Academic Council
Brooklyn College's "Vision for the Future," staked out in its 2006–10 strategic plan, makes a commitment to "play a significant role in the borough, improve the educational attainments of its residents and contribute to the vitality of the local community." In this role as "model citizen," Brooklyn College realizes its mission to provide a public good and to prepare its graduates for civic engagement.
The Provost's Task Force on City-Based and Sustainability Education is charged with finding approaches that will maximize our engagement with, relevance to and prominence within the borough by employing Brooklyn and the metropolitan area as the integrating context of a liberal education. This framework also promises to graduate lifelong learners who value diversity and exercise the critical skills to advance environmental, social and economic sustainability. Learning in the local context, creating opportunities for community projects and involving the college in the larger community's decision-making processes, community-based and sustainability education have the power to bring together diverse people, skills and expertise to improve the lives of the communities in which we study, work and live.
Tammy Lewis, Sustainability Fellow; Honors Academy
Jocelyn A. Wills, City-Based Fellow; History
Jennifer Adams, Education
Rebecca Boger, Earth and Environmental Sciences
Douglas Cohen, Music
Annette Danto, Film
Darryl Kenneth Estey, Political Science
Kenneth Gould, Sociology
Jean Grassman, Health and Nutrition Sciences
Miranda J. Martinez, Puerto Rican and Latino Studies
Michael Menser, Philosophy
Michael Schoenfeld, Education
Philip Silva, Brooklyn Botanic Garden
Charles Stone, Economics