News Archive
‘Law & Order’ Meets MMC
February 28, 2024
MMC Remote Operations Tuesday, Feb 13 Due to Winter Storm Watch
February 12, 2024
Photo Gallery: Friends of Dance
January 31, 2024
MMC’s Prison Education Program Adds Key Hires to Staff
December 21, 2023
Photo Gallery: MMC’s 2023 Donor Appreciation Reception
December 20, 2023
Creative Writing Professor Katherine Damm Quoted in Esquire
December 14, 2023
Annaleigh Ashford ’05 Makes Crain’s 40 Under 40 List
November 20, 2023
Photo Gallery: Homecoming Weekend 2023
November 20, 2023
President’s Council on EDI visits LINK courses
November 7, 2023
- <!-- LW: for stories with an image --> <div class="widget"> <div class="widget__inset widget__inset--image"> <h2 class="widget__headline"> <a href="/live/news/4608-legends-among-us-10-mmc-honorary-degree-recipients">Legends Among Us: 10 MMC Honorary Degree Recipients You Should Know</a> </h2> <div> <p> How well do you know the history-makers and cultural icons who make up MMC’s honorary degree recipients? As we mark the passing of journalism pioneer <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/Cm9BfB_uRSB/">Barbara Walters H’83</a> and honor the legacy of <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CnXcKhqOm68/">Coretta Scott King H’69</a> on MLK Day, our thoughts turn to this remarkable segment of our community. Below, we explore the achievements of 10 honorary degree recipients; view the complete list <a href="https://www.mmm.edu/about-us/honorary-degrees/">here</a>.</p> </div> <div class="widget__image"> <picture class="lw_image"> <source type="image/webp" media="(max-width: 500px)" srcset="/live/image/gid/50/width/500/height/500/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1369,936/28623_1A._Marlee_credit_Yossi_Zamir_and_American_Jewish_Joint_Distribution_Committee.rev.1674567064.JPG 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/50/width/500/height/500/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1369,936/28623_1A._Marlee_credit_Yossi_Zamir_and_American_Jewish_Joint_Distribution_Committee.rev.1674567064.JPG 2x"/> <source type="image/webp" media="(min-width: 501px)" srcset="/live/image/gid/50/width/700/height/700/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1369,936/28623_1A._Marlee_credit_Yossi_Zamir_and_American_Jewish_Joint_Distribution_Committee.rev.1674567064.JPG 1x"/> <source type="image/jpeg" media="(max-width: 500px)" srcset="/live/image/gid/50/width/500/height/500/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1369,936/28623_1A._Marlee_credit_Yossi_Zamir_and_American_Jewish_Joint_Distribution_Committee.rev.1674567064.JPG 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/50/width/500/height/500/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1369,936/28623_1A._Marlee_credit_Yossi_Zamir_and_American_Jewish_Joint_Distribution_Committee.rev.1674567064.JPG 2x"/> <source type="image/jpeg" media="(min-width: 501px)" srcset="/live/image/gid/50/width/700/height/700/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1369,936/28623_1A._Marlee_credit_Yossi_Zamir_and_American_Jewish_Joint_Distribution_Committee.rev.1674567064.JPG 1x"/> <img src="/live/image/gid/50/width/700/height/700/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1369,936/28623_1A._Marlee_credit_Yossi_Zamir_and_American_Jewish_Joint_Distribution_Committee.rev.1674567064.JPG" alt="" width="700" height="700" data-max-w="1369" data-max-h="936" loading="lazy"/> </picture> </div> </div> </div>
- <!-- LW: for stories with an image --> <div class="widget"> <div class="widget__inset widget__inset--image"> <h2 class="widget__headline"> <a href="/live/news/4495-paying-it-forward-board-chair-abby-fiorella-83">Paying It Forward: Board Chair Abby Fiorella ’83 Shares How MMC Has Shaped Her Life</a> </h2> <div> <p> For Abby Fiorella ’83, the memories of Marymount Manhattan College are long-lasting, and the friendships lifelong.</p> <p> She still remembers the first time she saw the black-and-white marble entryway in Carson Hall and her nerve-wracking audition for the theatre program. To this day, her closest friends are former classmates and others from the MMC community.</p> <p> And as an executive at a Fortune 50 company, Fiorella finds a way to carve out time to oversee the College. A member of the Board of Trustees since 2015, she was recently <a href="https://www.mmm.edu/live/news/4475-mmcs-board-of-trustees-elects-six-new-members-new">elected Chair</a> of the Board, the College’s highest office.</p> <p> So when she tells new graduates, as she did at commencement in May, “wherever your life’s journey takes you, always remember that Marymount Manhattan College is your home forever,” it’s not just advice but also the motto she’s lived by.</p> </div> <div class="widget__image"> <picture class="lw_image"> <source type="image/webp" media="(max-width: 500px)" srcset="/live/image/gid/4/width/500/height/500/crop/1/src_region/0,0,2133,3200/27960_Abby_July_2022.rev.1662538265.webp 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/4/width/500/height/500/crop/1/src_region/0,0,2133,3200/27960_Abby_July_2022.rev.1662538265.webp 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/4/width/500/height/500/crop/1/src_region/0,0,2133,3200/27960_Abby_July_2022.rev.1662538265.webp 3x"/> <source type="image/webp" media="(min-width: 501px)" srcset="/live/image/gid/4/width/700/height/700/crop/1/src_region/0,0,2133,3200/27960_Abby_July_2022.rev.1662538265.webp 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/4/width/700/height/700/crop/1/src_region/0,0,2133,3200/27960_Abby_July_2022.rev.1662538265.webp 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/4/width/700/height/700/crop/1/src_region/0,0,2133,3200/27960_Abby_July_2022.rev.1662538265.webp 3x"/> <source type="image/jpeg" media="(max-width: 500px)" srcset="/live/image/gid/4/width/500/height/500/crop/1/src_region/0,0,2133,3200/27960_Abby_July_2022.rev.1662538265.jpg 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/4/width/500/height/500/crop/1/src_region/0,0,2133,3200/27960_Abby_July_2022.rev.1662538265.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/4/width/500/height/500/crop/1/src_region/0,0,2133,3200/27960_Abby_July_2022.rev.1662538265.jpg 3x"/> <source type="image/jpeg" media="(min-width: 501px)" srcset="/live/image/gid/4/width/700/height/700/crop/1/src_region/0,0,2133,3200/27960_Abby_July_2022.rev.1662538265.jpg 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/4/width/700/height/700/crop/1/src_region/0,0,2133,3200/27960_Abby_July_2022.rev.1662538265.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/4/width/700/height/700/crop/1/src_region/0,0,2133,3200/27960_Abby_July_2022.rev.1662538265.jpg 3x"/> <img src="/live/image/gid/4/width/700/height/700/crop/1/src_region/0,0,2133,3200/27960_Abby_July_2022.rev.1662538265.jpg" alt="Abby Fiorella '83" width="700" height="700" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/4/width/700/height/700/crop/1/src_region/0,0,2133,3200/27960_Abby_July_2022.rev.1662538265.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/4/width/700/height/700/crop/1/src_region/0,0,2133,3200/27960_Abby_July_2022.rev.1662538265.jpg 3x" data-max-w="2133" data-max-h="3200" loading="lazy"/> </picture> </div> </div> </div>
- <!-- LW: for stories with an image --> <div class="widget"> <div class="widget__inset widget__inset--image"> <h2 class="widget__headline"> <a href="/live/news/4660-mmc-alum-uses-comeback-from-life-altering-accident">MMC Alum Uses Comeback from Life-Altering Accident to Inspire Others</a> </h2> <div> <p> Five years ago, Roman “Rome” Leykin ’09 was headed to work as a web developer when his world changed in an instant: While waiting on a subway platform in Brooklyn, he suffered an epileptic seizure that sent him into the path of an oncoming train. Leykin, 36, lost both legs in the accident and suffered a traumatic brain injury, or TBI. However, in the years of recovery that followed, he not only resumed his life but found new purpose, emerging as a competitive para-athlete determined to inspire others.</p> </div> <div class="widget__image"> <picture class="lw_image"> <source type="image/webp" media="(max-width: 500px)" srcset="/live/image/gid/50/width/500/height/500/crop/1/src_region/0,3,941,944/28880_Rome_L.rev.1679946724.JPG 1x"/> <source type="image/webp" media="(min-width: 501px)" srcset="/live/image/gid/50/width/700/height/700/crop/1/src_region/0,3,941,944/28880_Rome_L.rev.1679946724.JPG 1x"/> <source type="image/jpeg" media="(max-width: 500px)" srcset="/live/image/gid/50/width/500/height/500/crop/1/src_region/0,3,941,944/28880_Rome_L.rev.1679946724.JPG 1x"/> <source type="image/jpeg" media="(min-width: 501px)" srcset="/live/image/gid/50/width/700/height/700/crop/1/src_region/0,3,941,944/28880_Rome_L.rev.1679946724.JPG 1x"/> <img src="/live/image/gid/50/width/700/height/700/crop/1/src_region/0,3,941,944/28880_Rome_L.rev.1679946724.JPG" alt="Rome Leykin '09 at the New York City Marathon in November." width="700" height="700" data-max-w="941" data-max-h="941" loading="lazy"/> </picture> </div> </div> </div>