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.

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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.

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History Professor Benjamin Carp’s Explores Mysterious New York City Fire from 1776

Benjamin Carp, the Daniel M. Lyons Chair of History, has written a new book, The Great New York Fire of 1776: A Lost Story of the American Revolution. This work

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Alan Aja Contributes to Supreme Court Brief Aimed at Supporting Student Loan Cancellations

Professor and Department Chairperson for Puerto Rican and Latino Studies Alan A. Aja was  invited as an expert to contribute to an amicus brief to the U.S. Supreme Court calling

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Professor of History Swapna Banerjee Publishes Monograph, Fathers in a Motherland: Imagining Fatherhood in Colonial India

History Professor Swapna Banerjee recently published her monograph, Fathers in a Motherland: Imagining Fatherhood in Colonial India (Oxford University Press, 2022), that breaks new ground by weaving stories of fathers

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30 Under 30

A by-no-means-exhaustive list of alumni you should know.

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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.

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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

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Biblical Hebrew Class Unveils the Power of Ancient Texts

Associate Professor David Brodsky offers rare look into the nuances and beauty of Judaic life, both ancient and present, in popular Biblical Hebrew course.

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Brooklyn College Launches Transformative Mentoring Initiative with Support from The Tow Foundation

A multifaceted range of programs will enhance mentorship opportunities for students and faculty making it central to the Brooklyn College educational experience.

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10.26.2022
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Susan Landers