Leymah Roberta Gbowee Lectures on Peace, War, and Life as a Celebrated Leader
The 2011 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate visits campus for enlightening and timely lecture.
Read MoreGetting 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 MoreA 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 MoreBrooklyn 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 MoreThe 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 MoreBrooklyn College to Host a Conversation on the War in Ukraine
Faculty experts will discuss historical and political contexts and answer questions.
Read MoreStaff 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 MoreHistory 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 MoreCharting 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 MoreProfessor 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
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01.21.2022
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Susan Landers