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Your source for LaGuardia Community College/CUNY news, community events, and programs that serve #Queens and beyond. Learn more at www.laguardia.edu.

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Congratulations to @drichardsqns.bsky.social on your inauguration! Thank you for all you do for our students and the Borough of Queens!
February 9, 2026 at 12:36 AM
LaGuardia was honored to host the @cuny.edu Queens Legislative Breakfast and welcome city & state leaders to campus 🤝. Conversations focused on collaboration, shared priorities, and expanding opportunities for #QueensNY.

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#CommunityEngagement #PublicHigherEd
LaGuardia Community College Hosts CUNY Queens Legislative Breakfast - LaGuardia Community College
LONG ISLAND CITY, NY (February 4, 2026) — LaGuardia Community College/CUNY welcomed city and state elected officials, administrators from the City University
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February 8, 2026 at 6:10 PM
✨ Proud to celebrate 11 LaGuardia students awarded Southpole Scholarships for 2025-26 via the LaGuardia Community College foundation 🎓

Grateful to the Southpole Foundation for investing in our students and their futures. https://ow.ly/1tUQ50Y9xGR
#CommunitySupport #SouthpoleScholars #Scholarships
Hip Hop Streetwear Pioneer SOUTHPOLE® Awards 11 Scholarships To LaGuardia Community College Students - LaGuardia Community College
LONG ISLAND CITY, NY (February 2, 2026) — The Southpole Foundation, the philanthropic arm of the iconic SOUTHPOLE® hip-hop apparel brand has awarded 11
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February 5, 2026 at 8:32 PM
We’re committed to creating safe, collaborative spaces where students can build community and pursue personal growth. #CommunityCollege goes far beyond the classroom!

#CommunityBuilding #HigherEd
Student Success | Barbershop Builds Community for Black Male Students

LaGuardia Community College’s biweekly barbershop sessions offer connection, mentorship and candid conversations about life as a young Black man. https://bit.ly/4qbez2J
February 5, 2026 at 2:31 AM
🌝 LaGuardia Community College is excited to announce a $94,342 grant from the College Completion Innovation Fund (CCIF), which will support our efforts to launch an #AdultLearner Evening Hub! https://ow.ly/iweA50Y7L11

#CommunityCollege #ContinuingEducation
LaGuardia Community College Receives College Completion Innovation Fund Award To Support Adult Learner Evening Hub - LaGuardia Community College
LONG ISLAND CITY, NY (February 2, 2026) — LaGuardia Community College/CUNY was recently awarded with a $94,342 grant from the College Completion Innovation
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February 4, 2026 at 4:01 PM
💈 #LaGuardia'sCC BMEC Barbershop Series brings students together for honest conversations about mental health, goals, and life. Led by faculty and staff, this space is about connection, support, and showing up for one another.
📰 https://ow.ly/cWYs50Y7Kay
#BlackMaleEmpowerment #CampusCommunity
LaGuardia Community College’s New Barbershop Series Offers Free Haircuts, Real Talk, And Community For Black Male Students - LaGuardia Community College
LONG ISLAND CITY, NY (January 24, 2026) — As colleges nationwide grapple with declining retention and graduation rates among Black male students, LaGuardia
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February 2, 2026 at 8:01 PM
✨👩‍🎨 Congratulations to #FineArts Prof. Dahlia Elsayed on being awarded the inaugural State of the Art $10K Prize by Creative Capital, a non-profit that supports artists across the country and champions freedom of expression. https://ow.ly/55on50Y5MB3

#ArtMatters #ArtInnovation #FacultyHighlight
LaGuardia Art Professor Dahlia Elsayed Receives 2026 Inaugural State Of The Art Prize From Creative Capital For Artists - LaGuardia Community College
LONG ISLAND CITY, NY (January 29, 2026) — LaGuardia Community College/CUNY Professor and Program Director of the Fine Arts Program Dahlia Elsayed was awarded
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February 1, 2026 at 5:15 PM
Today #LAGCC hosted the CUNY Queens Legislative Breakfast and shared with legislators and their representatives CUNY FY27 budget priorities. Thank you for joining us and for all your past and continued support. @liunewyork.bsky.social @claireforny.bsky.social @meng.house.gov
January 30, 2026 at 7:56 PM
🐢🌱 #EnvironmentalScience student Steven Garcia shared research on diamondback terrapin diets at a national conference with faculty mentor Dr. Brashears! Thanks to the Dept. of Agriculture's NextGen grant for supporting #LAGCC at the 2026 SICB.
🔗 laguardia.edu/environmental-science
#UndergradResearch
January 30, 2026 at 6:01 PM
While your dream job is loading… 💭💼 Start with a ✨PAID✨ summer internship. Get experience, get paid, get ahead.

Apply now to CUNY Career Launch: cuny.edu/careerlaunch
January 29, 2026 at 6:38 PM
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Wilfred Zamora is one of many CUNY Citizenship Now! immigration attorneys providing free and confidential services to New York City's most vulnerable communities.

In partnership with @council.nyc.gov, CUNY Citizenship Now! is helping individuals apply for U.S. citizenship on Feb. 7 in Queens.
January 28, 2026 at 7:08 PM
Reposted by LaGuardia Community College
In partnership with @council.nyc.gov, CUNY Citizenship Now! is helping individuals apply for U.S. citizenship on Feb. 7th in Queens.

Our team will help you:
✅ Check eligibility
✅ Fill out the application form
✅ Apply for a fee waiver, if eligible
✅ Prepare application packet to send to USCIS
January 26, 2026 at 6:16 PM
❄️ Due to the snow, #LaGuardiaCC’s buildings are closed on Monday, January 26. Classes scheduled to take place on campus will be held online.

Visit www.laguardia.edu/snow for updates.
January 25, 2026 at 4:55 PM
LaGuardia’s 𝙆𝙣𝙤𝙬 𝙔𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙍𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩𝙨 webpage shares resources and general guidance for immigrant and undocumented students, from The City University of New York and beyond, including information on interactions with ICE.
🔗 www.laguardia.edu/know-your-rights
Know Your Rights - LaGuardia Community College
LaGuardia offers resources to support students, regardless of their immigration status. Below is a list of resources and general guidelines for interacting with the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency (ICE).
www.laguardia.edu
January 21, 2026 at 5:58 PM
🚀 We are expanding access to career-focused education with $2M in federal funding! LaGuardia Community College will develop Workforce Pell pathways that support training, college credit & job readiness in high-demand fields. https://ow.ly/nIY750XY87a

#CareerPathways #CommunityCollege
LaGuardia Community College Awarded $2 Million Federal Grant To Expand Workforce Pell Pathways - LaGuardia Community College
LONG ISLAND CITY, NY (JANUARY 8, 2026) — LaGuardia Community College/CUNY has been awarded $1,998,451 from the U.S. Department of Education’s Fund for the
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January 16, 2026 at 6:15 PM
Congratulations to the five LaGuardia students awarded the 2025-26 Ponce Bank #scholarships 🎉

This support helps our students stay focused on their education and future careers. Grateful for our partnership with Ponce Bank toward #StudentSuccess 🎓✨

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Ponce Bank Awards Scholarships To Five LaGuardia Community College Students - LaGuardia Community College
LONG ISLAND CITY, NY (December 18, 2025) — Ponce Bank has awarded $5,000 in scholarships to five LaGuardia Community College/CUNY students for the 2025–26
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December 28, 2025 at 9:16 PM
👏 Thrilled to announce that three LaGuardia Community College students are 2025–26 Kaplan Leadership Scholars! Congrats to Nataly Briones, Kenny Lin, and Mame Diarra Bousso Fall on the added support as they transfer to four-year schools! 📰 https://ow.ly/kNsz50XJMHK
LaGuardia Community College students named 2025-26 Kaplan Leadership Scholars – QNS
Three LaGuardia Community College students have been named 2025-26 Kaplan Leadership Scholars and will receive financial support totaling around $43,000 to
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December 15, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Proud to celebrate Amir Khafagy, named to The City University of New York’s 2025 #50Under50. His reporting on labor, race, class, immigration, and urban policy appears across major outlets. He now serves as a senior labor reporter at Documented NY. Congrats Amir 👏
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December 10, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Two LaGuardia Community College students, members of President’s Society, Tamoy Bloomfield and Jessicah Erondu, have been accepted to Columbia University's School of General Studies for Spring 2026 🎉 !

📰https://ow.ly/LeNP50XFZP2
#PresidentsSociety #StudentSuccess
Two LaGuardia Students Accepted To Columbia University - LaGuardia Community College
LONG ISLAND CITY, NY (NOVEMBER 18, 2025) — Two LaGuardia Community College/CUNY students are celebrating a milestone achievement: acceptance into Columbia
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December 9, 2025 at 12:00 AM
The #LaGuardiaCC SGA continues to advocate for student needs and support a campus community where everyone feels heard. Their diverse voices and commitment to service help shape a meaningful experience for all students 💬✨ https://ow.ly/gTUW50XFYYw

#StudentVoices #Leadership
December 8, 2025 at 9:26 PM
#OpEd: New Yorkers in low-wage jobs need clear paths to better careers. LaGuardia Community College President Kenneth Adams urges mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani to expand access to workforce training and programs like CUNY Reconnect.
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#NYCWorkforce #EconomicMobility
Op-ed: The best way for Mamdani to lift workers' incomes
A lasting affordability agenda requires more than steps to reduce New York’s high cost of living.
www.crainsnewyork.com
December 4, 2025 at 6:47 PM
It’s officially #CUNYTuesday! 💙 The #LaGuardiaCC Foundation helps New Yorkers build brighter futures through education.
95% of #LAGCC students graduate debt-free and power NYC’s workforce.
Keep the success growing; #donate now:
https://ow.ly/pgQB50Xqeo6

#GivingTuesday #SupportEducation
December 2, 2025 at 1:45 PM
💛🍽️ Human Services major Madeline Marinez is hosting ThanksHOOD Giving in the Bronx through Boots on Ground Inc., a non-profit she founded to #FightFoodInsecurity. She feeds hundreds while finishing her degree at LaGuardia Community College.

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#CommunityImpact
November 26, 2025 at 6:00 PM
⚖️ Raising three kids and chasing her dream, Tamoy found her way to law school with help from the #LaGuardiaCC Foundation. ✨ Help more students transform their futures this #CUNYTuesday: Give today: https://ow.ly/2jQv50XqeN5
November 25, 2025 at 9:55 PM
🦃🍂 Students gathered for an early #Thanksgiving meal at Campus Life's Gratitude Fest, where turkey, mashed potatoes, and cornbread brought everyone together for a warm start to the holiday season.

🚨 Please note:
College Closed: 11/27 & 11/28
No Classes: 11/29 & 11/30
November 21, 2025 at 6:34 PM