Baruch students who face food insecurity now have a free resource right on campus. The Bearcat Food Pantry—made possible with the generous support of the Carroll and Milton Petrie Foundation—opened last semester and provides healthy, nutritious food options for students. The Petrie Foundation initially contributed $30,000 to the project and plans to fund about $10,000 … Continue reading Bearcats Take a Bite Out of Hunger
Quantifying Baruch’s Financial Engineering
Baruch’s Master of Financial Engineering (MFE) program is on a winning streak. For the third year in a row, QuantNet— whose MFE program rankings are eagerly awaited by the quantitative finance community—rated Baruch’s program number one in the United States, topping rival schools including Princeton, UC Berkeley, and Carnegie Mellon. Though many of these universities … Continue reading Quantifying Baruch’s Financial Engineering
Overseeing NYC’s ‘State Department’
When Aissata M. B. Camara (’11) came to New York City from Guinea, West Africa, it was supposed to be a temporary thing. She was 13 years old, undocumented, and didn’t speak a word of English. But over the course of the next 22 years, she would become a vital part of the fabric of … Continue reading Overseeing NYC’s ‘State Department’
Production Values
For Bill (’68, DCS-Hon. ’11) and Ruth Ann Harnisch (LHD-Hon. ’11), investing in thenext generation of storytellers is a way to change the world for the better. Thanks to Bill’s success in the financial industry—his company, Peconic Partners, LLC, was named the top-performing hedge fund for the last three years—the couple has long been active … Continue reading Production Values
Making Computing More Inclusive
With diversity, equity, and inclusion a top priority at Baruch College, faculty in the Zicklin School of Business Paul H. Chook Department of Information Systems and Statistics are working to increase the proportion of women enrolled in computer and information systems (CIS) classes. A partnership with Break Through Tech AI— an initiative of Cornell Tech … Continue reading Making Computing More Inclusive
Global Scholars, Standout Researchers, and More: Another Successful Year for Baruch Students
Baruch students continue to earn top honors and prestigious awards, from study-abroad opportunities to influential research grants. Two Baruch students were named to National Science Foundation Research Experiences for Undergraduates (NSF REU), a program that supports active and meaningful undergraduate participation in new or current NSF research initiatives. Amiyah Young (’23) and Alexandra Acevedo (’23) … Continue reading Global Scholars, Standout Researchers, and More: Another Successful Year for Baruch Students
Bearcats Make History in Pinstripes
Four Baruch softball student-athletes were part of a group of women selected to be the first-ever ball girls for Major League Baseball games at Yankee Stadium. The Baruch participants were Carly Quint (first on left), Amber Rivera (second from left), Megan Bell (third from left), and Julia Cuttone (second from right), seen here with Yankees … Continue reading Bearcats Make History in Pinstripes
Investing in Potential: Charlie (’66, MBA ’73) and Madeline Dreifus Make Record Scholarship Gift
A generous donation from Charlie Dreifus (’66, MBA ’73) and his wife Madeline is poised to enable Baruch College to strengthen its historic legacy of educational accessibility for students facing financial challenges. The couple’s recent $5 million bequest, for the establishment of the Charles and Madeline Dreifus Scholarship, is the College’s largest-ever one-time scholarship gift. … Continue reading Investing in Potential: Charlie (’66, MBA ’73) and Madeline Dreifus Make Record Scholarship Gift
The Ticker Keeps Ticking: Student Newspaper Turns 90
The Ticker, Baruch College’s student-run newspaper, marked 90 years in continuous production this past summer. Since 1932, the campus community has looked to The Ticker as a primary source of campus news, college sports, op-ed pieces, and stories focused on national news and cultural trends. The newspaper marked the occasion by running profiles of alumni … Continue reading The Ticker Keeps Ticking: Student Newspaper Turns 90
An Interdisciplinary Program—Decades in the Making
Baruch Launches Black and Latino Studies Major For decades, Baruch College students who have wanted to concentrate in Black and Latino studies (BLS) have resorted to building an ad hoc major, often relying on faculty scattered across a range of academic departments. Now, in response to increasing demand for an expanded ethnic studies curriculum, the … Continue reading An Interdisciplinary Program—Decades in the Making