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• Inauguration and Democracy in the Balance: Graduate Center Faculty React to the Swearing in of President Joseph R. Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris

  

  President Joe Biden (Credit: Alex Irklievski)

  Graduate Center faculty reflect on Inauguration Day and "dawn of a new era." Read more

• Mellon Foundation Supports Social Practice CUNY at The Graduate Center to Cultivate Diverse Artists and Leaders in NYC

  

  “Court Crier,” 2018 by Julian Louis Phillips, (courtesy of Phillips). Phillips is a graduate of Social Practice Queens (SPQ).

  An innovative program based at The Graduate Center aims to create a new generation of cultural leaders in New York City who represent the city’s diverse population and are committed to bringing social change through art. Read more

• Best of 2020: 10 Stories about Solving Mysteries, Saving Lives, and Seeking a Safer, More Equitable Future

  

  Deborah Cullen-Morales, Maurice Vann, Linnaea Tillett, and Fernand (Dean) A. De Los Reyes

  Despite the challenges of 2020, our students, alumni, and faculty have made achievements that we are happy to look back on. Read more

• Anti-Racism at The Graduate Center: Martin D. Ruck on The Thought Project

  Ruck, a professor and advisor to the president, discusses what it takes to ensure that The Graduate Center sets the standard for diversity and anti-racism in higher education. Read more

• A Scholar and Educator, Outside of the Academy: Brian Jones Is in the Conversation

  

  Brian Jones (Photo courtesy of Jones)

  Alumnus Brian Jones explains how he took an unexpected path to a fulfilling career at the Schomburg Center for Black Culture. Read more

• Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Anti-Racism: Progress Toward Goals

  As we approach the end of the year, we want to update you on The Graduate Center’s progress toward achieving the diversity, equity, inclusion, and anti-racism goals that were laid out this past spring. Read more

• Remembering Distinguished Professor Leith Mullings, Pioneering Anthropologist Committed to Social Justice

  

  The Graduate Center community mourns the death of the renowned anthropologist, pioneer in Black feminist studies, and beloved teacher and mentor who was an “irreplaceable” member of our community. Read more

• Science, Superheroes, and Kids: For This CUNY Power Couple, Family Comes First

  

  Professors Maral Tajerian and Sebastian Alvarado (right) and their children.

  So, you think you’re busy between pandemic hassles and all your other work-life obligations? Here’s what busy looks like for CUNY’s very own power couple, Professors Maral Tajerian and Sebastian Alvarado. Read more

• Putting Her Ph.D. to Work: Alumna Ovita F. Williams Named Executive Director of the Action Lab at Columbia University

  

  Ovita F. Williams (Photo courtesy of Williams)

  "Know why you're getting into this and stay true to that," says alumna  Ovita F. William. Read more

• Math3ma Blogger and Recent Alum Lands a Postdoc at Google’s X - The Moonshot Factory

  

  Tai-Danae Bradley

  Alumna Tai-Danae Bradley explains how her time at the Graduate Center prepared her for a new role at X - The Moonshot Factory, where she's exploring the frontiers of physics and artificial intelligence.  Read more