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It’s essential for students majoring in the natural sciences to have access to technology that supports cutting-edge research—for example, equipment for fluorescence microscopy, nuclear magnetic resonance imaging, and high-performance liquid chromatography. But for the many students fulfilling core requirements, sometimes less high-tech experiences yield a perfect “solution.” Take Biology 3015 Principles of Genetics, taught by Valerie … Continue reading Fruits of Experimentation
Baruch’s student clubs give participants a range of opportunities to find their voice—sometimes literally. Case in point: the College’s coed a cappella student club Blue Notes, founded in 2015 and today one of the most active student groups on and off campus. As a group, Blue Notes has performed for New York City film premieres … Continue reading Finding Their Voice
Employers have characterized Baruch students as ‘willing to chew through walls,’” says Associate Dean of Students Patricia Imbimbo, PhD, director of the Starr Career Development Center (SCDC) from 1995 through 2016. But Dr. Imbimbo is the first person to tell you that such anecdotes—although heartening—don’t provide quantifiable evidence that Baruch is succeeding in its mission … Continue reading Baruch Careers By the Numbers
Trade often becomes the scapegoat, or vessel, into which people pour their legitimate economic concerns,” explained Ambassador Michael Froman, DPhil. The former U.S. trade representative to the Office of U.S. Trade in the Obama administration was the guest for “The Geopolitical Stakes of American Trade Policy and the Impact on U.S. National Security,” the February … Continue reading Trade Ambassador Offers Deep Dive Into Policy and National Security
For Alex Kosoglyadov (’09), working on Wall Street was in his family genes—just not the way you might expect. Over a period of several months in the 1990s, his father, uncle, and grandfather simultaneously worked as confectionary vendors on Wall Street. “They each worked on three different corners,” Mr. Kosoglyadov recalls. “Sometimes I jokingly wondered … Continue reading The Great Engine of Social Mobility
Politician, businessman, and iconic civil rights activist Andrew Young was the keynote speaker for “Africa@Baruch: Africa’s Role in the Changing Economy: Trading in Continental ‘Futures.’” Fourth in the College’s annual series of business-focused multicultural evenings celebrating emerging markets, the March 14 event drew a huge, engaged audience of students, alumni, faculty, and staff. Africa@Baruch also … Continue reading Ascendant Africa: Experts Tout Continent’s Business Potential
The Master of Financial Engineering (MFE) Program ranked #1 for the second consecutive year in QuantNet’s survey of the “Best Financial Engineering Programs, Mathematical Finance 2018” in North America. This year the Weissman School of Arts and Sciences program, housed in the Department of Mathematics, tied with the MFE at the University of California, Berkeley, … Continue reading First Things First: MFE Program Ranked #1
For most competitive athletes, the Ironman World Championship is the pinnacle of physical achievement: a 2.4-mile swim, 112-mile bike ride, and 26.2-mile marathon. But for Minda Dentler (MBA ’08), completing this grueling triathlon meant so much more than bragging rights. Ms. Dentler, stricken with polio at six months old—and abandoned in an orphanage in India—has … Continue reading Iron Will: Triathlete and Polio Survivor Minda Dentler (MBA ’08)
Mauricio Videla (MPA ’09) stood in a San Francisco conference center in early 2018 humbled and inspired. He had just been honored as a “Top Lawyer Under 40” by the Hispanic National Bar Association (HNBA)—a validation of years of hard work—yet all he could think about was how much more he could do. “I was … Continue reading Setting the Bar High: Alumnus Named a Top Lawyer Under 40
Remember MySpace? Tsvetta Kaleynska (EMPA ’15) certainly does. Back in the late 2000s, Ms. Kaleynska—then a teenager living in her native Bulgaria—was browsing the once-popular social media platform when she stumbled across the profile of a young countrywoman enrolled in a U.S. college on a scholarship. It inspired her. “I realized that my dreams, which … Continue reading From Social Media to Social Change
