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New York City Comptroller is the keynote speaker at ����Ӱҵ’s 172nd Commencement on May 30. He will address  the Class of 2025, comprising more than 3,000 graduates, on ����Ӱҵ’s South Campus Great Lawn in historic Harlem. The commencement exercises begin at 10 a.m. 

Other speakers include:

• City College President Vincent Boudreau;
   
• Class of 2025 Valedictorian Eilyn Zuniga Marquez, a Salvadoran immigrant who graduated summa cum laude in January with dual BA and MA degrees in psychology from the Colin Powell School for Civic and Global Leadership; and
   
• Salutatorian Andrew Williams, who also completed his coursework for a BS in psychology summa cum laude in the Colin Powell School’s Macaulay Honors Program, in January.

In addition, Mayra Linares-Garcia, a CUNY Board of Trustee, will offer greetings to ����Ӱҵ’s graduating class.

About Brad Lander:
Comptroller Brad Lander serves as New York City’s chief financial officer, leading an office of roughly 800 public servants in their work to promote the financial health, integrity, and effectiveness of city government and secure a more thriving and sustainable future for all New Yorkers. As investment advisor and custodian for the City’s public pension funds, Comptroller Lander stewards the retirement security of over 750,000 current and retired public sector workers, with a prudent, diversified, long-term approach to the City’s investments and obligations. Under Comptroller Lander’s leadership, three of the City’s funds have adopted a detailed plan to reach net zero emissions by 2040, among the most aggressive in the nation. The plan includes divesting from fossil fuels, engaging asset managers and portfolio companies toward decarbonization across the economy, and dramatically scaling up investments in climate solutions. He is running for New York City Mayor. .

Founded by Townsend Harris in 1847, ����Ӱҵ is the first public higher education institution in New York City and has one of the most diverse student bodies in the nation. Established as a free institution dedicated to overcoming barriers to advancement, ����Ӱҵ continues its mission of access to excellence and keeping tuition affordable.

����Ӱҵ students are frequent recipients of national and international awards, including Fulbright, Goldwater, Gilman, National Science Foundation Research Fellows, Rhodes and Truman. The college also is a top producer of U.S. Fulbright Scholars among its faculty members who also are frequent recipients of other prestigious awards, including Guggenheim, National Endowment for the Humanities, NSF fellowships and grants, and national book writing awards. ����Ӱҵ is home to 10 Nobel Prize winners, and at least 11 Oscar recipients.