Brooklyn College Faculty View First Amendment Rights Through an Interdisciplinary Lens Workshop highlights solutions to police surveillance on campus. Read More
Award-winning Author and English Professor Moustafa Bayoumi Lends His Voice in Support of Free Speech Bayoumi joined thousands on the steps of the New York Public Library for PEN America’s Writers Resist rally. Read More
Paul Beatty ’89 M.F.A. Receives Man Booker Prize for his novel The Sellout The author is the first American to win Britain’s most prestigious literary award. Read More
Critically Acclaimed Writer and Celebrated Alumna Gloria Naylor ’81 Dies at the Age of 66 Naylor’s work explored the many dimensions of race and social issues in American society. Read More
Columbia University Ph.D. Candidate Lisa Del Sol Reflects on How Brooklyn College Prepped Her for Success The recent graduate says the college opened up numerous opportunities for her, helping her to realize her potential. Read More
MacArthur ‘Genius’ Fellow and Brooklyn College English Professor Ben Lerner Named CUNY Distinguished Professor The decorated author and scholar is also a Guggenheim Fellow and the first poetry editor at Harper’s Magazine. Read More
Screenwriter Amy Fox ’05 M.F.A. Debuts Woman-centric Wall Street Thriller “Equity” (Sony Pictures Classics) The film, which follows an investment banker (played by Anne Gunn of Breaking Bad) in the rough-and-tumble world of Wall Street finance, has been praised as “bracing, witty, and suspenseful,” by The New York Times. Read More
#BCGrad2016: Yale-bound Shayne McGregor Reflects on How BLMI Pushed Him to Greater Heights Members of the Class of 2016 discuss their most memorable moments at the college and their plans for the next stage of their journey. Read More
#BCGrad2016: Learning in a Diverse Environment Inspires Ashley Dominic to Pursue Career in Public Health Members of the Class of 2016 discuss their most memorable moments at the college and their plans for the next stage of their journey. Read More
$40,000 Whiting Fellowship Supports English Professor in Creating a Digital Home for Brooklyn Oral Histories The prestigious prize—the first of its kind established by the Whiting Foundation—is awarded to those working toward better public understanding of the humanities. Read More
