Kade Wise ’11 Builds a Television “Empire” The popular actor and musician discusses how he went from majoring in marketing to landing roles on some of the highest-rated shows on television. Read More
We Are Brooklyn A New exhibit that showcases the work of the Brooklyn College Listening Project is currently on display at the library before heading to the Tenement Museum later this fall. Read More
Art and Politics Are Inseparable in Little Rock, the Hit Play from Award-winning Playwright/Director Rajendra Ramoon Maharaj ’11 M.F.A. A New York Times Critic’s Pick, the production about the “Little Rock Nine” comes out of the Brooklyn College alumnus’s tradition of bearing witness, testifying, and shining a light on uncomfortable, necessary truths. Read More
Professor Matthew Burgess Is PUMPed About His Latest Collaborative Public Art Project Burgess’s vision, the Poetry Urban Mural Project (PUMP), is bringing communities of students, scholars, and artists together to create public works that transform the aesthetic of the city one wall at a time. Read More
Prom Redux: Pride Edition Brooklyn College’s first queer prom offers a do-over of the high school ritual for members of the campus LGBTQIA community. Read More
Invested in Student Success Launched in 2015 with the generous support of Martin D. Sass ’63, Brooklyn College’s M.D. Sass Investment Institute has ensured that students gain the real-world financial experience and access to Wall Street movers and shakers that give them an edge in the job market. Read More
The New York Knicks’ Head Trainer, Roger Hinds ’77, to Receive Distinguished Alumnus Award at Brooklyn College Commencement The longtime NBA athletics trainer is set to receive the honor at the ceremony held at the Barclays Center on May 31. Read More
Award-Winning Brooklyn College Slam Poetry Team in the Spotlight for National Poetry Month Four team members share their experiences and processes as poets, and talk about the responsibility of artists to critique the world around them through their art. Read More
Placing Craft Above Fame, Novella Nelson ’58 Dared to Take on Roles from Classical to Avant-Garde From the moment she stepped on stage at Brooklyn College, Nelson understood that performance would be as much a journey of self-discovery as her life’s work. Read More
Conservatory of Music Prof. Arturo O’Farrill ’96 Wins Fourth Grammy The Afro-Latin Jazz composer and bandleader won Best Instrumental Composition for “Three Revolutions,” a song from his latest album Familia: Tribute to Bebo+Chico. Read More
