Tanger Hillel at Brooklyn College Continues Thanksgiving Tradition A coordinated effort by Brooklyn College students and alumni produced a memorable holiday dinner for the less fortunate. Read More
Paying it Forward Brooklyn College student Nischal Giri survived a major earthquake in Nepal. Recently, he went to Puerto Rico to help rebuild and connect with people who share his life-altering experiences. Read More
Alumnus Bernie Sanders Holds Presidential 2020 Campaign Rally on Brooklyn College Campus Remembering his roots and connection to the borough, Sanders chose his alma mater as the first stop on his campaign paper trail. Read More
Award-winning Poet Sonia Sanchez Examines the Power of Black Women’s Politics at Brooklyn College’s Shirley Chisholm Day Celebration The event, which commemorated the 50th Anniversary of alumna Shirley Chisholm’s historic election to the U.S. Congress, also featured other preeminent scholars in the world of black women’s politics. Read More
New Field School Transforms Manhattan’s Lower East Side into a Classroom For one month this summer, Brooklyn College students from the Urban Anthropology field school crossed the East River to study the effects of climate change, gentrification, and a shifting population on the storied lower Manhattan neighborhood. Read More
Brooklyn College Students Help to Rebuild Puerto Rico Senior Jonathan Cabral was among nearly 200 who traveled to the island with the CUNY Service Corps to help repair homes damaged by Hurricane Maria. Read More
A Dirty Job Brooklyn College researchers publish findings from two studies on safe soil practices. Read More
Professor Matthew Burgess Is PUMPed About His Latest Collaborative Public Art Project Burgess’s vision, the Poetry Urban Mural Project (PUMP), is bringing communities of students, scholars, and artists together to create public works that transform the aesthetic of the city one wall at a time. Read More
Brooklyn College Scholars Draw Record Audience at TEDxCUNY Conference Beinecke Scholarship winner Sean DesVignes ’15 and Macaulay Honors College senior Sofia Ahsanuddin delivered talks on ‘Borders and Belonging’ at second annual conference. Read More
Brooklyn College Urban Sustainability Program Transforms the Borough Into a Classroom Students gain hands-on experience with the economic, social and scientific impact of urban development. Read More
