Jua James
![Group photo with Joy Reid, Provost Antoinette Coleman, SVP Kane and others](https://www.mec.cuny.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Joy-Reid-4-300x225.jpg)
MSNBC host Joy-Ann Reid visits Medgar Evers College as she campaigns to bring more awareness to school’s namesake
The day after author Joy-Ann Reid released her book Medgar and Myrlie: Medgar Evers and the Love Story That Awakened America, the…
![decorative](https://www.mec.cuny.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Flateau-Tribute-7-300x200.jpg)
Saying goodbye to our ‘humble giant’
Dr. Wallace Ford and Dr. John Flateau had already put their heads together in preparation for Black History Month in…
![Dr. Evelyn W. Castro, the Senior Advisor to the President for Community Engagement at Medgar Evers College, has the Flateau family by her side as she spoke of her relationship with Dr. Flateau. (Photo by Nick Masuda/MEC)](https://www.mec.cuny.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Flateau-Memorial-19.jpg)
Black History Month 2024: Medgar Evers College hosting tribute event for Dr. John Flateau
In late December, we lost a cornerstone of Medgar Evers College, as the beloved Dr. John Flateau passed away at the age…
![Madan Sara marketplace](https://www.mec.cuny.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/MadanSara_Marketplace-300x126.jpg)
Black History Month 2024: Madan Sara brings story of Haitian businesswomen to Medgar Evers College
The Madan Sara is a boisterous native Haitian bird that searches for and finds food wherever it goes. It’s also the name…
![An Inconvenient Cop Book Cover](https://www.mec.cuny.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/AnInconvenientCop_BookCover-199x300.jpg)
Black History Month 2024: Activist Cop Brings Message of Police Reform to Medgar Evers College
Edwin Raymond is familiar with being a young black man routinely being stopped by local police for no larger reason than the…
![Bedford Building entrance](https://www.mec.cuny.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Bedford-Opening-Building-1-v3-300x102.jpg)
Medgar Evers College re-opens completely transformed Bedford Building Lobby
On January 24, 2024, not only did students and staff flock back to our central Brooklyn campus, there was a treat waiting…
![decorative](https://www.mec.cuny.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Thurgood-Marshall-Medgar-Evers-College-300x114.png)
Thurgood Marshall College Fund scholarships open for Medgar Evers College students
As we inch toward the start of our Spring semester here at Medgar Evers College, we are already looking forward to the…
Medgar Evers College president named “Top 10 Most Influential Women” in education
“The actions of a leader can greatly impact the younger generation.” These are words to live by for Dr. Patricia Ramsey, our…
![entrance to Financial Aid office.](https://www.mec.cuny.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Medgar-Evers-College-Financial-Aid-2.jpg)
Want more financial aid? Here’s why filling out the FAFSA early is critical
You’ve done the work. You’ve got the grades. You’ve narrowed down your list of potential schools (come on, Medgar Evers College has…