Cultural Competency and Intersectionality Are Priorities for English and History Double Major Nicole Solis-Ramirez The graduating senior and mother of four discusses how her life impacts her approach to academics. Read More
A Feirstein Cinema School Graduate Talks Diversity in the Film Industry Daniel W. Smith ’18 M.A. finds his voice and shares it as part of a commencement campaign celebrating the Brooklyn College Class of 2018. Read More
Graduating Senior Cynthia Ly Uses Interesting Classroom Strategies to Ensure a Well-Rounded Education for a Diverse Student Body Looking to become a high school biology teacher, Ly finds particular techniques that establish equity in a public school setting. Read More
A Family Venture The Alves—Deborah and her daughters Abigail, and soon-to-graduate Anisee, credit Brooklyn College with helping them to realize a shared vision of making the world a better place in very different ways. Read More
A Business Degree 15 Years in the Making Entrepreneur Dionne Davis’ road to a bachelor’s degree was a long, but rewarding one. Read More
The New York Knicks’ Head Trainer, Roger Hinds ’77, to Receive Distinguished Alumnus Award at Brooklyn College Commencement The longtime NBA athletics trainer is set to receive the honor at the ceremony held at the Barclays Center on May 31. Read More
Two Students Win Jeanette K. Watson Fellowships Nina Daro and Salma Mohamed will receive three prestigious internships and more than $20,000 in stipends. Read More
Professor Lipke Receives Hinton Award from American Society of Microbiology for Inclusiveness in his Lab The Hinton Award honors outstanding contributions toward fostering the research training of underrepresented minorities in microbiology. Read More
Award-Winning Brooklyn College Slam Poetry Team in the Spotlight for National Poetry Month Four team members share their experiences and processes as poets, and talk about the responsibility of artists to critique the world around them through their art. Read More
‘The World Is Before You, and You Need Not Take It or Leave It as You Came In,’ Says Hess Scholar in Residence Edwidge Danticat The award-winning Haitian-American author and activist spoke at the annual Hess Memorial Lecture about the shared experience of people of the African diaspora and how to work together for positive change. Read More
