Student Life

May 19, 2020

Graduation in the Age of the Coronavirus: MEC Featured on WABC, Bklyner, and NY1 News

It’s graduation season and with the restrictions in place due to the coronavirus pandemic, celebrities are stepping in to help graduating seniors…

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January 27, 2020

MEC Hosts CUNY 2x Boot Camp

Medgar Evers College just wrapped up its first winter boot camp under the City University of New York (CUNY) 2X Tech initiative. The…

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November 27, 2019

Winning Research in Cancer Biology and Microbiology

More than 2,500 students participated in the annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students (ABRCMS) in Anaheim, California, and two Medgar Evers…

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November 18, 2019

Future Entrepreneurs

Medgar Evers College senior Kandie Hyppolite, who is the CEO and founder of her own makeup line Kandielicious, is familiar with pitching…

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October 28, 2019

MEC Makes Strides Against Cancer

On Sunday, October 20, the American Cancer Society brought its Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk to the Coney Island Boardwalk, and…

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October 24, 2018

Male Development and Empowerment Center Thrives

The Male Development and Empowerment Center (MDEC) is helping to destigmatize mental health and encourage people to take care of themselves. MDEC…

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May 22, 2018

Computer Science majors intern at Google this summer

Elvis Rodriguez and Jonathan James Mshelia, Computer Science sophomores were able to obtain summer internships in Google’s highly competitive Engineering Practicuum Internship…

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April 30, 2018

Yahya Mused

Yahya Mused, a Class of 2017 Computer Science major, grew up in Yemen. He was a clerk at “The College Deli” and…

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March 1, 2018

Petrie Foundation Student Emergency Fund

Are you behind in rent? Do you have past due utility bills? Do you need a Metrocard or food voucher? or perhaps…

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November 22, 2017

College Community Gives Back, Gives Thanks

Students, faculty and staff at MEC honored Thanksgiving by giving back and reflecting on their blessings. The community celebrated with several events,…

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