Brooklyn College Launches Book Event Series to Highlight Faculty Authors To help celebrate and share the news about recent Brooklyn College faculty book projects, the college’s Ethyle R. Wolfe Institute for the Humanities has launched the “New Books by BC Faculty Event Read More
New Books by BC Faculty Series: Gunja SenGupta, “History Without Borders: The Atlantic and Indian Ocean Worlds” Professor Edward Rugemer, Yale University, joins History Professor Gunja SenGupta, Brooklyn College, for a conversation on SenGupta’s recent co-authored book Sojourners, Sultans, and Slaves: America and the Indian Ocean in 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
Professor Gunja SenGupta on Kamala Harris: Race and Democracy in Historical Perspective History professor and noted author weighs in on the historic, cultural, and political ramifications of the first woman of color becoming vice president of the United States. Gunja SenGupta is Read More
Acclaimed Photojournalist Laylah Amatullah Barrayn Pays Tribute to John Hope Franklin at Black History Month Memorial Event The noted artist, academic, and activist honored Franklin, chair emeritus of the Brooklyn College History Department, and his groundbreaking impact on academia and social justice. 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
