Historian’s First Book Wins a Place on the Pulitzer Prize Finalists List

Michael Rawson is a realist. When Harvard University Press submitted his first book, Eden on the Charles: The Making of Boston, to the Pulitzer Prize board, the assistant professor of

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Library Celebrates Campus Page Turners

It was an event that even President Karen L. Gould couldn’t keep herself from cheering about. “Bravo! Brava!” she said to all the faculty authors celebrated at the Annual Book

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Italian Diplomat Talks of the Strengths of U.S.-Italy Links

Italy’s ambassador to the United States, Giulio Terzi di Sant’Agata, came to Brooklyn College recently to talk about the relationship between his native land and the United States, and to

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Senior Scores Selective Fellowship to Work With City Agencies

Graduating senior Matthew Vann will get an intimate tour of city agencies this summer when he participates in the New York City Urban Fellowship, a nine-month program that will allow

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Two Faculty Members Receive Fellowship to Complete Research

Assistant Professors Rosamond S. King and Sophia N. Suarez have been awarded the Career Enhancement Fellowship for Junior Faculty, an award from the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation that comes

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Teaching Police to Work With Demonstrators

Associate Professor of Sociology Alex Vitale believes police should help people exercise their right to demonstrate, perhaps even do it more efficiently and effectively. That’s why the Korean National Police

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Philosophy Professor’s Animal Attraction Leads to Intriguing Experiments

Robert Lurz, an associate professor in the Philosophy Department, wants to get into the minds of chimpanzees. He wants to know what they know and how they know it. His

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Creative Writing Major Publishes Acclaimed Book of Poetry

There is irony in the title of creative writing major Ocean Vuong’s recently released collection of poems, Burnings, given that he is named after a body of water. Born in

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Open Mic Session Brings Out Diverse Talent in BC Students

From beat-boxing and sweetly sung guitar songs to poems about engagements, hummus and the curious way in which the Vietnamese kiss, Brooklyn College students shared their talents in early November

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Mac Wellman Named CUNY Distinguished Professor of English

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07.7.2010
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