New Grant Will Help Brooklyn College Better Serve AAPI Students Women’s Center Director Sau-fong Au and Associate Professor Yung-Yi Diana Pan will serve as principals for programing to support mentoring, mental health, curriculum development, and other initiatives. Read More
Professor Tammy Lewis Earns Prestigious Fred Buttel Distinguished Contribution Award Sociology Professor Tammy L. Lewis received the Fred Buttel Distinguished Contribution Award from the Environmental Sociology Section of the American Sociological Association at the annual meeting on August 19 in Read More
Part of the Solution As the first Asian-American woman in the New York State Senate, Iwen Chu ’07 M.A. is focused on problem-solving for the diverse Brooklyn district she represents. 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
Brooklyn College Launches Transformative Mentoring Initiative with Support from The Tow Foundation A multifaceted range of programs will enhance mentorship opportunities for students and faculty making it central to the Brooklyn College educational experience. Read More
Professor of Sociology Carolina Bank Muñoz Co-Authors A People’s Guide to New York City A new book co-authored by Carolina Bank Muñoz disrupts the guidebook industry by focusing on people power and social movements. A People’s Guide to New York City by Carolina Bank 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 Faculty Present at “Are We Ready? NYC Resilience and Sustainability a Decade After Superstorm Sandy” Event at Graduate Center Tammy Lewis and Brooklyn College professors Brett Branco, Jennifer Cherrier, Peter Groffman, and Mike Menser presented at CUNY’s Media Conference, “Are We Ready? NYC Resilience and Sustainability a Decade After Read More
Carolina Bank Muñoz Wins Dan Clawson Activist-Scholar Award Longtime Brooklyn College sociology professor recognized for decades of work focused on education, activism, and social justice. Read More
Brooklyn College Professor Naomi Braine Discusses Impacts of Supreme Court Decision to Reverse Roe v. Wade Sociologist and social justice advocate outlines implications and possible future impacts. Read More
