A Talk with President William P. Kelly
|
| President William P. Kelly; Photo: Don Pollard |
Provost William P. Kelly assumed the presidency of The Graduate Center on July 1, 2005. From 1998 through June 2005, Kelly served as The Graduate Center's Provost and Senior Vice President, a tenure that was marked by the recruitment of a remarkable cadre of internationally renowned scholars to the school's faculty, including the appointment of approximately 30 distinguished professors. He also oversaw a threefold increase in financial support for doctoral students.
Read the article >
Linda N. Edwards Named Acting Provost
 |
| Provost Linda N. Edwards; Photo: Don Pollard |
Associate Provost and Dean for Academic Affairs Linda N. Edwards has been appointed Acting Provost at The Graduate Center.
Edwards received her Ph.D. in Economics from Columbia University in 1971. From 1971 to 1999 she served as a member of the Economics faculty at Queens College, and in 1978 she joined the faculty of the Ph.D. Program in Economics at The Graduate Center, where she remains a faculty member. Edwards served as Executive Officer of the program from 1995 to 1998.
Read the article >
New Faculty Join Graduate Center This Fall
 |
 |
 |
 |
| Katherine Verdery, John Torpey, Dagmar Herzog, and Catherine Wilson. | |||
Four leading scholars have been appointed to The Graduate Center's faculty, effective in September: Dagmar Herzog, widely respected in the field of European history; John Torpey, an outstanding sociologist who has made important contributions to historical and political sociology; Katherine Verdery, considered the foremost specialist in East Central European Studies; and Catherine Wilson, noted for her work in the history of philosophy.
Read the article >
Four GC Faculty to Head Academic Associations
Four Graduate Center faculty members have been elected presidents of their respective national academic associations--and all four are women.
Read the article >
Graduate Center Celebrates 60 Years of UN, New Publications
UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan. Photo: A. Poyo.
United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan spoke at The Graduate Center June 1 to celebrate both the institution's 60th anniversary and two new publications from The Graduate Center's United Nations Intellectual History Project (UNIHP), a multiyear, multinational effort to produce a history of the organization's economic and social contributions since 1945.
Read the article >
Tribute to Bildner Brings Scholars, Music to GC
Albert Bildner (left) speaks with Bildner Center Director Mauricio Font (right). Photo: A. Poyo.
The Graduate Center celebrated the 90th birthday of Foundation Board Member and benefactor Albert Bildner June 2 with a program of talks and musical performance entitled "Democracy and Social Development in Brazil and Latin America."
Read the article >
September 2005
Stories in this issue
- A Talk with President William P. Kelly
- Linda N. Edwards Named Acting Provost
- New Faculty Join Graduate Center This Fall
- Four GC Faculty to Head Academic Associations
- Graduate Center Celebrates 60 Years of UN, New Publications
- Tribute to Bildner Brings Scholars, Music to GC
Newsbriefs
The Student Affairs and Student Services Division has effected a reorganization involving several positions. Sharon Lerner, formerly Special Assistant to the Vice President for Student Affairs, assumed the position of Director of Student Affairs in May. In her new role, Lerner will supervise the day-to-day operations of the Office of Student Affairs, overseeing student activities, student disability services, other academic support services, and legal compliance issues in the Division. The Child Care and Development Center and the Wellness Center (Health Services and Psychological Counseling and Adult Development) will report to Lerner. Elise Perram has been appointed Associate Director of Student Affairs and Director of Student Activities.
More Newsbriefs >
Former CUNY Chancellor Albert Bowker (left) talks with current CUNY Chancellor Matthew Goldstein at a June 15 luncheon at The Graduate Center in Bowker's honor, at which the establishment of the Albert Bowker Award for a doctoral student in mathematics was announced. Bowker served as CUNY Chancellor from 1963 until 1971. The award was made possible through a gift from the New York Community Trust-Wallace Special Projects Fund.
Faculty Activities
Professor Viraht Sahni (Physics) authored Quantal Density Functional Theory, published by Springer in 2004. Sahni's work develops a new insight into quantum mechanics, specifically addressing the many-fermion problem.
More faculty activities >
The Nation publisher and editorial director Victor Navasky signs his new book A Matter of Opinion at The Graduate Center May 25 after a conversation with author E.L. Doctorow about the importance of magazines of dissent. The talk was sponsored by the Center for the Humanities.
Grants Awarded
In April, The Graduate Center received 9 grants totaling $482,536, and in May The Graduate Center received 9 grants totaling $958,685. This list of principal investigators and their awards is provided by the Office of Sponsored Research:
More Grants Awarded >
Graduate Center employees recognized for outstanding achievement pose with former President Frances Degen Horowitz at the annual Employee Recognition Awards in May. From left to right, Scott Voorhees, Carmen Ayala, Horowitz, Joan Reid, and Employee of the Year David Adams.