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
Brooklyn College Welcomes Steven Spielberg for Special Lecture The college closes its West Side Story: The Brooklyn Connection series with a conversation with the new film’s iconic director. Read More
Brooklyn College Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month With Free Public Events The programs include a lecture series on the artistic and cultural Impact of West Side Story. Read More
Brooklyn College’s Department of Puerto Rican and Latino Studies Presents Educational Series on West Side Story Part of the New York Latinx Culture and the Arts Curriculum, the program focuses on the iconic film’s Brooklyn connection and lasting social and cultural impact. Read More
PRLS Chair Professor Alan Aja coauthors Afro-Latinos in the U.S. Economy Professor Alan Aja, chair of the Department of Puerto Rican and Latinos Studies, coauthored Afro-Latinos in the U.S. Economy (Lexington Books, 2021) with Michelle Holder, associate professor of economics at Read More
Brooklyn College Receives $1 Million from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to Continue Transformative Program That Supports Transfer Students The Mellon Transfer Student Research Program successfully empowers transfer students through independent and group research, as well as peer mentoring while significantly improving grades, retention, and graduation rates. Read More
Brooklyn College Celebrates New Immigrant Student Success Office President Michelle J. Anderson and Immigrant Student Success Office Director Jesús Pérez ’95 were joined by CUNY Chancellor Félix V. Matos Rodríguez for a ribbon cutting of the new center on Dec. 13. Read More
Brooklyn College Dept. of Puerto Rican and Latino Studies Presents ‘Puerto Rican Migration Then and Now, Through the Lens of Contemporary Art, 1950–2019’ The Brooklyn College Department of Puerto Rican and Latino Studies will host a multi-event, interdisciplinary look at the migratory experience of the Puerto Rican community arriving in New York City from the 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
Cultural Competency and Intersectionality Are Priorities for English and History Double Major Nicole Solis-Ramirez The graduating senior and mother of four discusses how her life impacts her approach to academics. Read More
