CCNY Made: Profiles in Grit is an anthology by Dr. Ronnyjane Goldsmith. It features biographies of twenty-eight actual and four fictional alumni who attended the City College of New York in their rise to professional success and eminence in the fields of art and design,...

Since the inception of its motto, "Perseverance Conquers," the idea of Temple Made has been seen as its living embodiment, dating as far back as the interpretation of the university's founder. Over more than two centuries, this precept still reflects the university ethos, which has...