BC News Archive - 2013
Christman's Lens
Award-winning Brooklyn College faculty filmmaker documents the tenuous relationship between human beings and their environment.
Christman's Lens
Shirley Chisholm's Trials and Triumphs Captured in New Biography
Brooklyn College Professor Barbara Winslow's new book examines life of pioneering politician.
Shirley Chisholm's Trials and Triumphs Captured in New Biography
History Professor’s Book Aims to Shatter Stereotypes of Vietnam Veterans
For his latest book, Professor Phillip F. Napoli spent nearly a decade speaking with Vietnam veterans in an effort to paint a more complete picture of those who served.
History Professor’s Book Aims to Shatter Stereotypes of Vietnam Veterans
Brooklyn International: A Semester in Bangalore
A Brooklyn College junior discusses how hands-on experiences in India are helping her to realize her career goals.
Brooklyn International: A Semester in Bangalore
Brooklyn International: Discovering Untapped Potential
A Brooklyn College junior broadens his perspective and cultivates new talents while studying abroad in Japan.
Brooklyn International: Discovering Untapped Potential
The Power of One: The Spirit of Giving Thrives at Brooklyn College
Human Resources staffer Lynda Sobieski '05 shares her personal story about the power of paying it forward during the CUNY Campaign for Voluntary Charitable Giving.
The Power of One: The Spirit of Giving Thrives at Brooklyn College
Brooklyn International: Through a Wider Lens
A French film student finds inspiration and artistic support at Brooklyn College.
Brooklyn International: Through a Wider Lens
Brooklyn International: Giving Back in Barbuda
Through a study abroad program, a recent Brooklyn College graduate channeled past adversities into helping the people on the island of Barbuda.
Brooklyn International: Giving Back in Barbuda
Brooklyn Women's Soccer Grabs CUNYAC Title for Bulldogs
Two-year-old team defeats number-one College of Staten Island for chance to play in Division III tournament.
Brooklyn Women's Soccer Grabs CUNYAC Title for Bulldogs
Travel Required
From Los Angeles to Jordan, Brooklyn College students get a leg up on prestigious internships, thanks to Magner Stipend Awards.
Travel Required
NBA Executive Encourages Students to Do What They Love Best
A Canarsie, Brooklyn, native, Jonathan Supranowitz, vice president of public relations for the New York Knicks, shared with students how he rose through the ranks to where he is today.
NBA Executive Encourages Students to Do What They Love Best
Author Junot Díaz Speaks to a Packed Audience at Brooklyn College
The award-winning Dominican-American writer encourages students to embrace their linguistic roots.
Author Junot Díaz Speaks to a Packed Audience at Brooklyn College
Cultivating a Community
The Brooklyn College Garden unites campus and neighborhood communities in the interest of building a sustainable future.
Cultivating a Community
Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts Names New Director
Seasoned arts professional Jon Yanofsky takes the helm at BCBC with a view toward invigorating programs for students and the Brooklyn community.
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Brooklyn College Welcomes New Faculty (Part 2)
The 2013/2014 academic year is off to a strong start with faculty members from a wide range of disciplines and a growing enrollment.
Brooklyn College Welcomes New Faculty (Part 2)
A Journey to the Center of Psychogeography
M.F.A. graduates combine history, landscape, and technology to create interactive performance art at the Brooklyn Museum.
A Journey to the Center of Psychogeography
Remembering Brooklyn's Literary Giants
Author and literary critic Jules Chametzky '50 releases cultural memoir about a generation of the borough's legendary Jewish writers, from Isaac Bashevis Singer to Grace Paley.
Remembering Brooklyn's Literary Giants
Yuliya Orkis ’15 Reaches Intercollegiate Tennis Regional Semis; Ends Among Top 4
The reigning two-time City University of New York Athletic Conference Player of the Year, Yuliya Orkis, reached the semifinals at the 2013 USTA/ITA Division III Women's Northeast Regional Championships.
Yuliya Orkis ’15 Reaches Intercollegiate Tennis Regional Semis; Ends Among Top 4
Brooklyn College Welcomes New Faculty
The 2013/2014 academic year is off to a strong start with faculty members from a wide range of disciplines and a growing enrollment.
Brooklyn College Welcomes New Faculty
Holding Destruction at Bay
Brooklyn College scientists, with other experts, to lead a new institute dedicated to revitalizing Jamaica Bay.
Holding Destruction at Bay
Battling Cancer One Metal at a Time
Brooklyn College chemistry professor receives a second NIH grant to study gold compounds in the fight against the disease.
Battling Cancer One Metal at a Time
A Global Classroom
From Lagos to Mumbai to a village in Nepal, 2013 Rosen Fellows give back to world communities and are transformed in the process.
A Global Classroom
Students Gain Valuable Insights into Career Opportunities from Company Visit to Estée Lauder
Undergraduates get exclusive look inside cosmetics giant as part of the Magner Career Center program at Brooklyn College.
Students Gain Valuable Insights into Career Opportunities from Company Visit to Estée Lauder
Brooklyn College Helps Parkinson's Disease Patients with New Speech Therapy Program
A special graduate school program to aid Parkinson's patients through speech therapy is launched at Brooklyn College.
Brooklyn College Helps Parkinson's Disease Patients with New Speech Therapy Program
Brooklyn College Co-sponsors National Labor Conference
A three-day gathering in Lower Manhattan highlights worker rights.
Brooklyn College Co-sponsors National Labor Conference
Brooklyn College Librarian Honored with Prestigious Award
Brooklyn College faculty member has been recognized for her exceptional work as a librarian and information specialist.
Brooklyn College Librarian Honored with Prestigious Award
Creative Scholarship Wins Accolades
Four faculty members honored with $25,000 Tow Professorships to support cutting-edge research, ranging from the expansion of the canon of Italian literature to the creation of art with a unique focus on social justice and the human condition.
Creative Scholarship Wins Accolades
Mentoring Demands Respect, Says Ben Lerner About His Work with Ocean Vuong
An author's voice is what separates the exceptional writer from the rest. Cultivating that uniqueness is almost never a solitary endeavor.
Mentoring Demands Respect, Says Ben Lerner About His Work with Ocean Vuong
Undergraduate Wins Borough-Wide Contest with Essay on Sexual Violence Awareness
Essay spotlights need for greater education surrounding sexual violence
Undergraduate Wins Borough-Wide Contest with Essay on Sexual Violence Awareness
Meet the Class of 2013
Brooklyn College Graduates Record 4,894 Students at 88th Commencement Exercises
Meet the Class of 2013
Top of the Class
Five Brooklyn College students Tapped for Fulbright Grants and Watson Fellowships
Top of the Class
Andy Goldberg's Macbeth Makes Broadway Debut
Andy Goldberg ’13 M.F.A. managed to turn his bold idea about staging "Macbeth" as a one-actor play into reality and is now co-directing the production with Tony Award winning director John Tiffany. Starring Alan Cumming, the play is now showing at the Barrymore Theater on Broadway through July 14.
Andy Goldberg's Macbeth Makes Broadway Debut
Three Brooklyn College English Faculty Win 2013 Guggenheim Fellowships
Emeritus Professor Louis S. Asekoff and Associate Professor Ben Lerner awarded for poetry, and playwright and Lecturer Erin Courtney '03 M.F.A. receives award in drama and performance art.
Three Brooklyn College English Faculty Win 2013 Guggenheim Fellowships
SEEK Student Wins $10,000 State Farm Scholarship
Funds will support junior Tierra J. Woods in furthering her educational endeavors.
SEEK Student Wins $10,000 State Farm Scholarship
History Professor Receives CUNY Award for Emerging Scholars
Brigid O'Keeffe's first book, New Soviet Gypsies: Nationality, Performance, and Selfhood in the Early Soviet Union, will be released this summer.
History Professor Receives CUNY Award for Emerging Scholars
Hidden Treasure Found in Whitman Hall
Time capsule provides snapshot of college life fifty years ago.
Hidden Treasure Found in Whitman Hall
Alex Lang Named CUNYAC Coach of the Year
Women’s Basketball team head coach honored for the third straight season and for the fourth time over the past five seasons.
Alex Lang Named CUNYAC Coach of the Year
Honors Student Ashley Schwartz Awarded $10,000 NYWIC Scholarship
Award provides support for Schwartz to expand professional networks and forge a solid foundation in pursuit of her dream career.
Honors Student Ashley Schwartz Awarded $10,000 NYWIC Scholarship
Renowned Poet and Activist Up Close
Stacyann Chin talks feminism with students, in honor of Women’s History Month.
Renowned Poet and Activist Up Close
A Korean Folk Artist, by Way of Brooklyn
Vongku Pak '05 blends eastern and western art forms with his unique brand of musical expression.
A Korean Folk Artist, by Way of Brooklyn
M.F.A. Graduate Lands Broadway Part
Paula Jon DeRose '10 M.F.A. joins the cast of Nora Ephron's Lucky Guy, with Academy Award winner Tom Hanks.
M.F.A. Graduate Lands Broadway Part
Spike Lee Visits Brooklyn College
Noted filmmaker delivers talk on race and performance, and talks with students about the film industry.
Spike Lee Visits Brooklyn College
Vito Acconci Named Designer of the Year at Miami Art Basel
Distinguished lecturer wins praise at world's largest and most prestigious modern and contemporary art show.
Vito Acconci Named Designer of the Year at Miami Art Basel
Where Math Meets Social Advocacy
Mathematics Professor Sandra Kingan wanted to help her students better engage with society and speak up on issues that matter to them—using mathematics.
Where Math Meets Social Advocacy
Brooklyn College Transitions to CUNYfirst
New Web-based system streamlines services at Brooklyn College and within the CUNY system.
Brooklyn College Transitions to CUNYfirst
A Famous Life Remembered and Rediscovered
On the 100th anniversary of Rosa Parks’ birth, Brooklyn College professor publishes the first scholarly text on the life of the civil rights icon.
A Famous Life Remembered and Rediscovered
Alumna Takes off for Distant Lands with the US Foreign Service
A former Shirley Chisholm Scholar and political science major, Soribel Feliz has interned at the U.S. State Department and the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. Now she doing her master's to become a U.S. diplomat.
Alumna Takes off for Distant Lands with the US Foreign ServiceBack To Top
