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• Burroughs, Acker, Hughes Featured in Newest ‘Lost & Found’ Poetry Series

  The Graduate Center is publishing the fifth edition of its “Lost & Found” series, which features unexpected, genre-bending works by important 20th century writers. Read more

• Richard Alba on ‘White Minority’ Myth in NY Times Op-Ed

  In a New York Times op-ed titled “The Myth of a White Minority,” Distinguished Professor Richard Alba (Sociology) sheds light on the Census Bureau’s “outdated, illogical methods” in forecasting an imminent white minority. Read more

• Thomas G. Weiss Receives International Studies Association Award

  Presidential Professor Thomas G. Weiss (Political Science) will receive the 2016 Distinguished Scholar Award from the International Organization Section of the International Studies Association. Read more

• Leith Mullings Named an Inaugural Andrew Carnegie Fellow

  Distinguished Professor Leith Mullings (Anthropology) was among the 32 scholars named as Andrew Carnegie Fellows in the program’s first year. The fellowship provides up to $200,000 to fund sabbaticals for research and writing. Read more

• Graduate Center Hosts 5/5 ‘Victory in Europe’ Anniversary Lecture

  On Tuesday, May 5, the GC’s European Union Studies Center will commemorate the end of World War II with a special event, “Victory in Europe: The 70th Anniversary of the Defeat of European Fascism,” the Otto and Fran Walter Memorial Lecture. Read more

• Frances Fox-Piven and Robert Reid-Pharr Honored by Rutgers, Johns Hopkins

  For their research and achievements, Graduate Center faculty continue to receive high-level recognition, including from peer institutions. Read more

• LIS Receives NIH Grant for Research on Wellbeing and Aging

  The Luxembourg Income Study Center, led by Professor Janet Gornick (Political Science/Sociology), has received its first National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant. Read more

• Li Ge’s Research on World’s Smallest Gyroscope Appears in Optica

  Li Ge (GC/Staten Island, Physics) has published a study in Optica that describes his development of what may help create the world’s smallest gyroscope. Read more

• David Harvey to Receive Honorary Doctorate from London School of Economics

  Distinguished Professor David Harvey (Anthropology/History/Earth and Environmental Sciences) will receive an honorary doctorate in social science from the London School of Economics and Political Science. Read more

• Morris Dickstein Featured in Video Documentary on Tablet

  Distinguished Professor Morris Dickstein (English/Theatre) is the subject of a new video documentary for Tablet magazine, focusing on his new memoir, Why Not Say What Happened. Read more