A Story to Tell At 74, Damon Evans ’19 is eager to share his life story as a successful actor and classical singer, as a witness to LGBTQ history, as a gay man, and as a Brooklyn College alumnus. Read More
The Arc of a Scholar Suffering from fashion-industry burnout, Sherri V. Cummings ’15 found her passion in Africana Studies. Read More
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
Deborah Willis to Serve as Brooklyn College’s Franklin Day Speaker Brooklyn College is pleased to announce Deborah Willis as its 2023 Franklin Day Speaker. Willis—an educator, photographer, curator, artist, author, and historian—will lead a discussion based on the visual archives of Black 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
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 Putting in Humanities and Social Sciences on Center Stage The two-day Brooklyn College “HHS Expo” is free, open to the public and will feature student work and research. Read More
Leymah Roberta Gbowee Lectures on Peace, War, and Life as a Celebrated Leader The 2011 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate visits campus for enlightening and timely lecture. Read More
Brooklyn College Welcomes 2011 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Leymah Roberta Gbowee The Liberian peace activist, trained social worker, and women’s rights advocate will discuss gender, law, transitional justice, reconstruction, and other topics. Read More
Steven Spielberg Discusses West Side Story With Brooklyn College Community Drawing an online audience of hundreds, the iconic director talked about everything from the cultural and historical significance of the new film breaking down barriers, to the challenges of making a musical for the first time. Read More
