#BCGrad2021 Celebrates Resilience and Hope: Learning From Her Peers
A political science graduate reflects on the classes and classmates that helped expose her to new viewpoints.
Read MoreBrooklyn College Professor Urges More Engagement, Critical Understanding of the Asian American and Pacific Islander Experience
With May being Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, sociologist Yung-Yi Diana Pan discussed its significance, the recent rise in anti-Asian violence, and how she is using this challenging time to educate the next generation of positive change makers.
Read MoreReady for Combat
Philip Napoli, associate professor of history, describes the task ahead for the new secretary of veterans affairs.
Read MoreA Texas-Size Catastrophe
Associate Professor Michael Menser says the disaster in the Lone Star State provides important lessons on public policy and climate change.
Read MoreAssociate Professor Brigid O’Keeffe Publishes Chapter in European History Book
Associate Professor of History Brigid O’Keeffe published a chapter in Internationalists in European History: Rethinking the Twentieth Century (Bloomsbury, 2021). Her chapter is titled “Building a Communist Tower of Babel: Esperanto
Read MoreBrooklyn College Ranked One of the Top Public Liberal Arts Colleges in Nation
This latest distinction emphasizes the college’s commitment to teaching critical thinking, effective communication, and analytical skills.
Read MoreProfessor Gunja SenGupta on Kamala Harris: Race and Democracy in Historical Perspective
History professor and noted author weighs in on the historic, cultural, and political ramifications of the first woman of color becoming vice president of the United States. Gunja SenGupta is
Read MoreBrooklyn College Announces New “We Stand Against Hate” Events
Free, online programs reflect the College’s ongoing commitment to elevating dialogue and celebrating diversity.
Read MoreThe Law in His Hands
Finn Mayock ’20, a first-year student at Brooklyn Law School talks about his journey from his childhood home on a farm in Connecticut to Brooklyn College, his decision to go into law, and how his work in the public defender’s office had him doing everything from interrogating crime victims to passing the smokes in the bodega.
Read MoreBest of BC, Faculty Voices: MLK’s Image Is “Clouded by Myth” Says Political Science Professor Jeanne Theoharis
Two of the myths are that he criticized Northern racism, and that more than 70 percent of Americans in his time disapproved of him.
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