Internationally Recognized Haitian Scholar and Author Jean Eddy Saint Paul, Ph.D. Welcomed as Founding Director of New CUNY Haitian Studies Institute Assembly Member Rodneyse Bichotte and Council Member Jumaane D. Williams ’01, M.A. ’05 were among the dignitaries in attendance at the reception, held on the Brooklyn College campus Aug. 24. Read More
Noted International Chemist Was One of Brooklyn College’s Own A scientific community of students, friends, and colleagues gathered at the Woody Tanger Auditorium to honor Professor Sánchez-Delgado at a day-long panel discussion highlighting his seminal research. Read More
Empathy Is a Cognitive, Not Sensory Experience, Says Psychology Professor Anjali Krishnan After working with a group of researchers to investigate the biological nature of empathy, Krishnan and her team published their findings in the journal eLife in June. 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
Brooklyn College Students Dig Their Studies in the ‘Valley of the Dinosaurs’ When Anthropology Professor Stephen Chester takes a group of Brooklyn College students to the mountains out West, they gain new perspective on humanity’s place in time and space. 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
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
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
