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Nanette Shaw
Fleet and The City University of New York Graduate Center are proud to introduce the "Best of New York" series. Sponsored by a major grant from Fleet, the programs are part of a new Graduate Center initiative in continuing education and public programs known as The Learning Partnership. The "Best of New York" series will feature lunchtime, evening, and weekend segments, including New York Writers & Poets, New York Journalists, and New York Issues, from April 6 through June 8. The programs will be held at The Graduate Center’s new campus in the former B. Altman Building at 365 Fifth Avenue, between 34th and 35th Streets. The April 6 premiere of the "Best of New York" programs will be part of an April 3 to 7 week-long celebration of The Graduate Center’s new campus, which provides the city with a major new cultural and educational center, reestablishes a missing link on Fifth Avenue, and brings to public use a building held in fond esteem by New Yorkers for much of the past century. The New York Writers & Poets presentations will feature prominent novelists and poets reading from their work on New York themes and subjects. Participants include Wesley Brown, Dinitia Smith, Ann Lauterbach, Ed Sanders, and David Nasaw. New York journalists participating are Michael Kaufman and Clyde Haberman of The New York Times, and New York Daily News writers Mark Kriegel and Juan Gonzalez. The initial New York Issues series will focus on urban education dialogues and feature education leaders such as Dennis M. Walcott, president and CEO, New York Urban League; and William C. Thompson, Jr., president, New York City Board of Education. A complete schedule is attached. All events are free and open to the public, but seating is limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis. For further information, call 1-212-817-8215 or e-mail continuinged@gc.cuny.edu. "As a leading supporter of cultural and educational programs in New York, Fleet is proud to sponsor this informative and relevant series," said Richard Silverman, vice chairman, Fleet. "Our partnership with the CUNY Graduate Center provides the perfect opportunity to help enrich our community in a vibrant and historic midtown Manhattan setting." "We are pleased that Fleet has chosen to help us lead this new business-education partnership," said Dr. Frances Degen Horowitz, president of The Graduate Center. "Fleet’s support of our desire to reach a diverse audience with quality programs will have a positive impact on the intellectual life of New Yorkers. They’ll be able to hear and engage with CUNY’s world-class humanities, arts, and social science faculty, as well as noted journalists, literary figures, and public personalities from the city." This kick-off spring season of The Graduate Center’s Learning Partnership includes over 150 programs covering information technology, finance & investing, theater, arts & culture, film, planning & design, and wellness. Fleet is a subsidiary of FleetBoston Financial, a $190 billion diversified financial services company and the seventh-largest bank holding company in the United States. Fleet grants approximately $25 million per year in charitable donations for support of arts and culture, public education, economic opportunity, and youth development. The Graduate Center is the doctorate-granting institution of The City University of New York, the largest urban university in the U.S. The only consortium of its kind in the nation, The Graduate Center draws its faculty of more than 1,600 members mainly from the CUNY senior colleges and cultural and scientific institutions throughout New York City. Established in 1961, The Graduate Center has grown to an enrollment of nearly 4,000 students in 31 doctoral programs and seven master's degree programs in the humanities, social sciences, and sciences. The Graduate Center also houses 24 research centers and institutes and administers the CUNY Baccalaureate Program. According to a recent National Research Council report, more than a third of The Graduate Center's rated programs rank among the nation's top 20 at public and private institutions, nearly a quarter are among the top ten when compared to publicly supported institutions alone, and more than half are among the top five programs at publicly supported institutions in the northeast. Further information on The Graduate Center's programs and activities can be found on its Web site at: www.gc.cuny.edu. PRESENTED BY FLEET AND THE CUNY GRADUATE CENTER LEARNING PARTNERSHIP All programs will be held at The Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Avenue at 34th Street. I. NEW YORK WRITERS & POETS
DIALOGUES ON URBAN EDUCATION These dialogues explore the concept of comprehensive, transformative, standards-based school change and seek to create common ground in a fractious public debate. Could New York City develop a reform agenda that would last through changes in political and system leaders? The format provides opportunities for all to participate. Check our Web site http://web.gc.cuny.edu/cepp for more information.
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