Monthly Archives: July 2025

A History of the Technology Lending Program

by Michael Hughes

Detail of a poster showing the title of the exhibit: "Beyond the Stacks: the history of tech lending at Newman Library."

The Newman Library has long been a leader in lending technology to Baruch students. Back in 1998, Baruch led the way in CUNY by being the first CUNY library to let students check out laptop computers. Twenty-seven years later, we are commemorating how far we’ve come since then with a new exhibit in the library documenting how our popular tech loan service has changed and expanded.

Stop by the Technology Loan Desk on the third floor of the Newman Library to see this new exhibit exploring the past and present of our lending program and then help shape its future; the exhibit includes a QR code so you can submit suggestions for technology we should purchase and lend. You’ll find the exhibit just around the corner from the elevators and just before the Technology Loan Desk.

Free Subscription to the Financial Times

by Stephen Francoeur

Screenshot of Financial Times home page on 21 July 2025

Baruch students, faculty, and staff can now get a free subscription to the Financial Times, thanks to funding from the Zicklin School of Business. To get started, go to this sign-up page and use your Baruch email address to register for a “FT Professional” account. Once you’ve registered, you can log into the ft.com website to read articles or log into the Financial Times app that is available on the Google Play Store and the Apple App Store.

This new Baruch-only subscription service joins two others, funded by the CUNY libraries, that are available to all CUNY students, staff, and faculty that you might also be interested in:

More details on the Financial Times subscription can be found on this library web page.