Brooklyn College Authors Make 2019 Best Books Lists Novels by Ben Lerner, Helen Phillips, and Ocean Vuong are the critics’ choice. Read More
Poet and Fiction Writer Ocean Vuong ’12 Awarded the MacArthur ‘Genius’ Grant Vuong’s works explore the themes of exile and the trauma of war. Read More
Choreographer and Performer Who Had Brooklyn College Residency Wins MacArthur “Genius” Award Okwui Okpokwasilli is on a roll as she is honored with one of the country’s most prestigious awards. Read More
MacArthur ‘Genius’ Fellow and Brooklyn College English Professor Ben Lerner Named CUNY Distinguished Professor The decorated author and scholar is also a Guggenheim Fellow and the first poetry editor at Harper’s Magazine. Read More
English Professor Ben Lerner Named 2015 MacArthur ‘Genius’ Fellow The prestigious annual award provides $625,000 to those demonstrating “extraordinary originality and dedication in their creative pursuits and a marked capacity for self-direction.” Read More
Literary Luminary Joins Brooklyn College Faculty MacArthur “genius award” winner aspires to strengthen the voice and vision of young writers. Read More
