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CUNY SPS Associate Professor of Nursing Jan Oosting, PhD, RN, is interviewed by CUNY SPS contributing writer Tanzina Vega in this CUNY SPS blog post. Dr. Oosting talks about her work teaching in the CUNY SPS online Nursing programs and how she sees the future for LGBTQIA+ Americans.

In this CUNY SPS blog post, Jhenise Cochrane, an alum from our BS in Business program, discusses her recently published books "Becoming an Effective Leader" and "Leadership Journal." In the blog's interview, Cochrane discusses her time at CUNY SPS and what led her to write these important manuals for 21st-century leaders.

CUNY SPS Online Business Programs Professor Dr. Diane Merians Penaloza offers expert insight into the consumer backlash and the high-profile 40-day boycott following Target’s rollback of DEI initiatives in a recent Retail Brew article. Dr. Penaloza emphasizes that such moves can undermine consumer trust and brand loyalty, particularly among younger and more diverse shoppers, ultimately posing long-term risks to a company’s bottom line.

In this CUNY SPS blog post, Dr. Arthur O’Connor, who leads the generative AI, data science, and information science programs at CUNY SPS, discusses his new book "Organizing for Generative AI and the Productivity Revolution." Dr. O'Connor shows how generative AI will lead to a major increase in worker productivity; however, the book also focuses on how technologies like ChatGPT, Claude, and DeepSeek are forcing companies to reckon with how to deploy this technology while also balancing concerns about job displacement and the erosion of critical thinking skills.

The CUNY SPS Youth Studies Program co-hosted the State of the Sector of Youth Development Conference on March 6, 2025 at St. Francis College. This CUNY SPS blog post, written by CUNY SPS Youth Studies student Courtney Jae Renee, details Renee's thoughts and takeaways on the conference.