Hess Week – Union Power! Academic Freedom and the Future of Higher Education
The panel will explore the role of academic labor unions in defending academic freedom in the current political moment.
Read MoreHess Week – Bearing Witness and Taking Action in an Age of Rising Fascism: Oral History in the Field and in the Classroom
Professor Ortiz will deliver a talk drawing on his personal experiences as an oral historian.
Read MoreHess Week – Defending the Freedom to Teach
This panel will explore current political attacks on K-12 and college teachers’ freedom to teach and imagine ways forward.
Read MoreHess Week – Our History, Our Voices: Oral History to Change the World
This panel takes inspiration from Paul Ortiz’s work as President of the Oral History Association and Director of the Samuel Proctor Oral History Program at the University of Florida.
Read MoreHess Week – Defending the Freedom to Learn
This panel explores how book bans and curriculum gag orders deny K-12 and college students’ freedom to learn and access to education.
Read MoreHess Week – President’s Welcome Ceremony
Brooklyn College President Michelle Anderson and the Brooklyn College community welcome 2023-24 Hess Scholar-in-Residence Paul Ortiz to campus.
Read MoreHess Scholars Paul Ortiz and Barbara Smith to Lecture on “Defending the Humanities”
Ortiz is a professor of history at the University of Florida and will serve as Brooklyn College’s Robert L. Hess Scholar in Residence for 2024.
Read MoreDefending the Humanities: A Conversation With Hess Scholars Paul Ortiz and Barbara Smith
We bring together two Hess Scholars to discuss current attacks on the humanities.
Read MoreAuthor 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 MoreBC President Welcomes 2022-23 Hess Scholar-in-Residence Barbara Smith
Brooklyn College President Michelle Anderson and the BC community welcome 2022-23 Hess Scholar-in-Residence Barbara Smith to campus. Speakers: Gaston Alonso, Interim Director, Wolfe Institute for the Humanities and Professor of
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03.11.2023
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