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Aidan Malanoski
Aidan Malanoski will present their paper Deletion of ordering statements as a multidominance-compatible PF repair mechanism at the workshop How Many Mothers? Multidominance in Syntax. The workshop will take place June 24–25 in Amherst, MA, as part of the 2023 LSA Institute.
SEVP COVID-19 Flexibilities Terminated
Effective May 11, 2023, the Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) ended its Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) guidance, consistent with the end of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency, following the end of the COVID-19 National Emergency on April 10, 2023.
Read the full announcement on the Department of Homeland Security website.
For further information, please refer to the Frequently Asked Questions for SEVP Stakeholders about COVID-19.
Prof. Juliette Blevins and Dr. Michela Cresci
Prof. Juliette Blevins and Dr. Michela Cresci (2014 Ph.D. GC alumni) will present “Variant patterns of sibilant debuccalization in Camuno: Phonetic and phonological implications of *s>h in Valcamonica” at the 53rd Linguistic Symposium on Romance Languages (LSRL 53) in Paris, France, June 26 to June 30, 2023.
The forced abundance of Justin Peck
Liberal Studies student Eve Bromberg published an article, "The Forced Abundance of Justin Peck" in The Brooklyn Rail.
Admissions Deadline Extended for Fall 2023 to June 1st
The application deadline for admission to the MSc Data Science program at the CUNY Graduate Center has been extended to June 1st.
See all details on how to apply and on our Admissions Requirements page and view the flyer.
Ekaterina Kistanova
Ekaterina (Katya) Kistanova presented a well-received talk at the Fourth International Conference on Heritage/Community Languages, hosted by the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), June 16–17, 2022. Her talk was entitled Do articulatory challenges deter heritage speakers growing up as Russian/English bilinguals? Infant Sasha says [nj]et! Katya's co-author was Professor Emerita Dianne Bradley.
Chen Zhou
Chen Zhou's paper on the acoustic correlates of self-ascribed masculinity/femininity in a sample of American English has been accepted for an oral presentation at the 20th International Congress of Phonetic Science (ICPhS). The conference will be held August 7th to 11th in Prague, Czech Republic.
A postcard from Paris
Liberal Studies student Sato Moughalian published an article, "A postcard from Paris," in Contingent Magazine.
Congratulations to Dr. Anna Stetsenko on receiving a Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Educational Research Association
Congratulations to Dr. Anna Stetsenko, professor at The Graduate Center of CUNY (Developmental Psychology Training Area), on receiving a Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Educational Research Association (AERA).
Congratulations to Dr. Virginia Valian on being elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Congratulations to Dr. Virginia Valian, Distinguished Professor at Hunter College of CUNY, on being elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
See below for more information:
New Members Elected in 2023: American Academy of Arts & Sciences Press Release
All Newly Elected Members in 2023: American Academy of Arts & Sciences