A Different Story Distinguished Professor of English Ben Lerner is comfortable bouncing between various forms of prose. Read More
A Person Restored Garrard Conley ’20 M.F.A. fell into activism when his bestselling memoir brought conversion therapy—and the harm it causes—to wide attention. Read More
Finding the Words Professor Joseph Entin and alumna Clare Callahan ’08 M.A. ask us to use our imaginations to address poverty. Read More
Class of 2023: Storytelling at its Finest Salama Patrick looks forward to taking the next step in her writing career to create authentic stories to entertain audiences of all ages. Read More
Two Brooklyn College Faculty Members Named 2023 Guggenheim Fellows Professor of English Tanya Pollard and Adjunct Film Professor Todd Chandler included with 171 scientists, writers, scholars, and artists honored across 48 fields and from 2,500 applicants. Read More
Author and Activist Barbara Smith to Lecture at Brooklyn College on March 16 One of her first public appearances since 2020 will serve as an extraordinary complement to Brooklyn College’s Women’s History Month celebration. Read More
Throwing Open the Door At his lauded independent record label, Daniel Glass ’77 gives students the chance to join the exclusive world of the music industry. Read More
Writing on His Own Terms Adam Ashraf Elsayigh ’22 M.F.A. is determined to write the plays he wants to write, in the way he chooses to write them. Read More
Author and Activist Barbara Smith Serving as Brooklyn College’s Hess Scholar-in-Residence for 2022-23 The independent scholar has opened up a national cultural and political dialogue about the intersections of race, class, gender, and sexuality. On November 29, Smith will be part of a conversation on campus with Jeanne Theoharis to discuss selected clips from the newly released documentary, “The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks,” which features Smith and is also based on Theoharis’ research and book of the same name. Read More
Professor of English and American Studies Joseph Entin and Alumni Clare Callahan 09’ Co-Edit “How American Literature Understands Poverty” In this special issue of American Literature Joseph Entin, Clare Callahan and other scholars from the University of Illinois and Princeton aim to illustrate that literature uniquely exceeds the terms Read More
