Right at Home Marie Lily Cerat has the Haitian Studies Institute exactly where it needs to be. Read More
A Global Change-Maker Sophomore and Watson Fellow Ricky Costas-Hernandez aims to make worldwide change with food security. 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
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
Nickolas Khimerik Heading to Moldova as a Fulbright Scholar The graduating senior will work as an English teaching assistant to hone his skills as a cultural ambassador. 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
Spanish Professor Bernardita Llanos Elected Co-Chair of Latin American Studies Association Section Spanish Professor Bernardita Llanos, also Endowed Chair of Women and Gender Studies, was elected co-chair of the Southern Cone Section of the Latin American Studies Association. In the role, she Read More
Haitian Studies Institute Receives $1 Million From New York City Council As the Haitian diaspora deals with twin calamities from the recent earthquake and the assassination of its president, the funding brings resources to help address a wide range of issues. Read More
Cherríe Moraga, Internationally Recognized Writer and Activist, In Conversation with Professor Vanessa Pérez-Rosario What Brooklyn College’s We Stand Against Hate event series presents Cherríe Moraga on her memoir Native Country of the Heart, in conversation with Modern Languages and Literatures Professor Vanessa Pérez Rosario. Who Cherríe Moraga is Read More
