Brooklyn College Global Medical Brigades Focuses on Sustainable Health in Central Panama With the generous support of Bernard H. ’62 and Ethel B. Garil, Brooklyn College Global Medical Brigades students got the opportunity to work with indigenous communities in a manner that prioritized holistic prevention and empowerment. Read More
M.F.A. Fiction Program Faculty Member Sigrid Nunez Wins National Book Award for Fiction Her novel The Friend beat out stiff competition at the awards ceremony on November 14 at Cipriani Wall Street in New York. Read More
Academic Momentum Campaign Creates New Tools to Help Students Graduate in Four Years From enhanced student support to a reexamination of course structure and financial aid, the CUNY-wide drive aims to better guide students in mapping their route to a degree. Read More
Swimming With Sharks Helped Senior Tori McGregor Uncover Her Strengths One of an impressive cohort of 2018 Rosen Fellows who worked on dynamic projects, McGregor used her award to travel to The Bahamas to conduct research at the Bimini Biological Field Station. Read More
Ribbon Cutting Reception for Leonard & Claire Tow Center for the Performing Arts Recognizes the Contributions of Dr. Leonard Tow ’50 and Other Distinguished Guests The state-of-the-art, LEED-certified building will house Brooklyn College’s Department of Theater and Conservatory of Music, and serve as hub for arts and culture in the borough. Read More
Author and Historian Joanna Beata Michlic to Brooklyn College Students: “The Study of Holocaust Survivors Can Constitute a Template for Comparative Studies of Other Victims of Genocide.” The renowned scholar discussed her research on child survivors of the Holocaust in Poland during the early postwar period. Read More
What Alumni Mentorship Means for Student Success Renee Blumenfrucht ’15 was prepared to give up on securing a dream job—until Leonardo Rizzi ’93 and the Brooklyn College Magner Career Center intervened. Read More
Choreographer and Performer Who Had Brooklyn College Residency Wins MacArthur “Genius” Award Okwui Okpokwasilli is on a roll as she is honored with one of the country’s most prestigious awards. Read More
Brooklyn Seoul: A Cultural Exchange Brooklyn College’s new academic partnership with Dongguk University in South Korea gives students from both institutions the opportunity to expand their worldview and strengthen their cultural competency. Read More
