For full functionality of this site it is necessary to enable JavaScript. Here are the instructions how to enable JavaScript in your web browser. Faculty NewsNews »Faculty News Filter by: Category: Distinguished Professor Appointments Faculty Activities Faculty Awards New Appointments to the GC Year: 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 Sarah Berger Awarded $375K Grant for Infant Sleep StudyAssociate Professor Sarah Berger (GC/Staten Island, Psychology) has received a three-year, $375,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to examine the effect of sleep on motor learning in infancy — the first such study of its kind. Read more‘White Majority’ Essay by Richard Alba Prompts DebateAn essay by Distinguished Professor Richard Alba (Sociology) asserting the inaccuracy of an impending “white minority” has sparked ample commentary in The American Prospect, which published four essays in response. Read moreMore Poverty in U.S. than in Other High-Income Nations: LIS StudyResearch by the GC’s Luxembourg Income Study Center figures prominently in the 2016 Poverty and Inequality Report, an influential publication released by the Stanford Center on Poverty and Inequality this week. Read moreCLACLS and CNN Partner to Provide Exclusive Research on Latino Voters CNN en Español and the GC’s Center for Latin American, Caribbean and Latino Studies have announced a partnership to provide exclusive research on Latino voters in America, who could play an instrumental role in electing the next president. Read moreCathy Davidson Honored for Contributions to Higher EdDistinguished Professor Cathy Davidson (English), director of the Futures Initiative at the Graduate Center, received the Ernest L. Boyer Award last week in recognition of her contributions to higher education and interdisciplinary study. Read moreAlyson Cole: 'The Big Microaggression Lie'In an essay for Salon, Professor Alyson Cole (GC/Queens, Political Science) examines concerns about “victim culture,” why such fears have surfaced now, and how they thwart free speech and political progress. Read moreHerman Bennett Elected into Johns Hopkins Society of ScholarsProfessor Herman Bennett (History) has been elected into the prestigious Johns Hopkins Society of Scholars in recognition of his expertise on the African diaspora. Read more‘All Muslim Life in America is Seen Through Terrorism’In a new Salon.com feature, Professor Corey Robin (GC/Brooklyn, Political Science) interviews Brooklyn College’s Moustafa Bayoumi about the profound changes ushered in by the “War on Terror” — legal, political, and cultural. Read moreMerih Uctum Presents Findings on NY, U.S., and Global EconomiesProfessor Merih Uctum (GC/Brooklyn, Economics) lent her considerable expertise to New York State last month, analyzing economic and revenue forecasts before the Board of Economic Advisors of the Assembly Ways and Means Committee. Read moreIslamophobia's Effects on Youth: Michelle Fine on Al Jazeera America Distinguished Professor Michelle Fine (Psychology/Urban Education/Women’s Studies) appeared in an Al Jazeera America segment this week on the rise of Islamophobia in the United States and the effects on children of Muslim-American families. Read more Previous 12345678910... Next