For full functionality of this site it is necessary to enable JavaScript. Here are the instructions how to enable JavaScript in your web browser. All NewsNews »All News Filter by: Category: 365 Fifth Newsletter Academic Calendar Administrative Appointments ARC Faculty Highlights ARC Research Projects Commencements Distinguished Professor Appointments Events Faculty Activities Faculty Awards Faculty Books GC Magazine General GC News Grants James Gallery Membership News New Appointments to the GC President Speeches President's Office - Community Meeting President's Office - Community Message President's Office - Events President's Office - Speeches Public Events Research Studies Signature Programs Year: 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 Month: January February March April May June July August September October November December Ph.D. Student Publishes Prison Reform Essay in Foreign Affairs In a prominent new essay for Foreign Affairs, Ph.D. student Jennifer Peirce (GC/John Jay, Criminal Justice) examines Nicaragua’s take on prison reform, and the lessons it may hold for Central America and beyond. Read moreGC Digital Initiatives Wins Third Consecutive NEH Start-Up Grant “Beyond Citation,” a project that is part of GC Digital Initiatives, has been awarded a highly competitive National Endowment for the Humanities grant. Read moreGC Hosts 4/5 Gathering to Investigate 'Vulnerable Forms of Life'On Tuesday, April 5, the Graduate Center is hosting the first gathering of an international and interdisciplinary collaborative project that is dedicated to investigating “forms of life,” or Lebensformen. Read moreFlorida Latino Voters a Decisive Factor in Election, Says CLACLS/CNN en Español Report Latino voters in Florida may decide which presidential candidates carry the state in the primaries — and who ultimately wins the 2016 general election, according to a new report from the GC’s Center for Latin American, Caribbean and Latino Studies (CLACLS) and CNN en Español. Read morePh.D. Student Ronald Day: What Happens When Employers 'Ban the Box'?Has "ban the box" policy translated into greater job access for individuals with criminal records? Ph.D. student Ronald Day (Criminal Justice) is working to answer that question through his research. Read moreMillennials’ Economic Prospects Revealed Through LIS Data This week The Guardian published the first story of an in-depth series about the income and economic prospects of Millennials, based on exclusive data from the Luxembourg Income Study (LIS) at the Cross-National Data Center, which is directed by GC Professor Janet Gornick (Political Science/Sociology). Read moreAdam Kavalier (Ph.D. ’11, Biology): Scientist, Entrepreneur, ChocolatierAdam Kavalier (Ph.D. ’11, Biology) followed an unusual path after completing his doctorate — he launched Undone Chocolate, the first bean-to-bar maker of premium organic chocolate bars in the Washington, D.C., area. Read more'The Roots of Global Extremism': Sarah Chayes at the GCThe award-winning former NPR correspondent recently visited the GC for a revealing discussion with President Chase Robinson. Read moreOp-Ed: To Reduce Inequality, Reinvest in CUNYReducing inequality means reinvesting in CUNY, assert three Graduate Center faculty in a new Crain’s New York Business op-ed. Read moreHeath Brown: How the Koch Brothers Hijacked the GOPProfessor Heath Brown (GC/John Jay, Criminal Justice) was recently interviewed in Salon about the outsized influemce of Republican billionaire brothers David and Charles Koch. Read more Previous 12345678910... Next