For full functionality of this site it is necessary to enable JavaScript. Here are the instructions how to enable JavaScript in your web browser. Visit the Humanities, Sciences, or Social Sciences in Areas of Interest to browse everything on offer, from courses to public events. Dissertation Room in Mina Rees Library Concerts and Conversations: The 75th Anniversary of Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess Find out about doctoral studies at the Graduate Center. Read More Saul Kripke is known as a brilliant logician and one of the most important philosophers of the twentieth century. Read more about our faculty. As a member you get discounts for our events, and you help us be the best we can be. Read More Founded in 1961, the Graduate Center of the City University of New York (CUNY) is devoted primarily to doctoral study and awards most of CUNY's doctoral degrees. Read More Bill Kelly in Conversation with Peter GelbFebruary 28An Evening with Bill KellerFebruary 22Spring Live@365 World Music ConcertsTickets now available Bill Kelly in Conversation with Peter GelbGraduate Center President Bill Kelly talks one-on-one with Peter Gelb, general manager of the Metropolitan Opera. February 28, 6:30 p.m. $15 / $12 members To purchase tickets, please CLICK...Read more An Evening with Bill KellerBill Keller, op-ed columnist and former executive editor of the New York Times, speaks with Peter Beinart, senior political writer for the Daily Beast and author. February 22, 6:30 p.m. $15 /...Read more Spring Live@365 World Music ConcertsThis spring the Graduate Center's popular world music series Live@365 continues with three exciting programs. Advance tickets are recommended, as concerts tend to sell out. To purchase the Spring...Read more Celebrating Fifty Years, 1961–2011: During five decades of progress, the Graduate Center has drawn on the strength of faculty throughout CUNY to become one of the nation’s leading doctorate-granting institutions with a reputation for research at the far reaches of scholarship. Read more 2011–12 Academic Calendar 365 Fifth newsletter Public Programs for the Public Mind In the Graduate Center's series of signature, most publicly oriented events, Spring 2012 participants include Harold Bloom, Bill Keller, Peter Gelb, Chuck Close, Manuel Agujetas, and Charles Rosen. For tickets/reservations CLICK HERE. Become a Member and support the GC while receiving discounted tickets.