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Nanette Shaw
Assistant Vice President for Public Affairs
PRESS CONTACT:
David Manning
212. 817.7177 or 7170
dmanning@gc.cuny.edu
March 2000
for IMMEDIATE release
Documentary Producer Ric Burns Highlights Best of NYC History Forum
Pulitzer Prize Winner Mike Wallace To Moderate Series
Filmmaker Ric Burns, creator of the PBS special, "New York: A Documentary Film," will be featured in the April 11 premiere of a new series, The Gotham History Forum, presented by the CUNY Graduate Center’s Learning Partnership.
Moderated by Mike Wallace, co-author of the Pulitzer Prize winning Gotham: A History of New York City to 1898, the speakers’ series will showcase the best new work on New York City history and history makers. All programs will be held at The Graduate Center’s new campus in the landmark B. Altman building at 365 Fifth Avenue and 34th Street.
All events are free and open to the public, but seating is limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis. For further information, call 1-212-817-8215 or e-mail continuinged@gc.cuny.edu.
Following is the complete schedule for The Gotham History Forum:
- Tuesday, April 11, 6:30-8:30 p.m.
- Reflections on History and Film
Ric Burns presents clips from his PBS special and autographs his companion book, New York: An Illustrated History.
- Thursday, May 4, 6:30-8:30 p.m.
- American Moderns
Princeton University Professor Christine Stansell discusses her new book, American Moderns: Bohemian New York and the Creation of a New Century.
- Wednesday, May 17, 6:30-8:30 p.m.
- Was John Lindsay the Worst Mayor of Twentieth Century New York?
Conversations with Richard Aurelio, Lindsay deputy mayor; Vincent Cannato, author, John Lindsay’s New York and the Crisis of Liberalism; Steve Isenberg, Lindsay chief-of-staff and currently Adelphi University president; and Fred Siegel, author, The Future Once Happened Here: New York, D.C., L.A., and the Fate of America’s Big Cities.
- Tuesday, June 6, 12:15-1:30 p.m.
- The Chief: The Life of William Randolph Hears
David Nasaw -- writer, historian, and Graduate Center professor -- will read from his new book, The Chief.
- Tuesday, June 6, 5:30-6:30 p.m.
- Working-Class New York
Professor Joshua Freeman of The Graduate Center and Queens College will discuss his new book, Working-Class New York: Life and Labor Since World War II.
Professor Wallace is on the faculty of The Graduate Center and John Jay College, CUNY. The Gotham History Forum is a key feature of The Graduate Center’s Learning Partnership, a new initiative of continuing education and public programs. This kick-off spring season, there are over 150 programs covering information technology, finance and investing, theater, arts and culture, film, planning and design, and wellness.
The Graduate Center is the doctorate-granting institution of The City University of New York. The only consortium of its kind in the nation, The Graduate Center draws its faculty of more than 1,600 members mainly from the CUNY senior colleges and cultural and scientific institutions throughout New York City. The Graduate Center has an enrollment of nearly 4,000 students in 31 doctoral programs and seven master's degree programs in the humanities, social sciences, and sciences and also houses 24 research centers and institutes and administers the CUNY Baccalaureate Program.
According to a recent National Research Council report, more than a third of The Graduate Center's rated programs rank among the nation's top 20 at public and private institutions.
Further information on The Graduate Center's programs and activities can be found on its Web site at: www.gc.cuny.edu.
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