School of Ed. Faculty Create App that Trains First Responders to Address Abuse in Children with Disabilities The website and app provides resources to assist social workers, child protective staff, law enforcement, and medical professionals in better intervening when children with disabilities might be victims of violence and abuse. Read More
Paul Beatty ’89 M.F.A. Receives National Book Critics Circle Award The Sellout, Beatty’s most recent novel, has also been named one of the best books of 2015 by The New York Times. Read More
Poet Ocean Vuong ’12 Wins $50,000 Whiting Award for Emerging Writers Night Sky With Exit Wounds (Copper Canyon Press), the first full-length work by the B.F.A. Creative Writing graduate, was released on April 5. Read More
Political Science Professor Anna Law Wins NSF Grant to Further Research on Women Asylum Seekers The Herbert Kurz Chair of Constitutional Rights will investigate how immigration courts decide gender-based asylum cases. Read More
Music Without Borders: Conservatory of Music Professor Arturo O’Farrill ’96 Wins Fourth Grammy Award Afro Latin Jazz Suite, a track on the album Cuba: The Conversation Continues, wins in Best Instrumental Category. Read More
Magner Career Center Provides a Way for Student to Uncover the Ancient Past Anastasia Danilova’s journey to South Dakota for paleontological study enabled her to work with renowned experts and cement her passion for exploration. Read More
Brooklyn College Student Speaks at Special United Nations Celebration of Women’s Entrepreneurship Day At a U.N. event celebrating women-owned businesses and causes, undergraduate Mbachur Mbenga spoke about the need for women and girls around the globe to have full access to education. Read More
Nurturing Tomorrow’s Leaders Building on a tradition of women-oriented resources, Brooklyn College inaugurates a new Women’s Initiative. Read More
Mission Nutrition An alumna uses a multimedia platform to spread her passion for healthy eating. Read More
Barry R. Feirstein Graduate School of Cinema at Steiner Studios Offers Master of Fine Arts in Digital Animation & VFX Up to $10,000 in scholarship support for Feirstein students provided by the New York City Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment. Read More
