Brooklyn College Student Speaks at Special United Nations Celebration of Women’s Entrepreneurship Day At a U.N. event celebrating women-owned businesses and causes, undergraduate Mbachur Mbenga spoke about the need for women and girls around the globe to have full access to education. Read More
Alumna Kate Benson’s Obie-Award Winning Production Opens in New Venue The farce, A Beautiful Day in November on the Banks of the Greatest of the Great Lakes, imagines a holiday dinner as a competitive sport. Read More
Obama Honors the Legacy of Shirley Chisholm ’46 with the Presidential Medal of Freedom Shirley Chisholm Project Director Zinga Fraser discusses the legacy and continued relevance of the political icon on the heels of the recognition by President Obama and in light of one of the most diverse presidential campaigns in recent memory. Read More
Brooklyn College’s Open Mic Features Diverse Creative Voices Biannual event draws crowds eager to hear the campus’ best and brightest work their creative magic. Read More
A Lifeline From the Petrie Foundation: Helping Students Cope With Unexpected Hardship Since 2005, more than 430 students at Brooklyn College, and 6,000 in the larger CUNY system, have been helped through Petrie Student Emergency Grants (PSEGs). “These are students who have real emergencies, and yet they stay, which is why we do this,” says Beth J. Lief, executive director of the Petrie Foundation. Read More
Brooklyn College Listening Project Encourages Alumni Veterans to Share their Experiences with a New Generation Student-led interviews contribute to the college-wide, interdisciplinary oral history project and public archive. Read More
Macaulay Student Uncovers Lost Family History in India and Pakistan, with Support of Rosen and Magner Stipends Med-school-bound Aakaash Varma conducted interviews in his ancestral village, and neighboring communities, to learn more about the 1947 split of these two nations, as well as the details of his own family’s experiences. Read More
Brooklyn College Urban Sustainability Program Transforms the Borough Into a Classroom Students gain hands-on experience with the economic, social and scientific impact of urban development. Read More
English Professor Ben Lerner Named 2015 MacArthur ‘Genius’ Fellow The prestigious annual award provides $625,000 to those demonstrating “extraordinary originality and dedication in their creative pursuits and a marked capacity for self-direction.” Read More
Exploring the Cultural Roots of Carnival A Caribbean Studies class gets a lesson in a signature carnival instrument—steelpan. Read More
