A Lifeline From the Petrie Foundation: Helping Students Cope With Unexpected Hardship Since 2005, more than 430 students at Brooklyn College, and 6,000 in the larger CUNY system, have been helped through Petrie Student Emergency Grants (PSEGs). “These are students who have real emergencies, and yet they stay, which is why we do this,” says Beth J. Lief, executive director of the Petrie Foundation. Read More
Visionary Philanthropist Murray Koppelman ’57 Honored at Brooklyn College Koppelman School of Business Naming Ceremony Koppelman’s generous gift is one of the largest single gifts in the college’s history. Read More
Macaulay Student Uncovers Lost Family History in India and Pakistan, with Support of Rosen and Magner Stipends Med-school-bound Aakaash Varma conducted interviews in his ancestral village, and neighboring communities, to learn more about the 1947 split of these two nations, as well as the details of his own family’s experiences. Read More
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio Welcomes Inaugural Class at Brooklyn College Barry R. Feirstein Graduate School of Cinema Ribbon Cutting Ceremony, Oct. 6 Launched in fall 2015, Feirstein is the first public graduate school of cinema in New York City and the only one in the nation housed on a working film lot—Steiner Studios at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. Read More
Brooklyn College School of Business to be Named for Philanthropist Murray Koppelman ’57 Koppelman’s $8.5 Million gift will support the establishment of the only accredited school of business in Brooklyn. Read More
Brooklyn College Foundation Honors Noted Real Estate Developer Edwin H. Cohen ’62 at Annual Gala Principal partner at Prism Capital credits his education at Brooklyn College as inspiration to “give back.” Read More
Brooklyn College Launches M.D. Sass Investment Academy Participating students will gain real-world experience in managing student-run hedge fund. Read More
Legacy of Herbert Kurz ’41 Lives On His generous gift will support leadership and mentoring programs in the Brooklyn College Black and Latino Male Initiative. Read More
Kurz Foundation Funds the Black and Latino Male Initiative A generous gift from the Kurz Family Foundation expands the opportunities offered to our black and Latino male students. Read More
Magner Career Center: The First Step Toward a Rewarding Career For more than a decade, the Magner Career Center has had a record of unparalleled success in providing diligent and driven students with an edge in the market and preparing them to meet the real-world challenges facing graduates entering the workplace. Read More
