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 - Archive 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: 2021 2020 2019 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 16 Great Summer Reads From Grad Center ScholarsFrom their latest books about historical figures both well-known and overlooked, to the hidden histories of New York City’s buildings and neighborhoods, to race and the Black experience, these Graduate Center authors have your summer reads covered. Read moreJosé R. Chávarry, LAILAC Alum, Shares Advice on Getting a Tenure-Track Faculty Position José R. Chávarry (Photo courtesy of Chávarry)José R. Chávarry will begin working this fall at the College of Charleston as an assistant professor of Hispanic Studies. Read moreTime to Transform: President Robin L. Garrell and Professors Cathy Davidson, Ann Kirschner, and Van C. Tran Share Their Perspectives on the Graduate Center’s Future and its Role in NYCClockwise from upper left: President Robin L. Garrell, Professors Cathy Davidson, Van Tran and Ann KirschnerPresident Robin L. Garrell and three faculty members shared their visions for ways that the Graduate Center can transform and can contribute to the future of New York City, especially in the wake of the pandemic. Read moreGC Forward – Issue # 5In this issue: vaccines, library study space, student emergency grants, transition to on-site work, and key dates Read moreTalking to Strangers: A Digital Humanities Student Coordinates a New York City Oral History ProjectElena Abou Mrad (Photo courtesy of Abou Mrad)“This project sounded very in line with what I love doing, which is to help bring people into the archive and the archive out to the people,” Abou Mrad says. Read moreBack in the Library, Students Find Peace and Productivity Once MorePresident Robin L. Garrell in the Mina Rees LibraryThe Graduate Center opened study space in the library to students and faculty on June 7, after closing it last March due to the pandemic. Read moreWhy Jimmy Carter Was an Outlier: Kai Bird Talks to ‘New York Times’ Journalist Sam Roberts About His Praised New Biography of the 39th PresidentKai Bird and his book, "The Outlier: The Unfinished Presidency of Jimmy Carter"Kai Bird spoke to author and New York Times journalist Sam Roberts about the biography and his assessment of Carter’s presidency. We share here excerpts from their in-depth conversation. Read moreSociology Student Testifies Before Congress in Support of John Lewis Voting Rights ActKevin Morris“Seeing the real-world impact of the research that I’m doing — that’s a gratifying experience to have as a grad student,” says Ph.D. student Kevin Morris. Read moreStudent Emergency Grants from CRRSAA Now AvailableGrants of up to $1,000 are available to students who are facing financial hardship as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more‘Poor Queer Studies’ by Professor Matt Brim Earns Working-Class Studies Association AwardPoor Queer Studies describes how the field has been molded by wealthy, elitist institutions, leaving out students from working-class backgrounds and creating a set of ideas that is often irrelevant to them. Read more Previous 12345678910... Next