This edition: Adrienne E. Adams, Julissa Reynoso Pantaleón, Vivian Gornick and more
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Original tape date: May 2, 2025. First aired: May 2, 2025.This episode presents 2024 keynote addresses by NYC Council Speaker Adrienne E. Adams at Kingsborough Community College; Assistant DA Terel Watson, J.D. speaking at New York City College of Technology; honorary degree recipients Vivian Gornick at City College and Julissa Reynoso Pantaleón at John Jay College; student speakers Davia Willis of Queensborough Community College, Laura Kaplan of College of Staten Island, Rhema Mills of Brooklyn College; and a message from CUNY Chancellor Félix V. Matos Rodríguez speaking at Hunter College’s commencement ceremony.
Guest List
Adrienne E. Adams Speaker of the New York City Council, New York City Council
Vivian Gornick Journalist, Essayist, Critic and Memoirist, The City College of New York
Laura Kaplan Class of 2024 Valedictorian, College of Staten Island
Félix V. Matos Rodriguez, Ph.D. Chancellor, City University of New York
Rhema Mills Class of 2024 Valedictorian, Brooklyn College
Terel Watson, J.D. Assistant District Attorney, Financial Frauds Bureau, NY County
Davia Willis Class of 2024 Student Speaker, Queensborough Community College
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