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LIU Brooklyn honors schools chancellor Carmen Fariña

May 17, 2016 Brooklyn Daily Eagle
Carmen Fariña, chancellor, New York City Department of Education; T. Denny Sanford, philanthropist and entrepreneur; and Dr. Kimberly R. Cline, president, LIU. Photos courtesy of LIU
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LIU Brooklyn honored Carmen Fariña, chancellor of the New York City Department of Education, at its Commencement Ceremony on May 12 at Barclays Center. The distinguished philanthropist and entrepreneur T. Denny Sanford presented an honorary degree to Fariña at the ceremony.

LIU has partnered with the Sanford Education Collaborative to lead the advancement of two research-based education programs based on Sanford’s vision. The Sanford Education Collaborative is administered by National University under the leadership of Chancellor Michael Cunningham.

“Chancellor Fariña has served the city of New York with distinction for 50 years,” said Dr. Kimberly R. Cline, president of LIU. “The chancellor has been tireless in her advocacy on behalf of New York City’s schoolchildren. LIU is proud to honor our graduates and to join with T. Denny Sanford in celebrating our exceptional honoree.”

As chancellor, Fariña has led a far-reaching effort to engage parents and families in the educational process and ensure collaboration, trust and accountability within the city’s public schools. Fariña began her career in her native Brooklyn as a teacher at elementary school P.S. 29. She has worked in virtually every capacity during her 50-year career in public education, from teacher and principal to district superintendent and deputy chancellor, leading up to her appointment as chancellor by New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio in January 2014.

In her keynote address at the LIU Brooklyn Commencement, Fariña said, “I was delighted to accept this invitation because of my personal and enduring connection with LIU Brooklyn. As a teacher, I was fortunate to take Saturday courses at LIU that informed my instruction. As chancellor, I’ve been impressed by LIU’s willingness to work with many of our Brooklyn high schools, and so much more. This includes the university’s advancement of the Sanford Harmony Program, which supports the social-emotional learning of children, and the Sanford Inspire Program, which offers professional development to support the work of inspiring teachers.”

The Arnold and Marie Schwartz College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (LIU Pharmacy) also presented Dale Natoli, president of Natoli Engineering Company, Inc., with an honorary degree at the ceremony. Natoli has made significant contributions to the global tablet compression industry during his 35-year career. Natoli Engineerng has partnered with LIU to create the Natoli Institute of Advanced Pharmacy Research and Development within LIU Pharmacy, creating transformational opportunities for students at New York’s first college of pharmacy.

 

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