Two students, junior Mic Braun and senior Marwa Elraey, have been awarded The Belle Zeller Scholarship, an award given by the Professional Staff Congress/CUNY, the university’s faculty and staff union. Braun is a student in the CUNY Baccalaureate for Unique and Interdisciplinary Studies program and Elraey is a senior with a double major in Linguistics and Communications Sciences and Disorders. The scholarship gives awardees a stipend of $2,500 each semester they remain full-time and in good academic standing. The scholarship honors Brooklyn College Professor Emeritus of Political Science Belle Zeller, who also was the founding president of the PSC. Full-time CUNY students with at least a 3.75 GPA are eligible to apply. The award is intended to honor the unique qualities of Zeller, with winners chosen based on a commitment to scholarship and to social issues.
