BC News Archive - 2018
Brooklyn College: The Year in Pictures
Twenty-eighteen was a seminal year at the college.
Brooklyn College: The Year in Pictures
The New Art on Campus
A vintage sculpture by renowned abstract artist Tony Rosenthal gets a new life on the Brooklyn College campus.
The New Art on Campus
Trials and Interventions
Psychology Professor Angelo DiBello scores multiple grants to document drinking patterns and test interventions for college students.
Trials and Interventions
Vive Haiti!
The Haitian Studies Institute brings together a dynamic curation of pieces from six Haitian artists whose work documents the country’s noble past, celebrates even the ordinary moments of its present, and asks tough questions of its uncertain future.
Vive Haiti!
Award-winning Poet Sonia Sanchez Examines the Power of Black Women's Politics at Brooklyn College's Shirley Chisholm Day Celebration
The event, which commemorated the 50th Anniversary of alumna Shirley Chisholm's historic election to the U.S. Congress, also featured other preeminent scholars in the world of black women's politics.
Award-winning Poet Sonia Sanchez Examines the Power of Black Women's Politics at Brooklyn College's Shirley Chisholm Day Celebration
Brooklyn College Global Medical Brigades Focuses on Sustainable Health in Central Panama
With the generous support of Bernard H. '62 and Ethel B. Garil, Brooklyn College Global Medical Brigades students got the opportunity to work with indigenous communities in a manner that prioritized holistic prevention and empowerment.
Brooklyn College Global Medical Brigades Focuses on Sustainable Health in Central Panama
M.F.A. Fiction Program Faculty Member Sigrid Nunez Wins National Book Award for Fiction
Her novel The Friend beat out stiff competition at the awards ceremony on November 14 at Cipriani Wall Street in New York.
M.F.A. Fiction Program Faculty Member Sigrid Nunez Wins National Book Award for Fiction
Swimming With Sharks Helped Senior Tori McGregor Uncover Her Strengths
One of an impressive cohort of 2018 Rosen Fellows who worked on dynamic projects, McGregor used her award to travel to The Bahamas to conduct research at the Bimini Biological Field Station.
Swimming With Sharks Helped Senior Tori McGregor Uncover Her Strengths
Ribbon Cutting Reception for Leonard & Claire Tow Center for the Performing Arts Recognizes the Contributions of Dr. Leonard Tow '50 and Other Distinguished Guests
The state-of-the-art, LEED-certified building will house Brooklyn College's Department of Theater and Conservatory of Music, and serve as hub for arts and culture in the borough.
Ribbon Cutting Reception for Leonard & Claire Tow Center for the Performing Arts Recognizes the Contributions of Dr. Leonard Tow '50 and Other Distinguished Guests
Academic Momentum Campaign Creates New Tools to Help Students Graduate in Four Years
From enhanced student support to a reexamination of course structure and financial aid, the CUNY-wide drive aims to better guide students in mapping their route to a degree.
Academic Momentum Campaign Creates New Tools to Help Students Graduate in Four Years
Author and Historian Joanna Beata Michlic to Brooklyn College Students: “The Study of Holocaust Survivors Can Constitute a Template for Comparative Studies of Other Victims of Genocide.”
The renowned scholar discussed her research on child survivors of the Holocaust in Poland during the early postwar period.
Author and Historian Joanna Beata Michlic to Brooklyn College Students: “The Study of Holocaust Survivors Can Constitute a Template for Comparative Studies of Other Victims of Genocide.”
What Alumni Mentorship Means for Student Success
Renee Blumenfrucht '15 was prepared to give up on securing a dream job—until Leonardo Rizzi '93 and the Brooklyn College Magner Career Center intervened.
What Alumni Mentorship Means for Student Success
Choreographer and Performer Who Had Brooklyn College Residency Wins MacArthur “Genius” Award
Okwui Okpokwasilli is on a roll as she is honored with one of the country’s most prestigious awards.
Choreographer and Performer Who Had Brooklyn College Residency Wins MacArthur “Genius” Award
Brooklyn Seoul: A Cultural Exchange
Brooklyn College's new academic partnership with Dongguk University in South Korea gives students from both institutions the opportunity to expand their worldview and strengthen their cultural competency.
Brooklyn Seoul: A Cultural Exchange
Sociology Helps Distinguish Real News from Fake News Says Professor Gregory C. Smithsimon
Smithsimon argues that scholars who study within the discipline gain valuable insights, skills, and tools to help them navigate a world where digital spaces like those found on social media often spread misinformation.
Sociology Helps Distinguish Real News from Fake News Says Professor Gregory C. Smithsimon
CIS Professor Michael Mandel Awarded $500,000 NSF Grant to Explore How Manmade Sounds and Climate Change Affect Animal Migration
Mandel’s research aims to help computers better understand sound.
The Wondrous World of Karen Berger
Karen Berger '79, a trailblazer in the comic book industry who has worked on some of the best-known and edgiest books in the history of the genre, embarks on her latest adventure: the Berger Books imprint under the publisher, Dark Horse.
The Wondrous World of Karen Berger
Kade Wise '11 Builds a Television "Empire"
The popular actor and musician discusses how he went from majoring in marketing to landing roles on some of the highest-rated shows on television.
Kade Wise '11 Builds a Television "Empire"
We Are Brooklyn
A New exhibit that showcases the work of the Brooklyn College Listening Project is currently on display at the library before heading to the Tenement Museum later this fall.
Award-winning English Professor Rosamond S. King Named New Director of the Ethyle R. Wolfe Institute
A noted author and scholar with a passion for the humanities, King aims to spearhead the programming at the institute that contributes to the intellectual life of the campus.
Award-winning English Professor Rosamond S. King Named New Director of the Ethyle R. Wolfe Institute
Art and Politics Are Inseparable in Little Rock, the Hit Play from Award-winning Playwright/Director Rajendra Ramoon Maharaj '11 M.F.A.
A New York Times Critic's Pick, the production about the "Little Rock Nine" comes out of the Brooklyn College alumnus's tradition of bearing witness, testifying, and shining a light on uncomfortable, necessary truths.
Art and Politics Are Inseparable in Little Rock, the Hit Play from Award-winning Playwright/Director Rajendra Ramoon Maharaj '11 M.F.A..jpg "Brooklyn College-Led, Interdisciplinary Research Team Selected
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Brooklyn College-Led, Interdisciplinary Research Team Selected to Study Stormwater Flood Risks in New York City
Academic partners to work with NYC's Department of Environmental Protection and the Mayor's Office of Recovery and Resiliency to assess existing stormwater hazards and climate change for long-term stormwater infrastructure planning.
Brooklyn College-Led, Interdisciplinary Research Team Selected to Study Stormwater Flood Risks in New York City
Leonard & Claire Tow Center for the Performing Arts Opens at Brooklyn College
The new building includes rehearsal and performance space, set design and construction workshops, a double-height theater seating 200, a grand lobby and arcade, and classroom, meeting, and reception rooms.
Leonard & Claire Tow Center for the Performing Arts Opens at Brooklyn College
New Field School Transforms Manhattan’s Lower East Side into a Classroom
For one month this summer, Brooklyn College students from the Urban Anthropology field school crossed the East River to study the effects of climate change, gentrification, and a shifting population on the storied lower Manhattan neighborhood.
New Field School Transforms Manhattan’s Lower East Side into a Classroom
Brooklyn College Names Anne Lopes, Ph.D. as Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs
Lopes previously served as interim provost and senior vice president for academic affairs at John Jay College, where she strengthened undergraduate and graduate programing, and improved faculty diversity and satisfaction.
Brooklyn College Names Anne Lopes, Ph.D. as Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs
Brooklyn College Students Help to Rebuild Puerto Rico
Senior Jonathan Cabral was among nearly 200 who traveled to the island with the CUNY Service Corps to help repair homes damaged by Hurricane Maria.
Brooklyn College Students Help to Rebuild Puerto Rico
The Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery Acquires Professor Patricia Cronin's Sculpture
Memorial to a Marriage is one of 25 pieces of art selected for an annual show highlighting the gallery's new acquisitions.
The Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery Acquires Professor Patricia Cronin's Sculpture
A Dirty Job
Brooklyn College researchers publish findings from two studies on safe soil practices.
A Dirty Job
Professor Matthew Burgess Is PUMPed About His Latest Collaborative Public Art Project
Burgess's vision, the Poetry Urban Mural Project (PUMP), is bringing communities of students, scholars, and artists together to create public works that transform the aesthetic of the city one wall at a time.
Professor Matthew Burgess Is PUMPed About His Latest Collaborative Public Art Project
Prom Redux: Pride Edition
Brooklyn College’s first queer prom offers a do-over of the high school ritual for members of the campus LGBTQIA community.
Prom Redux: Pride Edition
Diversity and Inclusion Celebrated at Brooklyn College's 93rd Commencement Ceremony
The event, which drew politicians from all around the city, highlighted student success with hopeful messages from alumni and friends of the college.
Diversity and Inclusion Celebrated at Brooklyn College's 93rd Commencement Ceremony
Invested in Student Success
Launched in 2015 with the generous support of Martin D. Sass '63, Brooklyn College's M.D. Sass Investment Institute has ensured that students gain the real-world financial experience and access to Wall Street movers and shakers that give them an edge in the job market.
Invested in Student Success
Brooklyn College Class of 2018 Valedictorian Margaret Iuni's Goal Is to Teach Tolerance
The William E. Macaulay Honors College student believes a key component to overcoming many of the obstacles facing society today is practicing compassion, a trait she wants to instill in younger generations of students.
Brooklyn College Class of 2018 Valedictorian Margaret Iuni's Goal Is to Teach Tolerance
Cultural Competency and Intersectionality Are Priorities for English and History Double Major Nicole Solis-Ramirez
The graduating senior and mother of four discusses how her life impacts her approach to academics.
Cultural Competency and Intersectionality Are Priorities for English and History Double Major Nicole Solis-Ramirez
A Feirstein Cinema School Graduate Talks Diversity in the Film Industry
Daniel W. Smith '18 M.A. finds his voice and shares it as part of a commencement campaign celebrating the Brooklyn College Class of 2018.
A Feirstein Cinema School Graduate Talks Diversity in the Film Industry
Graduating Senior Cynthia Ly Uses Interesting Classroom Strategies to Ensure a Well-Rounded Education for a Diverse Student Body
Looking to become a high school biology teacher, Ly finds particular techniques that establish equity in a public school setting.
Graduating Senior Cynthia Ly Uses Interesting Classroom Strategies to Ensure a Well-Rounded Education for a Diverse Student Body
A Family Venture
The Alves—Deborah and her daughters Abigail, and soon-to-graduate Anisee, credit Brooklyn College with helping them to realize a shared vision of making the world a better place in very different ways.
A Family Venture
Annual Contest Makes the Way We Work a Subject for Artists
Sponsored by LaborArts.org and the Shelley and Donald Rubin Foundation, the competition aims to expand the way student artists think about labor history.
Annual Contest Makes the Way We Work a Subject for Artists
Computer Science Major Moshe Farah Details the "Privacy Paradox" in the Digital Age
The graduating senior shares his thoughts on how individuals should safeguard their information in the face of high-profile data breaches.
Computer Science Major Moshe Farah Details the "Privacy Paradox" in the Digital Age
A Business Degree 15 Years in the Making
Entrepreneur Dionne Davis' road to a bachelor's degree was a long, but rewarding one.
A Business Degree 15 Years in the Making
Two BA-MD Students Named Salk Scholars
The award, named after the CUNY alum who discovered a vaccine for polio, recognizes future medical scholars.
Two BA-MD Students Named Salk Scholars
The New York Knicks' Head Trainer, Roger Hinds '77, to Receive Distinguished Alumnus Award at Brooklyn College Commencement
The longtime NBA athletics trainer is set to receive the honor at the ceremony held at the Barclays Center on May 31.
The New York Knicks' Head Trainer, Roger Hinds '77, to Receive Distinguished Alumnus Award at Brooklyn College Commencement
Harvesting for Health
A new farm share program connects the campus to local agriculture and fresh food choices.
Harvesting for Health
Two Students Win Jeanette K. Watson Fellowships
Nina Daro and Salma Mohamed will receive three prestigious internships and more than $20,000 in stipends.
Two Students Win Jeanette K. Watson Fellowships
Professor Lipke Receives Hinton Award from American Society of Microbiology for Inclusiveness in his Lab
The Hinton Award honors outstanding contributions toward fostering the research training of underrepresented minorities in microbiology.
Professor Lipke Receives Hinton Award from American Society of Microbiology for Inclusiveness in his Lab
Award-winning Brooklyn College Slam Poetry Team in the Spotlight for National Poetry Month
Four team members share their experiences and processes as poets, and talk about the responsibility of artists to critique the world around them through their art.
Award-winning Brooklyn College Slam Poetry Team in the Spotlight for National Poetry Month
College Opens Room for Quiet Reflection
Amidst the hustle of the end-of-semester-countdown, the college creates a room for students to stop and reflect during their hectic days.
College Opens Room for Quiet Reflection
Projects Archivist Amy Roberts Takes on the YWCA Collection, Thanks to Grant
Amy Roberts is the projects archivist at the Brooklyn College Library, arranging and describing the archives of the Brooklyn chapter of the Young Woman's Christian Association (YWCA) archives at Brooklyn College.
Projects Archivist Amy Roberts Takes on the YWCA Collection, Thanks to Grant
Brooklyn College Names Todd Michael Galitz Vice President for Institutional Advancement
He will be responsible for raising external support for the college, management of the Brooklyn College Foundation, coordination with the Brooklyn College Alumni Association, and for Brooklyn College's engagement of its more than 150,000 alumni.
Brooklyn College Names Todd Michael Galitz Vice President for Institutional Advancement
'The World Is Before You, and You Need Not Take It or Leave It as You Came In,' Says Hess Scholar in Residence Edwidge Danticat
The award-winning Haitian-American author and activist spoke at the annual Hess Memorial Lecture about the shared experience of people of the African diaspora and how to work together for positive change.
'The World Is Before You, and You Need Not Take It or Leave It as You Came In,' Says Hess Scholar in Residence Edwidge Danticat
Brooklyn College to Award Judy Heumann Honorary Doctorate at Its 2018 Commencement Ceremony
The pioneering disability rights activist will also be the keynote speaker at the event on May 31 at the Barclays Center.
Brooklyn College to Award Judy Heumann Honorary Doctorate at Its 2018 Commencement Ceremony
Placing Craft Above Fame, Novella Nelson '58 Dared to Take on Roles from Classical to Avant-Garde
From the moment she stepped on stage at Brooklyn College, Nelson understood that performance would be as much a journey of self-discovery as her life's work.
Placing Craft Above Fame, Novella Nelson '58 Dared to Take on Roles from Classical to Avant-Garde
Professor Sara Reguer's 'Opinionated' Perspective Illuminates the Struggles and Victories of Jewish Women
Her recent book, Opinionated: The World View of a Jewish Woman, examines Judaism and Jewish culture through a feminist lens.
Professor Sara Reguer's 'Opinionated' Perspective Illuminates the Struggles and Victories of Jewish Women
Bulldogs Win First CUNYAC Title in 38 Years
Coach Alex Lang receives his fifth Coach of the Year Award for his work with the Brooklyn College Women's Basketball Team.
Bulldogs Win First CUNYAC Title in 38 Years
United States Artists Awards Distinguished Professor Tania León $50,000 Fellowship
The renowned composer’s latest award will help fund the creation of her archives and develop programs that engage young people in the arts.
United States Artists Awards Distinguished Professor Tania León $50,000 Fellowship
Award-winning Director and Lecturer Mustapha Khan Previews His New Film "Song for Our People" at Brooklyn College on Feb. 15
The documentary, envisioned as a new musical anthem for Black America, probes the question, "What have you done with your freedom?"
Award-winning Director and Lecturer Mustapha Khan Previews His New Film "Song for Our People" at Brooklyn College on Feb. 15
Distinguished Professor Jeanne Theoharis’ New Book Challenges What You Think You Know About the Civil Rights Movement
A More Beautiful and Terrible History: The Uses and Misuses of Civil Rights History (Beacon Press, 2018) has been praised by The New York Times and Publisher's Weekly.
Distinguished Professor Jeanne Theoharis’ New Book Challenges What You Think You Know About the Civil Rights Movement
Conservatory of Music Prof. Arturo O’Farrill ’96 Wins Fourth Grammy
The Afro-Latin Jazz composer and bandleader won Best Instrumental Composition for “Three Revolutions,” a song from his latest album Familia: Tribute to Bebo+Chico.
Conservatory of Music Prof. Arturo O’Farrill ’96 Wins Fourth Grammy
Under One Umbrella
Emmy Award-winning Meteorologist Raphael Miranda '06 partners with the Magner Career Center to mentor Brooklyn College students.
Under One Umbrella
Senior Gabrielle Powell on the Importance of Cultural Studies and Why Anthropology Makes Her Question Everything
In an ongoing series we interview students to get their perspective on current events, issues, and their Brooklyn College experience.
Senior Gabrielle Powell on the Importance of Cultural Studies and Why Anthropology Makes Her Question Everything
When Opportunity Knocks
Feirstein’s female students get a chance to work on city-funded television pilots.
When Opportunity Knocks
Elle Documentary Spotlights Professor Zinga Fraser's Scholarship on African-American Women
The director of Shirley Chisholm Project on Brooklyn Women's Activism at Brooklyn College also recently received the prestigious American Association of University Women Postdoctoral Fellowship.
Elle Documentary Spotlights Professor Zinga Fraser's Scholarship on African-American WomenBack To Top
