Native American Lawyer and Indigenous Rights Advocate Sarah Deer Is Honorary Doctorate Recipient, Keynote Speaker at Virtual Celebration of 2020 Graduates In recognition of Deer’s untiring work to end violence against Native American women and fight for the rights of indigenous people, she is receiving an Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters from Brooklyn College. Read More
Brooklyn College Honors Top Scholars Valedictorian Roby Daniel and salutatorian Zainab Nathani seek to help community while pursuing careers in medicine and public health. Read More
Movements Are a Collective Responsibility and We All Have a Role to Play, Says #MeToo Founder and Activist Tarana Burke at Brooklyn College’s 94th Commencement Ceremony Distinguished Alumnus Jimmy Smits ’80 reminds students to persevere. Read More
Despite Hardships One 2019 Graduate Holds onto Her Dream A psychology major finds an outlet to work through the myriad emotions that come with her immigration status. Read More
Joseph Friedman: Pushing Through in Order to Help Others A childhood accident upended a psychology major’s life and inspired him to pursue a career where he could help people in their time of need. Read More
Twice as Nice: Business Student Nisreen Ennab ’18 Goes for Her Master’s Degree The M.S. in business administration graduate says she is leaving with a good grounding in business ethics. Read More
“Brooklyn College Sparked My Civic Engagement” The graduate student from the speech-language pathology program says he’s been inspired by the generosity and give-back spirit of Brooklyn College alumni. Read More
Brooklyn College Graduates Over 4,300 Students at 94th Commencement Ceremony on May 30 at Barclays Center Activist and #MeToo Founder Tarana Burke to Receive Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters Award-winning Actor Jimmy Smits to Receive the Distinguished Alumnus Award Brooklyn College will celebrate its 94th Commencement Read More
Salvatore Casto Is the Brooklyn College Class of 2019 Valedictorian The English major credits the Scholars Program at the Brooklyn College Honors Academy for giving him a platform to speak about literary advocacy and hopes to teach underrepresented genres and writers. Read More
Meet Our 2019 Salutatorian Psychology major Nina Steinfeld is passionate about the role special education plays in addressing the needs of those students who require the most attention and plans to make a career out of giving back to her community. Read More
