Congressman Adriano Espaillat to Keynote Launch of New Masters Program in Dominican Studies at City College of New York (CCNY)

WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Wednesday, May 31 at 10:30 a.m. EDT at the City College of New York (CCNY), a senior college of The City University of New York (CUNY), Rep. Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) will offer keynote remarks during the launch of the new Dominican Studies specialization in the Master in the Study of the Americas Program in the Division of Interdisciplinary Studies.

As a first of its kind in the United States, the program at CCNY will focus on the legacy and the socioeconomic development of the Dominican people in the Dominican Republic, the United States, across the Americas, and around the world.

This event is open press.

WHO: Congressman Adriano Espaillat (NY-13)

Dr. Vita C. Rabinowitz, Executive Vice Chancellor and University Provost, The City University of New York

Dr. Vincent Boudreau, Interim President, The City College of New York

Dr. Ramona Hernández, Professor of Sociology and Director of the CUNY Dominican Studies Institute

WHEN: Wednesday, May 31, 2017 at 10:30 a.m. EDT

WHERE: The CUNY Dominican Studies Institute at The City College of New York

The Dominican Archives, North Academic Center, Rm 2/202

160 Convent Avenue

New York, NY 10031

Media RSVP to EspaillatPress@mail.house.gov

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