Brooklyn College Mourns the Passing of Robert Viscusi, Professor Emeritus Robert Viscusi, a professor emeritus who also served as the executive officer of the Wolfe Institute for the Humanities from 1980 to 2016, died on Sunday, January 19, after a Read More
Brooklyn College Celebrates New Immigrant Student Success Office President Michelle J. Anderson and Immigrant Student Success Office Director Jesús Pérez ’95 were joined by CUNY Chancellor Félix V. Matos Rodríguez for a ribbon cutting of the new center on Dec. 13. Read More
Brooklyn College Acting Faculty Continues Scorsese Run in “The Irishman” MFA professor Welker White plays Jimmy Hoffa’s wife alongside Al Pacino. Read More
Brooklyn College Authors Make 2019 Best Books Lists Novels by Ben Lerner, Helen Phillips, and Ocean Vuong are the critics’ choice. Read More
Three Literary Alums Shortlisted for the National Book Award Greg Grandin ’92, along with M.F.A. in creative writing alumni Helen Phillips ’07, and Ocean Vuong ’12, and are all shortlisted for the 2019 National Book Awards—Phillips for her novel Read More
A New Scholarship Builds a Foundation for Brooklyn College Students Committed to Civic Engagement Susan Lee (Stecker) Walling ’66, and her husband Bob established a generous scholarship that will support civic-minded students in their efforts to improve conditions for their communities. Read More
Political Science Professor Pens Forthcoming Book on Vietnam and the Third Indochina War Assistant Professor Kosal Path, of the Political Science Department, has a new book out in February: Vietnam’s Strategic Thinking During the Third Indochina War (University of Wisconsin Press, 2020). The Read More
Can Animals Read Minds? Research by Brooklyn College Philosophy Professor Robert Lurz Says Perhaps His work with chimpanzees and their cognitive abilities may reveal the evolutionary origins of what make humans exceptionally social animals. Read More
Poet and Fiction Writer Ocean Vuong ’12 Awarded the MacArthur ‘Genius’ Grant Vuong’s works explore the themes of exile and the trauma of war. Read More
Tow Professor Karen B. Stern Gabbay to Provide Deeper Insight into Ancient Judaism Through Study of Millenia-Old Graffiti The history professor will conduct research beyond the borders of Israel, expanding our knowledge of the reach and impact of Jewish culture in antiquity. Read More
