‘The World Is Before You, and You Need Not Take It or Leave It as You Came In,’ Says Hess Scholar in Residence Edwidge Danticat The award-winning Haitian-American author and activist spoke at the annual Hess Memorial Lecture about the shared experience of people of the African diaspora and how to work together for positive change. Read More
Professor Sara Reguer’s ‘Opinionated’ Perspective Illuminates the Struggles and Victories of Jewish Women Her recent book, Opinionated: The World View of a Jewish Woman, examines Judaism and Jewish culture through a feminist lens. Read More
Co-creator of #SAYHERNAME Spotlights Police Violence Against Black Women and LGBTQ People at Brooklyn College Event Activist, attorney, and author Andrea J. Ritchie led a talk about the daunting challenges faced in the quest to center women of color, and queer and transgender people as victims in discussions of state violence. Read More
John Hope Franklin Memorial Day Celebrated at Brooklyn College as Part of Its “We Stand Against Hate” Initiative The former chair of the college’s Department of History was remembered for his groundbreaking scholarship and activism. Read More
Nobel-Prize Winning Columnist Paul Krugman and Political Analyst Thomas Frank Discuss the Obama Legacy Talk is part of the college’s annual Robert L. Hess Memorial Lecture. Read More
Big Papa in Italy: Photos of Hemingway Shown at Library Guests at the May 23 opening of Hemingway’s Veneto, a photography exhibition at the Brooklyn College Library, could be forgiven for thinking that they had, at least momentarily, been transported Read More
