Paul Beatty ’89 M.F.A. Receives National Book Critics Circle Award
The Sellout, Beatty’s most recent novel, has also been named one of the best books of 2015 by The New York Times.
Read MorePoet Ocean Vuong ’12 Wins $50,000 Whiting Award for Emerging Writers
Night Sky With Exit Wounds (Copper Canyon Press), the first full-length work by the B.F.A. Creative Writing graduate, was released on April 5.
Read MoreBrooklyn College Student Wins $16,500 on Wheel of Fortune
Senior Matt Epstein talks about his recent once-in-a-lifetime experience as a winning contestant on one of America’s favorite game shows, Wheel of Fortune.
Read MorePolitical Science Professor Anna Law Wins NSF Grant to Further Research on Women Asylum Seekers
The Herbert Kurz Chair of Constitutional Rights will investigate how immigration courts decide gender-based asylum cases.
Read MoreBrooklyn 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 MoreAlumna 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 MoreObama 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 MoreBrooklyn 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 MoreA 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 MoreBrooklyn 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.
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11.11.2015
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