The CUNY Haitian Studies Institute and Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts at Brooklyn College Collaborate on “Voices from Haiti: Artists as Activists” Three distinguished panelists discuss the challenges they overcame to achieve success, and how they have used their careers as springboards for activism in the Haitian community. Read More
Brooklyn College Faculty View First Amendment Rights Through an Interdisciplinary Lens Workshop highlights solutions to police surveillance on campus. Read More
A Perfect Fit An Urban Sustainability major says she found her groove in the young program. Read More
Award-winning Author and English Professor Moustafa Bayoumi Lends His Voice in Support of Free Speech Bayoumi joined thousands on the steps of the New York Public Library for PEN America’s Writers Resist rally. Read More
On Anniversary of Earthquake in Haiti Radio Soleil Director Ricot Dupuy ’81 Discusses the Importance of Radio Activism “The Voice of Haiti,” Dupuy’s station, has remained a go-to news source for New York City Haitians, as well as a hub for social and political engagement in the U.S. and Haiti. Read More
After Aleppo: History Professor Shares His Expertise on the Middle East Louis Fishman talks about the region and legacy of President Obama’s policies. Read More
Brooklyn College Welcomes New Faculty, 2016 A diverse group of stellar scholars started this semester. Read More
Brooklyn College Junior Earns $5,000 Virginia B. Toulmin Scholarship Chukwunonso Nwasike’s plans to become a pediatric oncologist and help children with cancer have moved closer to success. Read More
Paul Beatty ’89 M.F.A. Receives Man Booker Prize for his novel The Sellout The author is the first American to win Britain’s most prestigious literary award. Read More
Critically Acclaimed Writer and Celebrated Alumna Gloria Naylor ’81 Dies at the Age of 66 Naylor’s work explored the many dimensions of race and social issues in American society. Read More
