|
Baruch's Masters of Financial Engineering Program is #1 in the US Three Years In A Row
Baruch College’s Master of Financial Engineering (MFE) program – a part of Weissman School of Arts and Sciences' Graduate Studies – has once again been named #1 in QuantNet’s annual ranking of Best Financial Engineering Programs in the United States.
Under the leadership of Dan Stefanica and Warren B. Gordon, the program has built a pipeline to Wall Street that rivals Princeton, the University of California at Berkeley, and Carnegie Mellon. The program was featured by Baruch's News Center and in a triumphant article in Bloomberg, "School of Quant: At $29,000, a Public NYC College Outclasses Princeton." Check it out here.
"Weissman’s MFE program is a model of excellence and access," said Weissman Dean Jessica Lang, "we are so proud of the success of our students and the innovative program leadership."
| | | |
Math Department Receives $40,000 Per Year Grant from Jane St. Capital | |
For years, Baruch Math Professors Adam Sheffer and Pablo Soberón have run the NYC Discrete Math REU, not only mentoring countless students but helping to change the demographics of Mathematics PhD programs around the United States.
Each summer, hundreds of promising undergraduate students from around the world apply to join Baruch College’s Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Program. Sheffer and Soberón founded the program in 2017, and under their stewardship it has seen tremendous growth. Last summer, there were around 500 applicants for only 12 spots. “I guess you could say it’s become competitive,” Sheffer said.
Gathering in New York City for an 8-week intensive course of study, admitted undergraduates are given the opportunity to do advanced research work in combinatorics, discrete probability, theoretical computer science, and a variety of other topics. During this period, working closely with a dedicated faculty mentor, each student makes progress towards solving a problem on their own or collaboratively, sometimes publishing a paper. The real goal of the mentors, however, is not to publish but rather to support the student in whatever they wish to achieve as they go forward. These are all experiences that make alumni of the program especially desirable candidates for esteemed PhD programs. Like many REUs around the country, the program has typically received much of its funding from the National Science Foundation. Now, Baruch’s REU adds the Wall Street based global trading firm Jane St. Capital to its list of supporters.
| | |
|
On This Day:
Adjunct Professor of History Katie Uva Lights Up LinkNYC
Replacing New York City's long outmoded pay phones, LinkNYC kiosks have become recognizable beacons on thousands of city blocks, offering free wifi, advertising space, and the occasional illuminating factoid. But where do they get their material? Baruch History Department Adjunct Professor Katie Uva, under contract with the Museum of the City of New York, has recently contributed dozens of "On This Day" New York City history facts to the LinkNYC kiosks. She took some time to answer a few of my questions.
| |
| |
Scenes from the Weissman Holiday Party | | |
FACULTY NEWS, PUBLICATIONS, AND MEDIA MENTIONS | | |
Geanne Belton's High School Journalism Study Gains Traction
Professor and Director of the High School Journalism Program Geanne Belton released her new study, “Haves and Have Nots: Newspaper Prevalence Among New York City Public High Schools,” and has so far been mentioned in Chalkbeat, the New York Daily News, and Politico. Now, Belton adds an informative breakdown in Harlem World Magazine to the list.
Between 2021 and 2022, Belton and a team of researchers surveyed almost every public high school in NYC to see whether or not they have student newspapers. They found wide disparities in newspaper access across the city by race, geography, and poverty status. The study was supported by the Google News Initiative.
Read the full study here.
| |
| |
Ted Henken in NY Times Upfront Magazine, Digital Journalism, and on France 24
Ted Henken, Professor of Sociology, goes head-to-head with Florida Senator Marco Rubio in the latest issue of The NY Times Upfront Magazine. The question up for debate is whether the U.S. should lift its embargo on Cuba. Rubio argues for keeping the embargo in place, while Henken points out that such a "complex compendium of policies
controlling everything from trade and travel to financing," does little more than punish the Cuban people for the crimes of its government.
Read the article here.
In addition, together with Sara García Santamaría, Henken successfully submitted an abstract to an competitive open call for papers for a special issue of the journal Digital Journalism. Their paper will examine how digital diasporic journalism changes epistemic practices in the Cuban context.
Henken was also featured as a special guest on France 24's "Inside the Americas," where he analyzed the largest Cuban exodus to the United States since Fidel Castro took power in 1959.
Watch it here.
| |
| |
Harman Writer-In-Residence Program Receives $35K Grant
The Sydney Harman Writer-In-Residence Program, Directed by Professor of Modern Languages and Comparative Literature Esther Allen, has received $35,000 from the Harman Foundation to cover enhancement activities for the 2022-2023 school year.
In Spring 2023, the program will welcome Emmy award-winning filmmaker Sam Pollard, who graduated from Baruch College in 1973 - the very first Harman Writer to be a Baruch alum. With a career spanning over forty years, Pollard has worked extensively in film editing, directing, producing and screenwriting, and is especially noted for his work in documentary films.
Pollard will be teaching a class on screenwriting and documentary filmmaking.
| |
| |
Vincent DiGirolamo in The London Times
Historian Vincent DiGirolamo reveals the social history behind Newsies, a Disney stage show based on the boy paper sellers of 19th-century New York that will soon be opening in London.
Read the article here.
| |
| |
Bert Hansen in Distillations
Bert Hansen, Professor Emeritus of History, examines the legacy of 19th century French chemist and microbiologist Louis Pasteur in a lively article for Distillations.
Check it out here.
| |
| |
Sarah Bishop gives ARC Book Talk
Sarah Bishop, Professor of Communication Studies, together with Adeyinka M. Akinsulure-Smith, Professor of Psychology at City College, gave a talk on her latest book, A Story to Save Your Life, for the Advanced Research Collaborative at the CUNY Graduate Center.
Check out Professor Bishop's acclaimed book here.
| |
| |
Shige (CJ) Suzuki on AL.com News
Professor of Japanese and Comparative Literature Shige (CJ) Suzuki is quoted at length in an article about manga company "Saturday AM" on AL.com News.
"Saturday AM" creates a universe where its sorcerers, demon hunters, and innovative engineers are Black, Brown, disabled, and LGBTQ+. Professor Suzuki reminds us that referring to manga as simply Japanese would dilute the creation of a medium that is “an amalgam of cultural traditions, socio-technological factors, and historical interactions with comic art and other visual media forms, some of which go beyond the national and cultural boundaries of Japan.”
Read the article here.
| |
|
Starr Career Development Center Advisor Tina Coco Wins AALS Award | | | |
|
|
Congratulations to Starr Career Development Center Pre-Law Advisor, Tina Coco! She has just won The Association of American Law Schools Section on Pre-Law and Admission to Law School's Excellence in Pre-Law Advising Award!
This prestigious award recognizes a pre-law advisor who demonstrates excellence in all aspects of their position and who has made significant efforts to increase diversity within the legal profession.
| | |
Artforum's "Art & Education" Features Who Speaks For The Oceans?
| | | |
|
|
"Art & Education," a subset of Artforum, is now home to a series of video programs culled from Mishkin Gallery's acclaimed exhibition Who Speaks For The Oceans?
The online "Classroom" feature includes a wonderful exhibition description by director and curator of the Mishkin Gallery, Alaina Claire Feldman. "Art & Education" provides a novel way to circulate the materials that were produced during the exhibition and build a highly visible, public archive.
| | | |
Alumna of Arts Administration Michelle Yard is Program Manager for The National Center for Choreography at The University of Akron
Congratulations to Graduate Studies' MA in Arts Administration alumna Michelle Yard on her new position as Program Manager with The National Center for Choreography at The University of Akron! Founded in 2015, NCC Akron supports research and development in dance by exploring the full potential of the creative process.
Michelle Yard stands firmly on her Caribbean foundation. Ms. Yard was a member of the world-renowned Mark Morris Dance Group, where she enjoyed an illustrious twenty-year career performing critically acclaimed dance works. After leaving the company, she attended Baruch College and received an MA in Arts Administration. She continues to dance professionally, performing with both Reggie Wilson/Fist and Heel Performance Group and Vanessa Walters. Yard served as company manager for The Blanket's production of Lucinda Childs' DANCE, and Pomegranate Arts projects, The Plastic Bag Store, and Glass Etudes.
| |
|
Fulbright Winner Returns to Baruch
Baruch alumna and 2022-23 Fulbright Recipient, Tiannis Coffie, joined students Leticia Huang and Ezio Watts, Valeria L. Hrimnak, Deputy Director of National and Prestigious Fellowships Advising, and Professor of Spanish and Latin American Literature Elena Martinez in a program hosted by The Department of Modern Languages and Comparative Literature.
She talked about the importance of persistence, her success with her second Fulbright application, and gave tips to those who hope to apply in the future. Soon, she’ll be on her way to Brazil.
At right: (L to R) Ezio Watts, Leticia Huang, Elena Martinez, Valerie Hrimnak, Tiannis Coffie.
| |
|
Dollars & Sense Shares Digital Package on the Rise of Latinx Culture in 2022; Nominated for Columbia Journalism Press Association Award
Under the leadership of Editor In Chief Yadira Gonzalez and Managing Editor Mira Ciganek, Dollars & Sense has unveiled a stunning package of news stories on the explosion of Latinx culture that we saw this past year.
The Latino Rise features stories on such diverse topics as a vegan food festival featuring a variety of Latin vendors, Corona, Queens mainstay Evelia’s Tamales, and the Puerto Rican rapper Bad Bunny.
Check out the full package here.
We are also excited to share that Dollars & Sense is, once again, a finalist for one of the Columbia Journalism Press Association Awards in the "digital news" category. D&S is one of only four nationwide finalists for 2023. This award is the latest among dozens of accolades that have recognized D&S's consistent quality over more than a decade. The 2023 award honors work completed in many of the journalism department's classes, including Arizona Under Stress: Growth, Demographics and Democracy, their midterms political-reporting project.
| |
|
Please send all corrections and requests to: baruchwsas@baruch.cuny.edu | | | | | |
