CCNY Communications Alumni Group

10/11/2025

FYI

Hear Nobel laureate Venki Ramakrishnan in conversation with CCNY's David Jeruzalmi at the CUNY Graduate Center and on Zoom October 15. Ramakrishnan, who shared the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2009, is the author of "Why We Die: The New Science of Aging and the Quest for Immortality." Jeruzalmi is Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry at City College and the Graduate Center.

Learn more and RSVP: https://www.gc.cuny.edu/events/city-science-venki-ramakrishnan-conversation-david-jeruzalmi

08/02/2025

The Diamonstein-Spielvogel Foundation (DSF), whose founders have a strong link to City College, is a supporter of an August 13 ProPublica virtual event focusing on The Trump Administration’s Conflicts of Interest.

Details on the event and registration are posted here: https://events.propublica.org/conflicts-of-interest

The late DSF Co-Founder Carl Spielvogel (1928-2021), Class of '52B, was an inaugural inductee into the Communications Alumni Hall of Fame.

A look at the ethical and legal questions facing top Trump officials amid Musk-linked roles, stock sales and dark money deals.

03/07/2025

Young members of this group may not know the name of legendary New York Times Selwyn Raab, a 1956 graduate of CCNY, who has died at age 90. He was an inductee of the Communications Alumni Hall of Fame and a Townsend Harris medalist Moreover this obituary is replete with connections to the college — including the name in the byline.

At The Times and elsewhere, he wrote about wrongful convictions, fake methadone clinics and the five powerful Mafia families in New York.

01/19/2024

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Two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Colson Whitehead will receive CCNY's 2024 Langston Hughes Medal at the 45th annual Langston Hughes Festival on February 1st. The medal recognizes distinguished writers of the African American diaspora whose work has helped celebrate the memory and tradition of Langston Hughes. Past award winners include James Baldwin, Toni Morrison, August Wilson, and Maya Angelou.

Whitehead won his first Pulitzer Prize in 2017 for his novel “The Underground Railroad.” A #1 New York Times bestseller, it also earned him the National Book Award and the Carnegie Medal for Fiction. His second Pulitzer came two years later for “The Nickel Boys,” a novel inspired by the Arthur G. Dozier School for Boys in Florida.

Learn more about Whitehead's accolades and RSVP to this year's Langston Hughes festival: https://www.ccny.cuny.edu/news/pulitzer-winning-author-colson-whitehead-2024-ccny-langston-hughes-medalist

07/03/2023

We've lost a distinguished member of the Communications Alumni of CCNY. Farewell Marvin Kitman, with condolences to his family.

He twitted the networks for 35 years as a critic at Newsday. He also audited George Washington’s wartime expense account and wrote a biography of Bill O’Reilly.

05/14/2023

Two members of the 2024 class of BIC at CCNY (Branding + Integrated Communications at The City College of New York) have won the D&AD New Blood Pencil recognition. Congratulations

04/28/2023

“Overwhelmed by the support of our friends and : “We continue to be shocked and outraged over the wrongful arrest of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, who is imprisoned.. for no other reason than newsgathering." ”

04/09/2023

Nuremberg Tribunal Prosecutor Ben Ferencz, alumnus of City College '40, dies at age 103.

In addition to convicting prominent N**i war criminals, he crusaded for an international criminal court and for laws to end wars of aggression.

04/03/2023

May 10: Pulitzer Prize winner Maggie Haberman to Accept New York Media Legend Award from CCNY Communications Alumni Group . Book your reservation now.

On Wednesday, May 10th, The City College of New York, Communications Alumni Group (CAG), and members of the journalism, film, advertising, public relations, and greater marketing/communications industry will come together as the CAG hosts its 46th Annual Dinner.
This year's guest of honor, and recipient of the CAG's New York Media Legend Award, is Pulitzer-Prize Winner, Author, and Political Analyst Maggie Haberman.
Join us on May 10th @ 6PM at the National Arts Club in Gramercy Park for an evening of celebration, and follow along for more exciting honoree announcements in the weeks ahead!
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-communications-alumni-group-of-ccnys-46th-annual-dinner-registration-600709818237

03/28/2023

A big "get" for the Newmark J-School at CUNY
https://www.journalism.cuny.edu/2023/03/renowned-journalist-masha-gessen-to-join-newmark-j-school-faculty/