Founded in 1870, Hunter is the largest college in the City University of New York (CUNY)
Founded in 1870 by Irish immigrant and social reformer Thomas Hunter as a teacher-training school for women, Hunter College has long enjoyed a distinguished reputation for liberal arts and sciences and professional schools. Completely co-educational since 1964, Hunter is the largest college in the City University of New York (CUNY) and is one of the oldest public colleges in the country, dedicated from its earliest days to serving a student body which reflects the diversity of New York City.
06/24/2026
Join us for CUNY Day at Citi Field on June 28, when the New York Mets take on the Philadelphia Phillies! A limited number of tickets are available for all CUNY students, faculty, staff, and alumni. Ticket holders will receive an exclusive CUNY-branded Mets ball cap. Go to cuny.edu/mets for tickets.
06/24/2026
As NYC weighs driverless cars, Sam Schwartz, director of the transportation research program at Roosevelt House Public Policy Institute at Hunter College urges caution: the city needs independent safety data before opening our streets. Read more:
Waymo’s Robot Car Testing Ends in NYC After Permits Expire The company’s eight autonomous vehicles had been driving in the city since last summer.
06/23/2026
Congratulations to Hunter College Education Professor Cara Furman for winning a 2026 Course Development Fellowship as part of the Growing the Life Worth Living Network in Higher Education project funded by the John Templeton Foundation. More:
Life Worth Living | Yale Center for Faith & Culture Life Worth Living at Yale envisions a world where deep reflection on the good life is central to education and public discourse.
06/22/2026
A beautiful feature in the New York Times by Venezuelan New York–based art historian, writer, and Hunter MA alumna Silvia Benedetti ('15), spotlighting Margarita Mora, a 91-year-old Venezuelan master weaver whose work is preserving and renewing generations of tradition. Read more:
The 91-Year-Old Weaving Ancestral Tradition Into Art Though electric machines are now standard, the Venezuelan weaver Margarita Mora has clung to a mix of ancestral Indigenous and Spanish practices to create surprisingly modern work.
06/22/2026
Who Gets to Shape AI? Why Higher Ed Must Ground Emerging Technology in the Humanities As universities rush to react to artificial intelligence, Hunter College is taking a different approach: teaching students to interrogate, shape, and ultimately redefine the technologies transforming society.
This past March, Hunter College students participated in a unique professional development opportunity, taking the podium for a conducting practicum led by Maestro Thomas Crawford of the American Classical Orchestra.
Held at the Lang Recital Hall, this interactive masterclass allowed our student musicians to receive real-time feedback on ensemble leadership, score interpretation, and tempo control from members of a leading period-instrument ensemble.
Thank you to the Office of the Arts at Hunter College and the American Classical Orchestra for providing our students with this invaluable experiential learning opportunity.
06/16/2026
Mark your calendars for October 6–7 and get your tickets today for Frank Sinatra: From Band Singer to Icon at the KAYE PLAYHOUSE at HUNTER COLLEGE, presented by American Voices! https://kayeplayhouse.showare.com/eventperformances.asp?evt=168
06/15/2026
Join us on Wednesday, June 24, at 4pm, for a live podcast recording with renowned author, historian, and Hunter professor Victoria Johnson, in conversation with Randy Cohen, host of the Person Place Thing podcast and radio show. RSVP today!
https://www.hunter.cuny.edu/event/person-place-thing-victoria-johnson-in-conversation-with-randy-cohen/
06/15/2026