MFA alum Catherine LaSota has just been named the Associate Director of Social Practice CUNY, an educational network that amplifies the collective power of socially engaged artists, scholars, and advocates throughout the City University of New York’s rich tapestry of faculty, staff, and students working for social justice.

Catherine is the former Executive Director of the Center for the Study of Social Difference, and the former Assistant Director of the Institute for Comparative Literature and Society, both at Columbia University. Catherine also founded and hosted the acclaimed LIC Reading Series (2015-2020), as well as The Resort writing community, which offers mentorship, coaching, workshops, and other support to writers. 

We know she’ll do great things at SPCUNY!

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