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 MoreThe Liberian peace activist, trained social worker, and women’s rights advocate will discuss gender, law, transitional justice, reconstruction, and other topics.
Read MoreThough 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 MoreFaculty experts will discuss historical and political contexts and answer questions.
Read MoreAfter 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 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 MoreCombining 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 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 MoreSociology 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 MoreIn the wake of a new wave of concern over voting rights, History Professor KC Johnson remembers when two momentous leaders forged past a fragile relationship to advance landmark legislation.
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