Author and Activist Barbara Smith to Lecture at Brooklyn College on March 16 One of her first public appearances since 2020 will serve as an extraordinary complement to Brooklyn College’s Women’s History Month celebration. Read More
Brooklyn College Cancer Center Receives Grant from the Gray Foundation Borough’s first cancer center that brings together research, education, and community outreach gets a $100,000-boost. Read More
A Different Kind of Practice The first in a series on the robust mentorship program at Brooklyn College, the spotlight is on Dr. Lawrence Budnick ’74, who is helping students clear the first hurdle on their way to medical school—the admission interview. Read More
Professor of Cultural anthropology Katie Rose Hejtmanek Competes in the International Weightlifting Federation’s (IWF) Masters World Championships Cultural anthropology professor and children and youth studies director Katie Rose Hejtmanek recently competed in the International Weightlifting Federation’s (IWF) Masters World Championships. She is the 59kg 40-44 World Champion. Read More
Brooklyn College Professors Wayne Powell and H. Arthur Bankoff Help Reveal Details of Ancient and Complex Trade Network in Present Day Turkey Research on 3,300-year-old Uluburun shipwreck continues to yield incredible finds. 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
Best of BC Staff Spotlight: Annette Nesbit Nesbit’s commitment to students clearly underpins her work in the SEEK Office at Brooklyn College. Read More
Congratulations to the Black, Race and Ethnic Studies Initiative (BRESI) Awardees The BRESI awards are funded through the historic gift of $10 million from the Mellon Foundation. 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
