe Ugoretz and Sylvia Tomasch, my colleagues at Macaulay, write about how to teach, coax, cajole, implore college students to use technology in ways befitting honors students.

How to use Technology with Honors

Ann Kirschner — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 01:04:29 +0000

Joe Ugoretz and Sylvia Tomasch, my colleagues at Macaulay, write about how to teach, coax, cajole, implore college students to use technology in ways befitting honors students.

Macaulay Honors College

Ann Kirschner — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 13:48:09 +0000

Since 1847, The City University of New York has provided a path to success for generations of New Yorkers. In this rich tradition, Macaulay Honors College offers academically gifted students an exceptional undergraduate education, integrating the vast resources of the City University with New York’s cultural, scientific, and business communities. The Macaulay Honors College program enables talented students to develop the multiple perspectives they need to respond to the challenges of the 21st century.

Macaulay Honors College

Ann Kirschner — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 13:48:09 +0000

Enjoy the break!

Ann Kirschner — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 17:03:17 +0000

Hope the holiday brings you lots of time for friends and family, good books, good movies, good food, and time to relax.? For Macaulay students studying abroad, keep blogging and let us enjoy vicariously through your travels!

MONDAY JUNE 1 almost here!

Ann Kirschner — Fri, 29 May 2009 12:55:36 +0000

900a????? Macaulay Class of 2009 gathers at W 67th for robes, pix, and assembles for procession, led by Prof. Roni Natov

1000a??? Convocation begins at Alice Tully Hall!

We will be joined by Chairman of the Board of Trustees of CUNY Benno Schmidt, Chancellor Matthew Goldstein, President Morales of CSI, President Waldron of Baruch, President Muyskens of Queens, President Rabb of Hunter, and President Fernandez of Lehman.? Honorary degree will be awarded to John Whitehead.? And our convocation speaker will be David Remnick.

Congratulations to our graduates! And hurrah for your families, faculty, advisors, and directors!

OH, THE BUBBLE ROOM!

Ann Kirschner — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 14:57:44 +0000

An extraordinary week at Macaulay:? Wednesday was the second annual Tea, where Ellen Chesler led a student panel on a discussion on CEDAW (look it up) and we hosted a group of wonderful Macaulay friends, faculty, and staff.

Nothing prepared me for the explosion of energy that hit me when I came back to Macaulay on Friday night. ? Art, photography, sculpture, film, performance….three floors of Macaulay rocked with talent.? This was the biggest student-run event yet, and yet it is probably just a hint of great things to come.

Congrats to the campus curators! to the student artists!? to Solita Alexander and Macaulay staffers!

(As you’ve probably already noticed, I have a TERRIBLE memory, so if you see me struggling with your name, it doesn’t mean that I don’t remember you!? I’ve always wished I could borrow one of those presidential advance people who always whispers the right name…or else a great memory.)

Last night, I went to a wonderful exhibition of Pierre Bonnard’s paintings at the Met.? Ran into two Macaulay students there….it took a second to figure out why we looked familiar to each other, but of course, Macaulay students are to be found in all the best New York places!

Visiting UT Austin

Ann Kirschner — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 02:13:15 +0000

Plan II Honors College is a 75-year old program, a bit older than Macaulay!? I visited with the founders of the program as well as its current administrators.? Watch out…I am coming back with a lot of newfangled ideas about senior theses and core curriculum!

Not accidentally, I am also here to see the current installation of “Letters to Sala,” the exhibit based on the letters that my mother saved from Nazi slave labor camps.? Thanks to a nice article in the Austin Statesman, we had an excellent turnout today.

MARC DONNER GOOGLES AT MACAULAY

Ann Kirschner — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 12:14:24 +0000

Last night’s Dean’s Dinner was a full house. Marc Donner gave a wonderful talk about the personal and professional decisions that led him to Google. Thanks to him and also to David Bauer, who introduced him.