A Peabody and More Distinguished Professor of Political Science Jeanne Theoharis’ Rosa Parks book-turned-documentary racks up the awards while also earning the civil rights activist recognition as a more dynamic historical figure. Read More
Call Them by Their Name In a new internship last fall, anthropology major Lily Bello helped trans community members overcome the legal red tape of changing their names. 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
Political Science Professor Janet Elise Johnson an Association for Women in Slavic Studies (AWSS) 2022 Heldt Prize Winner Political Science Professor Janet Elise Johnson, a co-editor of The Routledge Handbook of Gender in Central-Eastern Europe and Eurasia along with Katalin Fábiá and Mara Lazda, won an AWSS 2022 Read More
#BCGrad22: Jessica Betancourt Pre-law student Jessica Betancourt hopes to make an impact on remedying some of society’s more pressing issues. Read More
HSS Announces 2022 Expo Award Winners The school awarded cash prizes for winning projects to students and faculty members who participated in the second-annual school-wide event. 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
The Impact of War Though far from the conflict zone, for reasons personal and academic, the Brooklyn College community is keeping Russia’s war in Ukraine close to its heart. Read More
Brooklyn College to Host a Conversation on the War in Ukraine Faculty experts will discuss historical and political contexts and answer questions. Read More
