Getting to the Roots of Russia’s War in Ukraine with Professor Brigid O’Keeffe With the war entering its second month, the professor of history examines its origins while debunking some myths. Read More
A Poet’s Priorities When Afghanistan fell to the Taliban in August 2021, Zohra Saed ’00 M.F.A. refocused her energy from preserving her culture’s ancient language to helping an activist family get out of the country. With help, she has come closer to her goal. Read More
Brooklyn College Welcomes 2011 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Leymah Roberta Gbowee The Liberian peace activist, trained social worker, and women’s rights advocate will discuss gender, law, transitional justice, reconstruction, and other topics. Read More
The Impact of War Though far from the conflict zone, for reasons personal and academic, the Brooklyn College community is keeping Russia’s war in Ukraine close to its heart. Read More
Brooklyn College to Host a Conversation on the War in Ukraine Faculty experts will discuss historical and political contexts and answer questions. Read More
Staff Spotlight: Who Says You Can’t Go Home After 17 years, Jennifer Matisi ’98 came back to work at Brooklyn College and rediscovered what she had loved about the campus. Read More
History Professor Michael Rawson Publishes Book on Western Growth and Environmental Crisis History Professor Michael Rawson has published a book, The Nature of Tomorrow: A History of the Environmental Future (Yale University Press, 2021), about how the West’s expansion has contributed to Read More
Charting a Classic Career Combining her love of the classics and art, Niles Marthone ’21 is on a path to one day be a curator of museum antiquities, bringing her love of the subject to a wider, more diverse audience. Read More
Professor Emerita Sara Reguer’s Churchill Book Discussed by Jewish Historical Society of England Professor Emerita Sara Reguer’s newest book, Winston S. Churchill and the Shaping of the Middle East, 1919-1922 (Academic Studies Press) was discussed via Zoom by the Jewish Historical Society of Read More
Professor Jean Eddy Saint Paul Interviewed by Library of Congress on Reimagining Haiti Sociology Professor Jean Eddy Saint Paul was interviewed by the Library of Congress and served as an expert who contributed to the Libguide, “Ayiti Reimagined: The First Black Sovereign Nation,” Read More
