High School Students

Graduate and Postgraduate Teachers, High School Students, Undergraduate Teachers December 16, 2019

Early research experiences: becoming a research mentor to high school students

Part two of our series on student research experiences focuses on the mentors. If you have not read our first article make sure to check it out to see student testimonials on how participating in a research mentoring program affected their lives.

This year, as part of the CUNY College Now STEM Research Academy, we had 154 students from 50 high schools across New York City participate in a science-focused pre-college course. Of that initial cohort, 78 students opted to engage in research with faculty over the summer. Over 30 research faculty, across nine City University of New York (CUNY) campuses, mentored Academy students this year. This article is a result of our experiences and as well as our research mentors.

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High School Students February 6, 2017

Dress to Impress: Does Suiting Up Bring More Confidence?

Think back to the days of playing dress-up—those moments when you slipped on your mother’s nicest dress or carefully slid your arms into your father’s fanciest jacket. Besides drowning in a sea of baggy cotton, what else did you feel? Did you walk with the grace of a ballerina? Experience a sudden rush of maturity? Notice a shift in your perspective? If you answered “yes” to any of these questions, you’ve come to the right place!