Recent Highlights
Harvard scientist Adam E. Cohen ’97 lights up neurons to find brain cures: Health
A video, published online in the journal Nature Methods in June, shows a new method for converting electrical activity into fluorescent light. This nascent technology was discovered by 35-year-old Harvard University neuroscientist Adam Cohen, a native New Yorker with...
Hunter Alumna Mildred Dresselhaus Wins the Presidential Medal of Freedom
Hunter Alumna Mildred Dresselhaus Wins the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Watch her White House interview here.
Ruby Dee ’39 dies at 91
The HCHSAA was saddened to learn of the death of Ruby WALLACE Dee '39, a legend in the American theater and a political activist and pioneer for civil rights throughout her life. She was an Academy Award nominee, and winner of Grammy, Emmy, Obie, Drama Desk, and SAG...
SERVE
HCHSAA exists to support the mission of Hunter College High School and to provide services like class reunions, network opportunities, mentorships programs that connect, engage and educate the alumnae/i body.
CONNECT
With over 14,000 alumnae/i worldwide, HCHSAA is the “homebase” for the alumnae/i community; we organize reunions, sponsor mentorship programs, and provide alums with opportunities to build their careers.
ENGAGE
Engaging the alumnae/i community nurtures affinity with our school and facilitates invaluable lifelong support through financial and other means.
EDUCATE
The Alumnae/i community is a powerful resource that the AA harnesses through educational opportunities, publications, events, book clubs, and social media in order to build connections and elevate awareness about the needs of the high school.
Our Mission
To advance the mission of Hunter College High School as a school for the intellectually gifted, and to serve, connect, engage, and educate the school’s alumnae/i community.
Your gift to Hunter affects every student and every teacher every day. Your donation helps finance new academic initiatives, attract and retain an outstanding faculty as well as a diverse and talented student body, and sustain the excellence of HCHS program.
From January 2023 – June 2023, we have made significant progress toward impacting and improving the experiences of our future generations including:
Transportation Grant for disadvantaged students
Paid to students participating in the student summer internship
Donated to benefit and support Hunter College High School students
Supported low-income students who could not afford prom
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Alumnae/i News
HCHS Alumna Joan Blair ’63 Hosts a Greater Boston Area Alumnae/i Reception
Thank you class of 1984!
The Alumnae/i Association’s virtual Townhall Q&A Meeting
Performance by the Whiffenpoofs of Yale
A Fireside Chat with Alum Chris Hayes at the 2023 HCHSAA Reunion
