Just added: music legend Bettye LaVette! Don't miss "Louis Armstrong: A Celebration of the Father of Jazz" commemorating Armstrong and marking Ricky Riccardi's recently published Armstrong biography “Stomp Off, Let’s Go!” May 12, 7 PM, Kaye Playhouse at Hunter. www.hunter.cuny.edu/event/americ...

We’re proud to announce that our 229th Commencement speaker will be the legendary Academy Award–winning actor and lifelong activist Jane Fonda. A trailblazer on screen and a powerful voice for social change, she brings decades of impact, advocacy, and inspiration to this milestone moment.

The School of Arts & Sciences is where so many Hunter students begin their journey. Your gift supports scholarships, internships, research, and student success. Give today and help students bridge the future ✨ giving.hunter.cuny.edu/schools/Hunt...

Jamal, a Hunter-Bellevue School of Nursing student, says it best: “This community looks out for me.” 💜 Right now, for #HunterGives, your support goes 2x as far—every gift is matched up to $100K. Give today & help #BridgetheFuture: giving.hunter.cuny.edu/hunter-colle...

Don't miss “Louis Armstrong: A Celebration of the Father of Jazz" commemorating jazz legend Louis Armstrong and marking the recently published Armstrong biography “Stomp Off, Let’s Go!” by Ricky Riccardi. Tues., May 12, 7 PM, The Kaye Playhouse at Hunter. www.hunter.cuny.edu/event/americ...

No one crosses the distance alone. 🌉 Behind every scholarship, every opportunity, every dream realized at Hunter College…there’s someone who believed. Someone who gave. Be that someone. Help us Bridge the Future this Giving Day, April 29. give.hunter.cuny.edu/bridge

Slide into Giving Day 🕺✨ Give on April 29 for a chance to score limited-edition Hunter socks 🧦 (first 200 online + 100 on campus). Let’s Bridge the Future 💜 give.hunter.cuny.edu/bridge

The Hunter College MFA Playwriting Program is collaborating with Breaking the Binary Theatre to offer free, public, artist-led master class workshops supported by the Community Engagement Seed Grant program at Hunter. More: www.broadwayworld.com/article/Hunt...

Hunter College Campus Schools alum Lin-Manuel Miranda brought Into the Woods playwright James Lapine and Broadway legend Bernadette Peters to his alma mater on March 25 to speak with students ahead of their own production of the musical.

Come back to where it all began! Join us for Hunter College’s Alumni Weekend, April 17-18. Celebrate, reconnect, and experience what’s new. #HometoHunter hunter.cuny.edu/alumni/alumn...

Congratulations to Hunter College alum Alvaro Barrington ’13, who was invited to participate in the 61st International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia main exhibit titled “In Minor Keys,” on view from May 9 to November 22 in Venice, Italy. #HunterPride More: www.artsy.net/article/arts...

#SpringRecess has officially begun! Enjoy your well-deserved time off, and have a safe, restful break. We’ll see you when classes resume on April 10! 😎☀️🌸💜

Wishing everyone in the Hunter College community who celebrates a happy & reflective #Passover. #ChagSameach!

❗ALERT: New building access plan begins Monday, Mar 30. ✅ North Bldg 69th St entrance REMAINS OPEN. ✅ No ID needed for Cooperman Library. Most buildings can be accessed via the West Bldg/Subway/Sky Bridges. Full details here: www.hunter.cuny.edu/news/navigat...

Heads up, Hawks! Seating in the cafeteria will close at noon today, March 25, and reopen on Friday, March 27, at 10am. Food service will still be available during this time, except for a temporary closure on Thursday, March 27, at 4pm.

Dr. Nancy Cantor, president of Hunter College, says #highered institutions have an obligation to leave the Ivory Tower and take up positions of public good in their communities.

He’s a resistance hero! Hunter College Professor of Russian Studies Yakov Klots has built one of the largest special collections of contraband Russian literature in the world, according to @nytimes.com: www.nytimes.com/2026/02/23/n...

Save the date and get ready to celebrate at the Hunter College Commencement Ceremony at Barclays Center in Brooklyn on Thursday, June 4, 2026, 3:30 PM. #Classof2026 #GoHawks! More: www.hunter.cuny.edu/students/aca...

Read it! Hunter College sociologist Schneur Zalman Newfield speaks about life after Lubavitch in “Brooklyn Odyssey: My Journey Out of Hasidism.” More: forward.com/culture/8001...

Last night, we hosted an Environmental Candidate Forum at Roosevelt House at @huntercollege.bsky.social for NYC’s #CongressionalDistrict12 primary. Candidates discussed key environmental topics—from #congestionpricing to #cleanenergy. Watch the recording: buff.ly/0Cj9RLv

Congratulations to Hunter College Professor of Sociology Zalman Newfield on his memoir “Brooklyn Odyssey: My Journey out of Hasidism” where he shares hard and pivotal moments of life and faith. Available now with Temple University Press.

Hunter College students have led CUNY in adopting a program that teaches individuals and communities to communicate across differences. More: Inside Higher Education reports: www.insidehighered.com/news/student...

A match made in CUNY 💜😍 youtu.be/tW03-vVJSx4?...

On this #StPatricksDay, we remember and say #Slainte to Thomas Hunter, who immigrated to #NewYork from #Ireland in 1850 before founding Hunter College in 1870! ☘️ 💚 ✨️

I look forward to speaking at Roosevelt House April 20. Join us in NYC if you’re in the area! @huntercollege.bsky.social @cuny.edu @bulaw.bsky.social

Congrats to Hunter College Professor of English Lynne Greenberg on her new book, “Masculine Births: Milton, Women, and the Law,” which explores the normative and nonnormative legal lives of early modern women as depicted in Milton’s works. Coming out this month with Northwestern University Press!

Watch it! Actor-director Ed Burns, creator of the smash movie “The Brothers McMullen,” talks to podcaster Maury Povich about how his Hunter College film professors influenced his early career. www.youtube.com/watch?v=goHN...

The future doesn’t build itself. 💜 For 150+ years, the Hunter community has opened doors and expanded opportunities in NYC and beyond. Join us April 29 for Giving Day — a 24-hour celebration of impact. Bridge the Future. give.hunter.cuny.edu/bridge #HunterGives #BridgeTheFuture

#ICYMI Energy was high on campus this past weekend as we welcomed the #Classof2030 for Admitted Students Day! The future looks bright for these Hawks ✨️

Three #Guggenheim Fellows. One CUNY legacy. ✨ The next CUNY Laureates spotlights Naira Eduardovna, Edward Grant, and Leonard Kleinrock — graduates of Hunter College and City College of New York whose work spans visual storytelling, medieval science, and the birth of the internet.

What a season for our Hawks! 🏀 The Hunter College Women’s Basketball team captured its first CUNYAC title since 2019 and claimed the conference crown! Next up: The NCAA Division III Tournament this Friday against John Hopkins. #GoHAWKS! www.hunter.cuny.edu/news/hawk-wo... #MarchMadness

#OnThisDay in 1985, @newyorker.com published this stunning illustration by Eugene Mihaesco titled “City Walkways in the Sky,” depicting Hunter College’s iconic Skybridge over 68th Street and Lexington Avenue. #TheMoreYouKnow #HunterPride 💜 ✨️ 🌟

Hunter College musicologist Stephen Spencer went viral by recording songs with lyrics by his toddler daughter. @newyorker.com listened: www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...

Hunter College President Nancy Cantor and Senator Chuck Schumer (@schumer.senate.gov) at the U.S. Capitol following a meeting focused on securing federal support for high-impact projects at Hunter and throughout CUNY.

Register today for @cuny.edu Graduate School Week on March 16-20! Through a week of virtual events, students will have the opportunity to connect with admissions representatives and faculty, learn about CUNY graduate schools, and more! cuny.edu/gradweek

@huntercollege.bsky.social Professor Stephen Spencer became an internet sensation by putting his 3-year-old’s stories to music.

#CareerWeek starts today! Register for events on Handshake!

UPDATE: Hunter will resume normal in-person instruction and campus operations on Wednesday, February 25, 2026. Students should attend classes as scheduled. Employees should report to work as usual. www.hunter.cuny.edu/news/winter-...

UPDATE: Due to inclement weather, Hunter College will move to remote instruction and remote operations on Monday, February 23, and Tuesday, February 24. Students should expect to hear directly from their professors with details on how to attend classes remotely. www.hunter.cuny.edu/news/winter-...

ALERT: Due to inclement weather, Hunter will move to remote instruction & remote operations on Sunday, February 22, & Monday, February 23. Students should expect to hear directly from their professors with details on how to attend classes remotely. www.hunter.cuny.edu/news/winter-...

Dr. Mark Chatarpal, director of our NYC Food Policy Center, comments on RFK Jr.'s promise to "end the war on protein" and explains why this message resonates with many Americans, despite being disproven. More in @usatoday.com: www.usatoday.com/story/life/h...

The wholesome content we ABSOLUTELY needed — Hunter College composition and music theory professor Stephen Spencer has captured the internet's ears and hearts by turning his 3-year-old's cute & whimsical stories into mini musical masterpieces. Read more: www.theguardian.com/music/2026/f...

Experiential learning in action! Our Hunter College Silberman School of Social Work students recently traveled to Albany for #CapitolActionDay to advocate on key social work & public policy issues alongside fellow CUNY students & community organizers.

Can’t think of a better person for the job — congratulations to Harold Holzer, the Jonathan Fanton Director of Roosevelt House at Hunter College and the nation’s leading Lincoln historian, on being appointed Manhattan Borough Historian! More in @nytimes.com: www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/n...

Wishing everyone a safe & tranquil month of reflection during Ramadan! #RamadanMubarak

There will be no classes scheduled on Tuesday, February 17, in observance of the Lunar New Year. Good luck, good health, and happiness to all as we welcome in the Year of the Horse!

Interesting op-ed by Roosevelt House Public Policy Director and Lincoln historian Harold Holzer explores how Trump isn’t the only president to face scrutiny over his hands — and his health. Read more in @nydailynews.com: www.nydailynews.com/2026/02/08/a...

“Let’s continue to give the mic to homes like Hunter College and Danspace Project,” writes Sarah Graalman for The Brooklyn Rail on Hunter’s We the People: An Assembly of New York Artists on Jan. 26 where over 200 people gathered to share ideas. brooklynrail.org/2026/02/thea...

Hunter will be closed on Thursday, February 12, for Lincoln’s Birthday, and on Monday, February 16, for Presidents’ Day.

UPDATE: NORTH–WEST SKY BRIDGE NOW OPEN As of 7 pm on Tuesday, February 10, 2026, the sky bridge connecting the North and West building of the 68th Street campus is open. We apologize for any inconvenience and appreciate your patience and cooperation. www.hunter.cuny.edu/news/68th-st...