In the same week the Ford Motor Company introduced the Edsel, Bill Green began his teaching career at Queens College. Fortunately for QC’s English Department, unlike Ford’s product, Bill was built to last.

When Green arrived at the Flushing campus to begin his teaching career in the fall of 1957, he was actually returning to Queens College. A 1949 graduate, he had begun music studies in 1944 only to have them interrupted by a wartime stint in the Navy, where he played clarinet in the Navy Band. Among his assignments was playing in the funeral procession accompanying the body of President Franklin Roosevelt as it was transported by carriage from Union Station to the White House.

A few weeks ago, at the 2007 Faculty .....

QC is marshalling support for the men and women in the armed forces. On February 27, the school held an Open House to inaugurate Veterans Support Services at Queens College, a comprehensive program that helps veterans and reservists adapt to academic life.

“Our veterans and members of the reserves are an important part of the college who bring to this campus a unique perspective that enriches us all,” said President James Muyskens, addressing the crowd gathered in Room 403 of the Student Union and alluding to his special guest, World War II veteran and QC grad Arnold Franco ’43. “From now on, with our Veterans Support Services program, we are going to see that they have all the assistance they need, be it advice on choosing a course of study, career, or personal guidance, help with physical .....