LaGuardia Community College has been a partner with the Graduate Center on the CUNY Humanities Alliance since 2016.
LaGuardia Community College, is a proud Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI), Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institution (AANAPISI) and is part of the Minority Science and Engineering Improvement Program (MSEIP). Located in Long Island City, Queens, and an institution of the City University of New York (CUNY), LaGuardia is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion, and offers a welcoming environment for immigrants of all nations and individuals of all backgrounds. The College reflects the legacy of our namesake, Fiorello H. LaGuardia, the former NYC mayor beloved for his advocacy of underserved populations. Since opening its doors in 1971, LaGuardia’s academic programs and support services have advanced the socioeconomic mobility of students while providing them with access to a high quality, affordable college education.
Phase II
Humanities Alliance Campus Coordinators

Ljubica Depovic, (she/her), Director of Center for Teaching and Learning
- Coordinates fellows and faculty/staff mentors on campus
- Liaison between LaGuardia and GC HA teams

Pablo Avila (he/him), Associate Director of ePortfolio and Digital Learning
- Coordinates all campus projects
- Works closely with all graduate fellows assigned to LaGuardia
Other staff and faculty
Olga Aksakalova – Professor of English and Coordinator of the Collaborative Online International Learning program
Tonya Hendrix – Assistant Professor, Department of Natural Sciences
Michele de Goeas-Malone – Education Program Co-Director
Tuli Chatterji – Professor of English
HA Fellows
Michelle Rendon Ochoa.
Natalia Villarroel Torres.
Elliott Jun.
Francisco Medina.
Travis Bartley.
Oriana Mejias Martínez.
Marianne Madore.
Andrea Stella.
Phase I
LaGuardia Community College has been a partner with the Graduate Center on the CUNY Humanities Alliance since 2016. For more information about our work together in the first phase, please read here.
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