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CWE Lecturer Carlos Aguasaco Wins Best Video Award
Monday, April 26, 2010
Human Rights Symposium at CWE
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
Carnegie Award for CWE Librarian
Monday, December 7, 2009
Professor Seamus Scanlon, the librarian at City College's Center for Worker Education (CWE), has been selected as a recipient of a 2009 Carnegie Corporation of New York/New York Times “I Love My Librarian” Award. He and nine other librarians from around the country were honored at a reception held at the newspaper’s Midtown Manhattan headquarters Thursday, December 3.
CWE BECOMING AN ARTISTIC AND CULTURAL DESTINATION
Friday, October 2, 2009
With visiting and permanent exhibits and public lectures throughout the school year, The City College of New York’s (CCNY) Center for Worker Education (CWE) is rapidly becoming an artistic and cultural destination in Lower Manhattan. The Center, located at 25 Broadway, is home to City College’s Division of Interdisciplinary Studies, which sponsors the exhibits and lectures, which are free and open to the public.
CWE BOOK TALK SERIES TO BE LAUNCHED BY CCNY PRESIDENT GREGORY WILLIAMS
Monday, August 24, 2009
CCNY President Gregory H. Williams inaugurates the Center for Worker Education’s Book Talk lecture series, which runs August 31 through December 14. All lectures are free and open to the public and begin at 6 p.m. They will be held in the CWE auditorium, located on the seventh floor at 25 Broadway in Lower Manhattan.
“Book Talk will bring some of the best and most recognized authors in the country to the Center,” said Juan Carlos Mercado, Dean of the Division of Interdisciplinary Studies at the Center for Worker Education. “We expect the turnout to be tremendous.”
QUEST EDUCATION PROGRAM TO HOST RECEPTION CELEBRATING UNION WITH CCNY'S CENTER FOR WORKER EDUCATION
Sunday, March 1, 2009
Quest, a non-profit senior educational program that is now part of The City College of New York's (CCNY) Division of Worker Education (DWE), will host a luncheon to celebrate its official union with the College. The event runs from 12 noon to 2 p.m. Tuesday, March 31, at CCNY's Center for Worker Education (CWE) located at 25 Broadway in Lower Manhattan.
CCNY APPOINTS JUAN CARLOS MERCADO DEAN OF DIVISION OF WORKER EDUCATION
Thursday, October 16, 2008
Dr. Juan Carlos Mercado has been appointed Dean of the Division of Worker Education (DWE) in The City College of New York’s (CCNY) College of Liberal Arts & Sciences, CCNY President Dr. Gregory H. Williams announced today.
MEDITERRANEAN PHOTO EXHIBIT DEBUTS SEPTEMBER 5 AT THE CCNY CENTER FOR WORKER EDUCATION
Friday, August 29, 2008
“Palma Digit Art,” 35-enhanced images of the historic and magical capital of the Spanish island of Mallorca, debuts September 5 at The City College of New York (CCNY) Center for Worker Education (CWE) as part of its Hispanic Heritage Month festivities. The exhibit will be on display at the Center’s Lower Manhattan campus at 25 Broadway, 7th floor, through October 31. Viewing hours are 11 a.m. -7 p.m., Monday- Friday. Admission is free and open to the public.
CCNY CENTER FOR WORKER EDUCATION PRESENTS TOP CITY COLLEGE FACULTY IN WEEKLY FALL LECTURE SERIES
Tuesday, August 26, 2008
NEW YORK, August 26, 2008 – The City College of New York (CCNY) Center for Worker Education (CWE) will launch the first Distinguished Professors, Distinguished Lecturers and Endowed Chairs Lecture Series in CUNY this fall, CWE Dean Juan Carlos Mercado has announced. The series, consisting of 13 lectures over 15 weeks, aims to expose CUNY students and the Lower Manhattan community to some of City College’s best minds. It will run from September 8 through December 15 and is free and open to the public.
CCNY CENTER FOR WORKER EDUCATION LAUNCHES THE DOWNTOWN INSTITUTE FOR FOREIGN LANGUAGES
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
The Downtown Institute for Foreign Languages (DI), a new program offering daytime instruction for non-matriculating students in seven languages, has begun operations at The City College of New York Center for Worker Education (CWE).
BLACK HISTORY MONTH EVENTS AT CWE
Saturday, February 9, 2008
The City College of New York (CCNY) Center for Worker Education (CWE) and The Langston Hughes Festival , have organized a series of events at CWE in honor of Black History Month, beginning February 15.
CCNY CENTER FOR WORKER EDUCATION RELOCATION MOVED TO JANUARY 2007
Monday, November 19, 2007
The City College Center for Worker Education (CWE) announced today that it has a new move date of January 2007
CCNY NAMES JUAN CARLOS MERCADO ACTING DEAN OF DIVISION OF WORKER EDUCATION
Friday, July 13, 2007
Juan Carlos Mercado has been appointed Acting Dean of the Division of Worker Education of The City College of New York (CCNY)’s College of Liberal Arts & Sciences, it was announced today by Dr. Gregory H. Williams, the College’s President. The appointment was approved by the CUNY Board of Trustees at its June 26 meeting.
CCNY CENTER FOR WORKER EDUCATION HAS OFFICIALLY RELOCATED TO 25 BROADWAY
Wednesday, January 10, 2007
The City College Center for Worker Education (CWE) has officially moved in and settled inside its new home at 25 Broadway.
CENTER FOR WORKER EDUCATION BECOMES FOURTH ACADEMIC DIVISION OF CCNY’S COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS & SCI
Tuesday, October 10, 2006
The Center for Worker Education (CWE) has officially become a division of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (CLAS) at The City College of New York (CCNY), Provost Zeev Dagan has announced. The CUNY Board of Trustees at its June 26 meeting approved the change.
CWE PARTNERS WITH NYC PARKS DEPARTMENT TO HOST “BACK-TO-COLLEGE” WORKSHOPS FOR PARKS EMPLOYEES
Monday, June 19, 2006
The City College Center for Worker Education (CWE) has established a partnership with the NYC Parks Department to promote educational opportunity for Parks Department employees. This type of collaboration is a first for CWE with a city agency, according to CWE Dean Daniel E. Lemons.
TWO CWE ADJUNCTS AWARDED 2006 OUTSTANDING PROFESSOR OF THE YEAR AWARDS
Tuesday, June 13, 2006
The City College Center for Worker Education (CWE) announced today the winners of its first annual Outstanding Professor of the Year Award.
CCNY CENTER FOR WORKER EDUCATION RELAOCATION MOVED TO JANUARY 2007
Friday, May 19, 2006
"Our move to 25 Broadway will be delayed until the end of the Fall ’06 semester,"stated Dean Daniel E. Lemons. "This development comes as a relief at this point given the slippage in the building schedule, and the pressure that a move before or during the fall term would put on us.
CCNY CENTER FOR WORKER EDUCATION PROFESSOR TO DEPART THIS SUMMER
Tuesday, May 2, 2006
Patai Post-Doc Fellow Lynne Fallwell will be leaving the Center for Worker Education this summer to pursue a tenure-track position in German history at Texas Tech University.
CCNY Center for Worker Education Re-Launches Web Site
Friday, March 24, 2006
Discovering what the Center for Worker Education (CWE) of The City College of New York (CCNY) has to offers is now even easier with its newly redesigned education web site.
HUMAN RIGHTS ADVOCATE GIVEN KACHEPA TO LECTURE ON HUMAN TRAFFICKING AT CCNY CENTER FOR WORKER EDUCA
Tuesday, March 14, 2006
It is hard to imagine that slavery still exists in America, but it does. The U.S. government estimates that each year between 14,500 and 17,500 people are brought into the United States to be used as slaves.
CWE ANNOUNCES THE FRANCES S. PATAI FUND LECTURE SERIES “OTHER VOICES: SPEAKING UP AND SPEAKING OUT”
Tuesday, March 7, 2006
The Center for Worker Education (CWE) of The City College of New York (CCNY) is pleased to announce the return of the Frances S. Patai Fund Lecture Series for the Spring 2006 semester.
CWE ANNOUNCES STUDENT COMMITTEE ELECTION RESULTS
Monday, November 14, 2005
The Center for Worker Education (CWE) of City College is pleased to announce the results of the 2005-2006 CWE Student Committee election.
DISTINGUISHED PSYCHOLOGY PROFESSOR DR. LAWRENCE PLOTKIN DIES SUDDENLY AT AGE 84
Tuesday, November 8, 2005
The Center for Worker Education (CWE) of City College is saddened to announce the sudden death of psychology professor Dr. Lawrence Plotkin.
Monday, April 26, 2010
A short film by Carlos Aguasaco, a Spanish lecturer in The City College of New York’s (CCNY) Division of Interdisciplinary Studies, has won for best video in the art category at the Cartagena (Colombia) International Film Festival. Mr. Aguasaco, who is also an alumnus of CCNY, wrote, produced and directed “Medialengua” (“Half Tongue”), a short story about a word in Spanish being confused with an English word.
Human Rights Symposium at CWE
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
Carnegie Award for CWE Librarian
Monday, December 7, 2009
Professor Seamus Scanlon, the librarian at City College's Center for Worker Education (CWE), has been selected as a recipient of a 2009 Carnegie Corporation of New York/New York Times “I Love My Librarian” Award. He and nine other librarians from around the country were honored at a reception held at the newspaper’s Midtown Manhattan headquarters Thursday, December 3.
CWE BECOMING AN ARTISTIC AND CULTURAL DESTINATION
Friday, October 2, 2009
With visiting and permanent exhibits and public lectures throughout the school year, The City College of New York’s (CCNY) Center for Worker Education (CWE) is rapidly becoming an artistic and cultural destination in Lower Manhattan. The Center, located at 25 Broadway, is home to City College’s Division of Interdisciplinary Studies, which sponsors the exhibits and lectures, which are free and open to the public.
CWE BOOK TALK SERIES TO BE LAUNCHED BY CCNY PRESIDENT GREGORY WILLIAMS
Monday, August 24, 2009
CCNY President Gregory H. Williams inaugurates the Center for Worker Education’s Book Talk lecture series, which runs August 31 through December 14. All lectures are free and open to the public and begin at 6 p.m. They will be held in the CWE auditorium, located on the seventh floor at 25 Broadway in Lower Manhattan.
“Book Talk will bring some of the best and most recognized authors in the country to the Center,” said Juan Carlos Mercado, Dean of the Division of Interdisciplinary Studies at the Center for Worker Education. “We expect the turnout to be tremendous.”
QUEST EDUCATION PROGRAM TO HOST RECEPTION CELEBRATING UNION WITH CCNY'S CENTER FOR WORKER EDUCATION
Sunday, March 1, 2009
Quest, a non-profit senior educational program that is now part of The City College of New York's (CCNY) Division of Worker Education (DWE), will host a luncheon to celebrate its official union with the College. The event runs from 12 noon to 2 p.m. Tuesday, March 31, at CCNY's Center for Worker Education (CWE) located at 25 Broadway in Lower Manhattan.
CCNY APPOINTS JUAN CARLOS MERCADO DEAN OF DIVISION OF WORKER EDUCATION
Thursday, October 16, 2008
Dr. Juan Carlos Mercado has been appointed Dean of the Division of Worker Education (DWE) in The City College of New York’s (CCNY) College of Liberal Arts & Sciences, CCNY President Dr. Gregory H. Williams announced today.
MEDITERRANEAN PHOTO EXHIBIT DEBUTS SEPTEMBER 5 AT THE CCNY CENTER FOR WORKER EDUCATION
Friday, August 29, 2008
“Palma Digit Art,” 35-enhanced images of the historic and magical capital of the Spanish island of Mallorca, debuts September 5 at The City College of New York (CCNY) Center for Worker Education (CWE) as part of its Hispanic Heritage Month festivities. The exhibit will be on display at the Center’s Lower Manhattan campus at 25 Broadway, 7th floor, through October 31. Viewing hours are 11 a.m. -7 p.m., Monday- Friday. Admission is free and open to the public.
CCNY CENTER FOR WORKER EDUCATION PRESENTS TOP CITY COLLEGE FACULTY IN WEEKLY FALL LECTURE SERIES
Tuesday, August 26, 2008
NEW YORK, August 26, 2008 – The City College of New York (CCNY) Center for Worker Education (CWE) will launch the first Distinguished Professors, Distinguished Lecturers and Endowed Chairs Lecture Series in CUNY this fall, CWE Dean Juan Carlos Mercado has announced. The series, consisting of 13 lectures over 15 weeks, aims to expose CUNY students and the Lower Manhattan community to some of City College’s best minds. It will run from September 8 through December 15 and is free and open to the public.
CCNY CENTER FOR WORKER EDUCATION LAUNCHES THE DOWNTOWN INSTITUTE FOR FOREIGN LANGUAGES
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
The Downtown Institute for Foreign Languages (DI), a new program offering daytime instruction for non-matriculating students in seven languages, has begun operations at The City College of New York Center for Worker Education (CWE).
BLACK HISTORY MONTH EVENTS AT CWE
Saturday, February 9, 2008
The City College of New York (CCNY) Center for Worker Education (CWE) and The Langston Hughes Festival , have organized a series of events at CWE in honor of Black History Month, beginning February 15.
CCNY CENTER FOR WORKER EDUCATION RELOCATION MOVED TO JANUARY 2007
Monday, November 19, 2007
The City College Center for Worker Education (CWE) announced today that it has a new move date of January 2007
CCNY NAMES JUAN CARLOS MERCADO ACTING DEAN OF DIVISION OF WORKER EDUCATION
Friday, July 13, 2007
Juan Carlos Mercado has been appointed Acting Dean of the Division of Worker Education of The City College of New York (CCNY)’s College of Liberal Arts & Sciences, it was announced today by Dr. Gregory H. Williams, the College’s President. The appointment was approved by the CUNY Board of Trustees at its June 26 meeting.
CCNY CENTER FOR WORKER EDUCATION HAS OFFICIALLY RELOCATED TO 25 BROADWAY
Wednesday, January 10, 2007
The City College Center for Worker Education (CWE) has officially moved in and settled inside its new home at 25 Broadway.
CENTER FOR WORKER EDUCATION BECOMES FOURTH ACADEMIC DIVISION OF CCNY’S COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS & SCI
Tuesday, October 10, 2006
The Center for Worker Education (CWE) has officially become a division of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (CLAS) at The City College of New York (CCNY), Provost Zeev Dagan has announced. The CUNY Board of Trustees at its June 26 meeting approved the change.
CWE PARTNERS WITH NYC PARKS DEPARTMENT TO HOST “BACK-TO-COLLEGE” WORKSHOPS FOR PARKS EMPLOYEES
Monday, June 19, 2006
The City College Center for Worker Education (CWE) has established a partnership with the NYC Parks Department to promote educational opportunity for Parks Department employees. This type of collaboration is a first for CWE with a city agency, according to CWE Dean Daniel E. Lemons.
TWO CWE ADJUNCTS AWARDED 2006 OUTSTANDING PROFESSOR OF THE YEAR AWARDS
Tuesday, June 13, 2006
The City College Center for Worker Education (CWE) announced today the winners of its first annual Outstanding Professor of the Year Award.
CCNY CENTER FOR WORKER EDUCATION RELAOCATION MOVED TO JANUARY 2007
Friday, May 19, 2006
"Our move to 25 Broadway will be delayed until the end of the Fall ’06 semester,"stated Dean Daniel E. Lemons. "This development comes as a relief at this point given the slippage in the building schedule, and the pressure that a move before or during the fall term would put on us.
CCNY CENTER FOR WORKER EDUCATION PROFESSOR TO DEPART THIS SUMMER
Tuesday, May 2, 2006
Patai Post-Doc Fellow Lynne Fallwell will be leaving the Center for Worker Education this summer to pursue a tenure-track position in German history at Texas Tech University.
CCNY Center for Worker Education Re-Launches Web Site
Friday, March 24, 2006
Discovering what the Center for Worker Education (CWE) of The City College of New York (CCNY) has to offers is now even easier with its newly redesigned education web site.
HUMAN RIGHTS ADVOCATE GIVEN KACHEPA TO LECTURE ON HUMAN TRAFFICKING AT CCNY CENTER FOR WORKER EDUCA
Tuesday, March 14, 2006
It is hard to imagine that slavery still exists in America, but it does. The U.S. government estimates that each year between 14,500 and 17,500 people are brought into the United States to be used as slaves.
CWE ANNOUNCES THE FRANCES S. PATAI FUND LECTURE SERIES “OTHER VOICES: SPEAKING UP AND SPEAKING OUT”
Tuesday, March 7, 2006
The Center for Worker Education (CWE) of The City College of New York (CCNY) is pleased to announce the return of the Frances S. Patai Fund Lecture Series for the Spring 2006 semester.
CWE ANNOUNCES STUDENT COMMITTEE ELECTION RESULTS
Monday, November 14, 2005
The Center for Worker Education (CWE) of City College is pleased to announce the results of the 2005-2006 CWE Student Committee election.
DISTINGUISHED PSYCHOLOGY PROFESSOR DR. LAWRENCE PLOTKIN DIES SUDDENLY AT AGE 84
Tuesday, November 8, 2005
The Center for Worker Education (CWE) of City College is saddened to announce the sudden death of psychology professor Dr. Lawrence Plotkin.
