Campus News

April 18, 2025

Student panel to highlight medical summit honoring National Minority Health Month at Medgar Evers College

  By David Gil de Rubio | dgilderubio@mec.cuny.edu According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Black people have the…

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April 15, 2025

‘Our responsibility to carry the legacy forward’ — students react to historic visit from social justice icons

  By Nick Masuda | nicholas.masuda31@mec.cuny.edu On April 10, 2025, the Founders Auditorium was packed for the first time in nearly 15…

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April 10, 2025

Reena Evers-Everette brings ‘The Power of a Black Woman’ to Medgar Evers College

  By David Gil de Rubio | dgilderubio@mec.cuny.edu When Reena Evers-Everette arrived in the lobby of Medgar Evers College, the school that…

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April 4, 2025

Reco Griffith and the moment he became the ‘fastest man alive’ with Medgar Evers College draped across his chest

  By Nick Masuda | nicholas.masuda31@mec.cuny.edu There is loving life — and then there is Reco Griffith. To say he is care-free…

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Annual on-campus social work conference shows Medgar Evers College students different routes to making an impact

By David Gil de Rubio | dgilderubio@mec.cuny.edu Sophomore Maritza Argueta is getting an up-close-and-personal experience with the different faces that the social…

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April 1, 2025

Medgar Evers College among three CUNY schools to launch financial coaching and finance education course with JPMorganChase

The City University of New York today announced the launch of a new financial health course at three CUNY colleges, which will…

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March 24, 2025

My MEC Story: How I learned that I don’t need to do it alone

Editor’s note: My MEC Story is an occasional series featuring students and alumni at Medgar Evers College with unique stories — and…

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March 21, 2025

Karen Boykin-Towns announced as 2025 Commencement Speaker

With heartfelt gratitude and overwhelming excitement, the Office of the President is happy to announce that Karen Boykin-Towns, the NAACP icon that…

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March 20, 2025

Long-time NAACP leader, L. Joy Williams, honored at Medgar Evers College

By David Gil de Rubio | dgilderubio@mec.cuny.edu When L. Joy Williams was honored with the Trailblazer Award at the Annual Jazz Dinner…

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March 18, 2025

It’ll be a full-circle moment for author Tony Medina at Annual National Black Writers Conference

By David Gil de Rubio | dgilderubio@mec.cuny.edu Author/poet Tony Medina and the Annual National Black Writers Conference that is going to be…

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