News Archive
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Maria Andrews ’17 Selected for Fulbright Grant
September 12, 2017Maria Andrews ’17, International Studies and Dance alumna, has received the prestigious, Fulbright English Teaching Assistant (ETA) grant to work as an ETA in Malaysia from January to November 2018.
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MMC Faculty Awarded Grant from Rose M. Badgeley Residuary Charitable Trust
September 8, 2017
Seven faculty members in the Division of the Sciences received a $20,900 grant from the Rose M. Badgeley Residuary Charitable Trust to support six faculty-student research projects in the 2017-18 academic year. The research projects range from investigation of marine organochlorine and cellular processes to human behavior, disabilities, and communication disorders. The faculty and their projects include:
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Biology Major Emma Kamen Completes Prestigious Summer Research Fellowship
September 7, 2017Emma Kamen, a senior Biology major at Marymount Manhattan, earned a highly competitive Research Experience for Undergraduates fellowship at the University of Delaware this past summer. The fellowship, which was sponsored by the National Science Foundation, allowed Emma to explore issues in art conservation using the tools of analytical chemistry. -
MMC Professor of Art History, Jason Rosenfeld, Ph.D., Curates Exhibition
August 31, 2017Ben Wilson: From Social Realism to Abstraction at Montclair State University’s George Segal Gallery will be curated by Jason Rosenfeld, Ph.D., Distinguished Chair and Professor of Art History. A fully illustrated catalogue with an essay on the artist by Dr. Rosenfeld will also be available at the exhibition.
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Christina Daigneault ’97 Awarded Fellowship
August 18, 2017Alumna Christina Daigneault ’97 has been awarded the Ariane de Rothschild Fellowship to engage in cross-cultural dialogue with other entrepreneurs from around the world who are working hard to make a positive difference in the world. -
Alumna Artist Margaret Roleke ’84 exhibits at Governors Island Art Fair
August 14, 2017Roleke ’84 is exhibiting an outdoor sculpture, “Gun Club,” as part of the 10th anniversary of the Governors Island Art Fair (GIAF) sponsored by 4heads. The final piece will be over 20 feet long and situated on Colonels Row from September 2nd-October 1st. Opening Labor Day Weekend. -
AWE applications due September 28
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Sign Up for Mindfulness at MMC
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Alumni News: Ogulcan Kush has Solo Show
August 9, 2017Art At Viacom presents “The American Daydream,” a new installation from Artist-in-Residence Ogulcan Kush. Born in Istanbul, Kush is a painter and sculptor whose work plays with geometric patterns and saturated color to create captivating motifs. This is his first solo exhibition in the United States. -
Associate Professor Nava Silton, Ph.D., Adapts Realabilities Comic Book Series into Musical
August 1, 2017Nava R. Silton, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Psychology at MMC, is heading up the creative team, along with composer and lyricist Bonnie Gleicher, to produce the first family musical about disability. Entitled Addy & Uno, the musical is an adaptation of Dr. Silton’s Realabilities Educational Comic Book Curriculum. -
Alumni News: Ellie Ga at Thyssen-Bornemisza Art Contemporary
July 10, 2017Artist Ellie Ga will presenting at the the sixth edition of EPHEMEROPTERÆ #6 at Thyssen-Bornemisza Art Contemporary in Vienna. -
Sharon Meagher, Ph.D., Named Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of the Faculty
July 1, 2017The Trustees of Marymount Manhattan College (MMC) are pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Sharon Meagher as MMC’s Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of the Faculty. -
MMC Celebrates the 20th Anniversary of the Bedford Hills College Program
June 15, 2017On Friday, May 5th, MMC celebrated the 20th anniversary of the Bedford Hills College Program (BHCP). The event’s theme – KNOWLEDGE IS POWER – focused attention on the vital role that education has played in the lives of the women incarcerated at the Bedford Hills Correctional Facility who have earned their associate’s and bachelor’s degrees through MMC’s College Program.
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Trajectories: A Group Show
June 2, 2017Trajectories explores the evolution of six recent MMC alumni artists at the initial burgeoning of their careers.The show is curated by an art history alumna, Alyssa Rose Johnson ’14. -
Alumni News: Seth Becker’s MFA Thesis Exhibition
May 18, 2017Seth Becker ’15, Art History and Studio Art double major, is receiving his MFA in Painting from the New York Studio School. Becker’s work is on display from May 17-31, 2017. The school is located at 8 West 8th Street, between Sixth Avenue/Avenue of the Americas and Fifth Avenue. -
Students Present Biochemistry Research in Chicago
May 15, 2017Three MMC Biology and Biomedical Sciences students presented their research at the international Experimental Biology Meeting (EB 2017) in Chicago this April. -
MMC Travels to South Africa (PHOTOS)
May 10, 2017Spring Break: Students traveled over 7,000 miles to South Africa for an academic adventure as part of Drs. Jessica Blatt and Jennifer Mueller’s Spring 2017 From Apartheid to Democracy class. -
Senior Rosie Wenrich Speaks at American Chemical Society Symposium
May 8, 2017Rosie Wenrich presented her work on the chemistry of marine microalgae at Fordham University this past Saturday. -
MMC Contingent Represents at D.C. Climate March 2017 (PHOTOS)
May 1, 2017Fifteen MMC students boarded early morning buses to Washington, D.C. for the massive environmental movement taking place in the country’s capital on April 29, 2017. -
Multi-disciplinary artistry in the Hewitt Gallery
April 27, 2017Senior art majors Olivia Arcuri, Adriana Cristal, Nichole Ligos, Jasmin Olivero, and Elias Ramos exhibit in the Hewitt Gallery of Art. April 30-May 25, 2017 -
The 2017 Gurcharan Singh Lecture with Robert Malley: PHOTOS
April 26, 2017The International Studies Department and Office of Academic Affairs welcomed Dr. Robert Malley, President Obama’s former White House Coordinator for the Middle East, North Africa, and the Gulf Region for this year’s Gurcharan Singh Lecture. -
Professor Beth Shipley at Park Place Gallery
April 25, 2017Beth Shipley was invited to exhibit in a group show, Lines of Flight, at Park Place Gallery in Brooklyn. April 28-May 25. Opening April 28, 7-9PM. 661 Park Place. -
That’s a wrap!
April 24, 2017Picture of alum Ashley Coppolino (2016) with Mariska Hargitay at the Law and Order: SVU wrap party where Ashley has worked for the past year as a Production Assistant.
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Dr. Robert Bullard Delivers 2017 Barry Commoner Lecture on the Environment
April 24, 2017On Friday, April 21st, Dr. Robert Bullard – often called the “Father of Environmental Justice” – delivered the 2017 Barry Commoner Lecture on the Environment to an enthusiastic crowd in the Theresa Lang Theatre. -
Kevin Gotkin presents “Disability Artistry, Disability Justice”
April 20, 2017On April 20th, Kevin Gotkin visited MMC as part of the Conversations on Diversity & Social Justice series. His presentation, “Disability Artistry, Disability Justice,” focused on the intersections of the Art of Disability, Disability Artistry, and Artful Justice. -
Madison Weisend ’20 Awarded Boren Scholarship
April 19, 2017Madison Weisend, a freshman majoring in Environmental Studies and Politics & Human Rights, has won a prestigious David L. Boren Scholarship to study Hindi and sustainable development in India during the 2017-18 academic year. -
Dr. Ann Jablon Receives 2017 Cornaro Award
April 19, 2017The Sons of Italy’s New York State Grand Lodge Foundation has recognized Dr. Ann Jablon, Professor and Chair of Communication Sciences and Disorders, with the 2017 Elena Lucrezia Cornaro Award. -
Three Senior Art Majors in the Hewitt Gallery
April 16, 2017Senior art majors Rachel Keyser, Kerri Novick and Rebecca Palko exhibit in the Hewitt Gallery of Art. Keyser shows two bodies of work: Synesthesia, luster photo prints exploring the way the brain processes stimuli and Collective Disposition, a mixed media installation. Palko’s In the Flesh, a series of oil paintings and oil pastels, explores the senses as experienced through the body. Novick created Park Nights, a large-scale drawing to accompany her black and white photographs taken in Central Park. -
In Memoriam: Eugene Lang
April 10, 2017Marymount Manhattan College friend and benefactor Eugene Lang, 98, passed away on April 8, 2017 at his home in Manhattan. -
Biology Alumna Heads to Dental School
April 6, 2017Victoria McIlrath, who graduated with a B.S. in Biology in 2015, will attend the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine in the fall.