A Social Media Pandemic
March 31, 2020, by Sissel McCarthy, News Literacy Matters
Misinformation about COVID-19 is still spreading almost as fast as the…
Author: Journalism Program
CUNY Board of Trustees Approves Dormitory Refunds, Student Activity Fee Waiver And CR/NC Policy
March 30, 2020, by Afia Eama, The Envoy
The CUNY Board of Trustees approved on Monday motions to refund dormitory fees,…
Language Flagship Study Abroad Program Cancellations Disrupt Timelines & Upend Plans
Since she was a high school senior four years ago, Sophia Newman had been building towards her year abroad as a college senior. In a matter of weeks, what should have been the culmination of her college career became a rush to escape back home.
Students Told to Leave College of Staten Island Dormitory, Vice President Cites Need for Temporary Hospitals
March 24, 2020, by Lauren Hakimi, The Envoy
Student-residents at the College of Staten Island’s Dolphin Cove dormitory were told Monday…
Students Told to Move Out of Brookdale and 79th Street Dorms
March 24, 2020, by Afia Eama, The Envoy
Update 3/25: Housing-insecure students will be sent to live at Queens College according…
CUNY Institutes Recalibration Period and New Grading Policy
March 24, 2020, by Melissa Lent, The Envoy
CUNY will undergo a recalibration period beginning March 27 through April 1,…
Fear Spreads Faster Than the Virus
March 23, 2020, By Mindup Lama, Student Portfolio
NEW YORK — Along with President Trump, some people label COVID-19 the…
AUDIO: Class Is In Session For Seniors
March 23, 2020, By Audrey Henson, Student Portfolio
When a majority of Americans imagine what retirement looks like, it often…
Opinion: CUNY Needs A Universal Pass/Fail System to Protect Vulnerable Students
March 23, 2020, by Andrew Shkreli, The Envoy
Anyone proximal to New York understands how severely COVID-19, otherwise known as…
CUNY Students Maintain Optimism During Unprecedented Pandemic
March 22, 2020, By Richard Mendez, Studio Portfolio
On March 11, after student pressure and advice from healthcare experts, students…
A Running List of Resources for Students During Coronavirus Outbreak
March 20, 2020, by the editors of The Envoy
The editors at The Envoy know that during these tough times, students…
What’s for Lunch During a Quarantine?
March 20, 2020, by David Alm & students, The Bridge
As the 275,000 students who attend CUNY’s 26 campuses across New…
Coronavirus Causes Shift in Student Publications
March 20, 2020, by Melissa Lent, Dateline: CUNY
CUNY–Just as Afia Eama finished the final edit on her article about…
Latest Update on Hunter Online Learning
Read an important message from Journalism Program Director Sissel McCarthy with the latest update on Hunter online learning. Prof. McCarthy talks about the start of distance classes today, staying safe while reporting and how this crisis is also an opportunity for journalism, plus other notes for moving forward with your course work.
Professional Staff Congress Calls on CUNY to Close Libraries
March 18, 2020, by Lauren Hakimi, The Envoy
CUNY’s faculty union, the Professional Staff Congress, is calling on campus libraries…
Is the News Media Overreacting to the Coronavirus?
It may feel like a constant cascade of news, but the coverage is proportional to what could be the biggest global health crisis in more than a hundred years. And when you consider how much more globally connected we are now than during the flu pandemic of 1918, and how much the world economy relies on precisely that connection, it’s arguable that this crisis could prove to be even worse.
Following Broadways Lead, Hunter Closes Brecht Production
March 16, 2020, by Kalli Siringas, The Athenian
The show must go on: Unless there’s a pandemic.
As of 5 p.m.…
For Struggling Hunter Students, Coronavirus Means Added Financial Pressure
March 16, 2020, by Lauren Hakimi, The Envoy
Chloe Carter-Daves isn’t particularly worried about contracting the coronavirus. But she has…
CUNYAC Cancels Remainder of Sports Season
March 13, 2020, by Afia Eama, The Envoy
Winter and spring sports are canceled for the remainder of the semester…
Update on Hunter Move to Online Learning
Hunter college will move to distance learning on March 19 through the remainder of the spring term. Journalism Program Director Sissel McCarthy and journalism faculty member Adam Glenn offers updates on how the program will adapt to the new approach.