New Endowed Chair of Women’s and Gender Studies Seeks to Explore Overlooked Histories of Local Black Women’s Activism Professor Robyn C. Spencer is offering free public programming that educates New York City communities about the sociopolitical impact of black women’s leadership and organizing. Read More
Vive Haiti! The Haitian Studies Institute brings together a dynamic curation of pieces from six Haitian artists whose work documents the country’s noble past, celebrates even the ordinary moments of its present, and asks tough questions of its uncertain future. Read More
Award-winning Poet Sonia Sanchez Examines the Power of Black Women’s Politics at Brooklyn College’s Shirley Chisholm Day Celebration The event, which commemorated the 50th Anniversary of alumna Shirley Chisholm’s historic election to the U.S. Congress, also featured other preeminent scholars in the world of black women’s politics. Read More
Kade Wise ’11 Builds a Television “Empire” The popular actor and musician discusses how he went from majoring in marketing to landing roles on some of the highest-rated shows on television. Read More
Award-winning English Professor Rosamond S. King Named New Director of the Ethyle R. Wolfe Institute A noted author and scholar with a passion for the humanities, King aims to spearhead the programming at the institute that contributes to the intellectual life of the campus. 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
Prom Redux: Pride Edition Brooklyn College’s first queer prom offers a do-over of the high school ritual for members of the campus LGBTQIA community. Read More
Diversity and Inclusion Celebrated at Brooklyn College’s 93rd Commencement Ceremony The event, which drew politicians from all around the city, highlighted student success with hopeful messages from alumni and friends of the college. Read More
Brooklyn College to Award Judy Heumann Honorary Doctorate at Its 2018 Commencement Ceremony The pioneering disability rights activist will also be the keynote speaker at the event on May 31 at the Barclays Center. Read More
