Education

Get to the Bottom Line of College Costs: HESC’s Free Comparison Tool Gets You There

Students receiving their college financial aid award letters can compare differences, calculate net costs and estimate total cost of college education, including student loan repayment scenarios College acceptance letters are arriving to excited college-bound students almost daily and financial aid award letters follow right behind. The award letter contains important information about the financial aid

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Invent/Empower: Women in Engineering Summit 2015 Hosted by the Office of Student Affairs, NYU Polytechnic School of Engineering

Anita Farrington, Associate Dean of Student Affairs at NYU Polytechnic School of Engineering, is committed to fueling the STEM pipeline for future generations. Always launching new programming initiatives for her engineering students, Farrington hosted the 4th annual Women in Engineering Summit, with the theme of “Invent/Empower”. The room is bustling with students, seasoned professional women,

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The Harlem Times Honors Nadege Dady, TouroCOM’s First Female Dean for Woman’s History Month

Dr. Nadege Dady is delighted about her appointment as Dean of Student Affairs at Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine (TouroCOM) making her the first female dean at the college. It also makes her the first African-American dean since the school’s creation in 2007. She moved into the new position in February, just six short months

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Brigadier General Patrick W. Burden from Picatinny Arsenal on Leadership and Careers in the Military

As the Joint Center of Excellence for Armaments and Munitions for the Department of Defense, Picatinny Arsenal in New Jersey is responsible for the research, development, acquisition, and life cycle management of advanced conventional weapon systems and advanced ammunition. Brigadier General Patrick W. Burden is a member of the Army Acquisition Corps at Picatinny Arsenal, responsible for the

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An Interview with Anita Farrington Associate Dean of Student Affairs at the NYU Polytechnic School of Engineering

Harlem Times had the pleasure to sit down with Ms. Anita Farrington, and what follows are some of the gems she shared with us. How long have you held the position of Associate Dean of Student Affairs?  I have been in this position for about four years, but my career in student affairs, and higher

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MTA Small Business Graduation Ceremony

On January 30, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) awarded 45 small construction companies certificates of completion at their first ever Small Business Mentoring Program (SBMP) graduation. The SBMP is a two-tier program that provides in-class and on-site training for small construction companies by helping eligible minority, women-owned and disadvantaged businesses become prime MTA contractors and

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Intel Supports Girls Who Code, Laying the Path for Future Engineers

As the old guard of engineering professionals approaches retirement, people everywhere are starting to ask, “Who’s going to take over these jobs once they’re gone?” At the same time, engineering and technology professions are starting to take a critical look at the need for increased diversity in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) jobs. In the

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