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: 2018 2017 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 GC Community Mourns the Loss of Sir Tony AtkinsonThe Graduate Center mourns the passing of Sir Tony Atkinson — the renowned British economist, cherished adviser to Professor Janet Gornick, and close friend to the GC’s Stone Center on Socio-Economic Inequality — who died on January 1. He was 72. Read moreNY Times Names Alumnus Lee Gabay a 'New Yorker of the Year' In a lavish profile, Gabay (Ph.D. ’14, Urban Education) talks about his transition from self-described “class clown” to beloved English teacher at Brooklyn Democracy Academy, a transfer school for under-credited students whose education had been interrupted. Read moreMessage from President Robinson December 22, 2016 Read moreKevin Nadal Receives Major Award from American Psychological AssociationAssociate Professor Kevin Nadal (GC/John Jay, Psychology), executive director of the GC’s CLAGS: The Center for LGBTQ Studies, has received the 2017 Early Career Award for Distinguished Contributions to Psychology in the Public Interest, a highly prestigious honor bestowed by the American Psychological Association. Read moreWhy TV Needs ‘Weak’ Female Characters: Elizabeth Alsop (Ph.D. ’12 ) in The AtlanticElizabeth Alsop (Ph.D. ’12, Comparative Literature), a Mellon Humanities Scholar in the GC’s Teaching and Learning Center (TLC), published a thought-provoking Atlantic essay about “why TV needs ‘weak’ female characters.” Read morePublic Science Project Awarded $500K Ford Foundation GrantThe GC’s Public Science Project (PSP) has been awarded a $500,000 grant from the Ford Foundation to fund its “Just Methods for Participatory Youth Policy” project. Read more GC Students and Researchers Contribute to 'First Blacks in the Americas'GC students and researchers played an important role in the development of “First Blacks in the Americas,” a bilingual archival resource developed by the CUNY Dominican Studies Institute, based at City College. Read more‘Graphic Alert’ AIDS Posters Exhibition on View at GC“The graphics, which range from beautiful to funny to harrowing, exhibit regional styles and serve regional needs,” said curator Adrienne Klein, Director of Special Projects and Research Integrity Officer. Read morePotential Increase in Hate Crimes Against Transgender People, Says Kevin NadalAssociate Professor Kevin Nadal (GC/John Jay, Psychology), the Executive Director of CLAGS: Center for LGBTQ Studies, said he feared there could “definitely be an increase in hate crimes against trans and queer people” under a Trump administration. Read more‘Wanted: Equal Opportunity Globalization’: Branko Milanovic Pens New Essay In a new Eurasia Review essay, Visiting Presidential Professor Branko Milanovic analyzes whether globalization — often seen as the cause of dissatisfaction in the United States and other wealthy countries — is the result of U.S. policies or other factors. Read more Previous ...21222324252627282930... Next