Deborah Willis to Serve as Brooklyn College’s Franklin Day Speaker Brooklyn College is pleased to announce Deborah Willis as its 2023 Franklin Day Speaker. Willis—an educator, photographer, curator, artist, author, and historian—will lead a discussion based on the visual archives of Black Read More
President Michelle J. Anderson Named to Brooklyn Borough President-Elect Antonio Reynoso’s Transition Committee Serving as an expert on education, Anderson will work with other top community leaders to help move the borough of Brooklyn forward. Read More
Brooklyn College Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month With Free Public Events The programs include a lecture series on the artistic and cultural Impact of West Side Story. Read More
Brooklyn College Ranks First for Ethnic Diversity by U.S. News & World Report for Fourth Straight Year U.S. News & World Report also recognizes the college as a leader in helping students ascend the socioeconomic ladder. Read More
Brooklyn College Announces New “We Stand Against Hate” Events Free, online programs reflect the College’s ongoing commitment to elevating dialogue and celebrating diversity. Read More
Brooklyn College Celebrates Black History Month with Performance and Poetry at The Tow Center A reminder of the roots of the month-long holiday and a call to celebrate black history and culture year-round were key messages in the afternoon program. On February 6, members Read More
Brooklyn College Welcomes Son of Acclaimed Author Who Chronicled Surviving the Holocaust as a Child Lawrence Burian discussed his father Andrew Burian and his stunning autobiography, A Boy from Bustina: A Son. A Survivor. A Witness. “I am not a philosopher. I am not a Read More
Cherríe Moraga, Internationally Recognized Writer and Activist, In Conversation with Professor Vanessa Pérez-Rosario What Brooklyn College’s We Stand Against Hate event series presents Cherríe Moraga on her memoir Native Country of the Heart, in conversation with Modern Languages and Literatures Professor Vanessa Pérez Rosario. Who Cherríe Moraga is Read More
Rabbi Michael Lerner Encourages Students to Dream a Different Kind of World The lifelong political activist came to campus to encourage students to stand up for what they believe in rather than what they are against. Read More
Modern Telling of Romeo and Juliet Seeks to Build Bridges and Dismantle Walls Author Pam Laskin leads staged reading of her recent book Ronit & Jamil at Brooklyn College as part of its We Stand Against Hate program. Read More
