Academic calendar
Fall 2026 runs Aug 28, 2026 – Dec 21, 2026. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
- Fall 2026Relevant now
Campus language
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- 79th Street
- The Hunter-owned apartments located at 334 East 79th Street for upperclassmen.
9
- 92nd Street
- The 92nd Street Y (92NY) residence where Hunter students are housed in a partner facility.
B
- Brookdale
- The main Hunter residence hall located on East 25th Street, separate from the main 68th Street campus.
G
- GSA
- Graduate Student Association, representing the interests of graduate students.
H
- Halal Cart
- Refers to the popular food vendors stationed at the corner of 68th Street and Lexington Avenue.
T
- The 6
- The Lexington Avenue Local subway line that has a dedicated exit directly into the Hunter West building.
- The Bridge
- The glass-enclosed skywalks that connect the North, East, and West buildings over the street.
- The Caf
- The main cafeteria located on the 3rd floor of the West Building.
- The Envoy
- The official student-run newspaper of Hunter College.
- The Game Room
- A student lounge in the West Building often used as an informal indoor dining and social space.
- The Mews
- The Hunter Mews, an outdoor pedestrian walkway and plaza area between buildings.
- The Rock
- A common reference to the main campus's urban, concrete-heavy architecture.
U
- USG
- Undergraduate Student Government, the primary representative body for students.
W
- WHCS
- Hunter College's student-run radio station.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- CUNYfirst
- The centralized online portal used for class registration, financial aid, and viewing grades.
- DegreeWorks
- The academic auditing tool used to track progress toward graduation requirements.
- East
- The East Building, located on 68th Street and Lexington, housing the library.
- harvest_bagels_and_coffee_shop
- Harvest Bagels and Coffee Shop
- Navigate
- The mobile app and platform used for scheduling academic advising appointments.
- North
- The North Building, located on 69th Street between Park and Lexington.
- OneCard
- The official Hunter College ID card used for building access, library services, and printing.
- Roosevelt House
- The Public Policy Institute of Hunter College, located in the former home of FDR.
- Silberman
- The Silberman School of Social Work building located in East Harlem.
- taiwanese_yummy
- Taiwanese Yummy
- The Turnstiles
- The security checkpoints at building entrances where students must tap their OneCard to enter.
- the_hungry_hawk_cafeteria
- The Hungry Hawk Cafeteria
- THH
- Thomas Hunter Hall, the historic building on 68th Street between Park and Lexington.
- West
- The West Building, the main hub of campus on the corner of 68th and Lexington.
- world_cup_caf
- World Cup Café
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- Fall 2026 runs Aug 28, 2026 – Dec 21, 2026.
- How much campus context is included?
- 14 approved campus terms and 15 local details are included in full.
- Are all approved campus terms included?
- Yes. The complete approved glossary is available in the scrollable, searchable campus-language section.
- Where does this guide come from?
- Calendar dates, campus terms, and local details come from DormWay's approved campus reference library.