María E. Pérez y González Honored by New York City Mayor’s Office Professor recognized for decades of transformative contributions to Puerto Rican and Latino studies and social justice. Read More
Identity and Resilience Alumna of the Year and award-winning poet and author Luisa Sherezada (Chiqui) Vicioso ’79 is a tireless supporter of Dominican women’s literature. Read More
The Public Servant Lisette Nieves ’92 has been transforming lives through public service since she was a teenager. Read More
Liberating Education Dean María Scharrón-del Río reveals how the School of Education prepares students to teach in a challenging world. Read More
Hess Scholars Paul Ortiz and Barbara Smith to Lecture on “Defending the Humanities” Ortiz is a professor of history at the University of Florida and will serve as Brooklyn College’s Robert L. Hess Scholar in Residence for 2024. Read More
Author and Activist Barbara Smith to Lecture at Brooklyn College on March 16 One of her first public appearances since 2020 will serve as an extraordinary complement to Brooklyn College’s Women’s History Month celebration. Read More
Alan Aja Contributes to Supreme Court Brief Aimed at Supporting Student Loan Cancellations Professor and Department Chairperson for Puerto Rican and Latino Studies Alan A. Aja was invited as an expert to contribute to an amicus brief to the U.S. Supreme Court calling Read More
Author and Activist Barbara Smith Serving as Brooklyn College’s Hess Scholar-in-Residence for 2022-23 The independent scholar has opened up a national cultural and political dialogue about the intersections of race, class, gender, and sexuality. On November 29, Smith will be part of a conversation on campus with Jeanne Theoharis to discuss selected clips from the newly released documentary, “The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks,” which features Smith and is also based on Theoharis’ research and book of the same name. Read More
Seventeen Brooklyn College Projects to be Funded as Part of CUNY’s BRESI Initiative to Further Transform Ethnic Studies on Campus and Beyond Brooklyn College is proud to announce that 17 projects from various academic departments and other areas of the college were awarded a total of nearly $300,000 in funding through CUNY’s Black, Race and Ethnic Studies Initiative (BRESI) program. Read More
Brooklyn College Putting in Humanities and Social Sciences on Center Stage The two-day Brooklyn College “HHS Expo” is free, open to the public and will feature student work and research. Read More
