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Charter Day commemorates the signing of the University’s charter, which was enacted by Congress and subsequently approved by President Andrew Johnson on March 2, 1867. During the 82nd Annual Charter Day Gala at the Hilton Washington and Towers Hotel on Saturday, March 4, the University honored Potomac Electric Power Company with the 2006 Corporate Award.

I believe that after 30 years of hip-hop as a nation we should have the sophistication to accept that their are distinctions between the corporate manifestation of hip-hop, sold as a commodity and package with sensational race, sex and violent imagery, and the hip-hop culture that kids are living everyday at a local level, which often doesn’t dabble in that terrain.

The program uses problem-based, experiential learning, and strong leadership training to prepare educators to serve as productive school leaders transforming the City’s schools into environments where all students can succeed.

“How can you be a well-educated person and not know about religion?� asks Thomas Weede, director of admissions.

Twenty-year-old self-made millionaire and businessman, Farrah Gray addressed the scholars at the graduation about how to become rich from the inside out. He encouraged the students to give back to their community and spoke of his extraordinary journey from a six-year old carrying homemade business cards in his "briefcase" (a plastic lunch box) to where he is today.

Research has consistently shown that smaller class size significantly increases the amount of learning that takes place, reduces disciplinary problems, and improves teacher productivity. Smaller classes particularly benefit students from low-income backgrounds. Our schools not only suffer from the highest average class sizes in the state; they are flagrantly under funded.

More than $26 million in research grants—including $12.5 million from the National Science Foundation to train public school teachers in the critical areas of mathematics and sciences–have been awarded to CUNY faculty, Chancellor Matthew Goldstein announced.

A recent City Council meeting began with a vote to override Mayor Bloomberg’s veto of the Dignity for All Schools Act, which seeks to combat the pervasive bullying, taunting and harassment in New York City schools.

The eight-week course is aimed at teaching high school students in the New York City metropolitan area the fundamentals of journalism as well as exposing them to industry professionals in print and broadcast. Many of the students use the workshop as a spring board to careers in journalism and other media-related jobs. More importantly, the workshop has enhanced the educational pursuits of students by helping to refine their writing and communication skills, while also developing discipline, a competitive edge and strong work ethic