Spanish Professor Bernardita Llanos Elected Co-Chair of Latin American Studies Association Section Spanish Professor Bernardita Llanos, also Endowed Chair of Women and Gender Studies, was elected co-chair of the Southern Cone Section of the Latin American Studies Association. In the role, she Read More
Sociologist Gregory C. Smithsimon on the Legacy of September 11 Author of September 12: Community and Neighborhood Recovery at Ground Zero offers unique perspectives on the 20th anniversary. Read More
Brooklyn College’s Department of Puerto Rican and Latino Studies Presents Educational Series on West Side Story Part of the New York Latinx Culture and the Arts Curriculum, the program focuses on the iconic film’s Brooklyn connection and lasting social and cultural impact. Read More
Assistant Professor of Sonic Arts Johanna Devaney Awarded a $100,000 NEH Digital Humanities Grant Assistant Professor of Sonic Arts Johanna Devaney was awarded a $100,000 NEH Digital Humanities Grant for AMPACT: Automatic Music Performance Analysis and Comparison Toolkit, a suite of tools to enable Read More
PRLS Chair Professor Alan Aja coauthors Afro-Latinos in the U.S. Economy Professor Alan Aja, chair of the Department of Puerto Rican and Latinos Studies, coauthored Afro-Latinos in the U.S. Economy (Lexington Books, 2021) with Michelle Holder, associate professor of economics at Read More
Haitian Studies Institute Receives $1 Million From New York City Council As the Haitian diaspora deals with twin calamities from the recent earthquake and the assassination of its president, the funding brings resources to help address a wide range of issues. Read More
Associate Professor Christian Benes Awarded Collaboration Grant for Mathematicians by the Simons Foundation Christian Benes, associate professor of mathematics, was awarded a Collaboration Grant for Mathematicians by the Simons Foundation. The grant, in the amount of $42,000, will support research on “Random Walk Read More
Professor Earns Fellowship from New York Foundation for the Arts The award will help fund Irina Patkanian’s latest documentary on Cuba’s political and economic transformation. Read More
Assistant Professor of Mathematics Heidi Goodson Publishes on Crime Hotspot Models Assistant Professor Heidi Goodson and her coauthor had their paper titled “Examining the Modeling Framework of Crime Hotspot Models in Predictive Policing” published in the Journal of Humanistic Mathematics in Read More
CUNY IRG 2021 Recipients They propose a pilot project that will bring together an interdisciplinary team at Brooklyn College with groups from the Great South Bay to assess the impacts on cultural heritage from climate change through a robust community engagement process. Read More
