$40,000 Whiting Fellowship Supports English Professor in Creating a Digital Home for Brooklyn Oral Histories

The prestigious prize—the first of its kind established by the Whiting Foundation—is awarded to those working toward better public understanding of the humanities.

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School of Ed. Faculty Create App that Trains First Responders to Address Abuse in Children with Disabilities

The website and app provides resources to assist social workers, child protective staff, law enforcement, and medical professionals in better intervening when children with disabilities might be victims of violence and abuse.

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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.

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Poet 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.

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Brooklyn 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.

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Political 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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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11.13.2015
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Susan Landers