President Michelle J. Anderson
Dear Alumni and Friends,
I am pleased to share with you this new issue of Brooklyn College Magazine, which captures how your alma mater is creating powerful pathways to careers and shaping the future of our city.
In these stories, you’ll see Brooklyn College at its best: students and faculty learning directly from our beautiful campus and New York City itself, translating knowledge into bold solutions to urgent challenges like flooding and climate change.
You’ll also meet alumni and donors whose leadership, generosity, and love for the college help prepare our students for every opportunity. From BCAA President Trina Yearwood ’00, to our faculty mentors, to David Hochman, whose parents’ love story is intertwined with Brooklyn College, this issue reflects what makes our community special: a sense of connection and shared purpose.
This issue also highlights how, across academic departments, we are reimagining access to education and careers through new online degrees, accelerated master’s programs, and other flexible pathways that meet students where they are. These offerings reflect our enduring commitment to high‑quality public education and access to that excellence.
One theme unites the stories in this issue: Brooklyn College remains a place where opportunity is created, shared, and expanded, thanks to support from alumni like you. We are grateful to have you as part of our story, and we hope this issue reconnects you with your alma mater.
Warm regards,
Michelle J. Anderson
President, Brooklyn College
