Ribbon Cutting Reception for Leonard & Claire Tow Center for the Performing Arts Recognizes the Contributions of Dr. Leonard Tow ’50 and Other Distinguished Guests The state-of-the-art, LEED-certified building will house Brooklyn College’s Department of Theater and Conservatory of Music, and serve as hub for arts and culture in the borough. Read More
Brooklyn College to Host Ribbon Cutting Reception for New Leonard & Claire Tow Center for the Performing Arts on Nov. 1 What Brooklyn College will host a ribbon cutting reception for its new Leonard & Claire Tow Center for the Performing Arts on Thursday, November 1. Sitting at the intersection of Campus Road 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
Brooklyn Seoul: A Cultural Exchange Brooklyn College’s new academic partnership with Dongguk University in South Korea gives students from both institutions the opportunity to expand their worldview and strengthen their cultural competency. Read More
Art and Politics Are Inseparable in Little Rock, the Hit Play from Award-winning Playwright/Director Rajendra Ramoon Maharaj ’11 M.F.A. A New York Times Critic’s Pick, the production about the “Little Rock Nine” comes out of the Brooklyn College alumnus’s tradition of bearing witness, testifying, and shining a light on uncomfortable, necessary truths. Read More
Leonard & Claire Tow Center for the Performing Arts Opens at Brooklyn College The new Leonard & Claire Tow Center for the Performing Arts at Brooklyn College is now open at the Hillel Gate entrance. The state-of-the-art facility offers the college’s performing arts 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
Placing Craft Above Fame, Novella Nelson ’58 Dared to Take on Roles from Classical to Avant-Garde From the moment she stepped on stage at Brooklyn College, Nelson understood that performance would be as much a journey of self-discovery as her life’s work. Read More
Tow Foundation Rewards Outstanding Achievements of Brooklyn College Faculty and Students For more than 20 years, Leonard Tow ’50, and Claire ’52, have given generously to their alma mater. The awards presentation and luncheon celebrated the work of the best and brightest among the college’s educators and learners. Read More
