From September 24 to October 27, the CUNY Graduate Center will present Anna Vivante: Vanitas in the Exhibition Hallway. Featuring 46 black and white photographs, Vanitas is an ongoing series of images which juxtapose human and animal skulls with living organisms and objects, whose intriguing formal affinities invite prolonged contemplation. Located on the first floor of the Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Avenue at 34th Street, the exhibition can be viewed Monday through Saturday, 12-6 pm.
Read moreFrom October 2 to December 8, the Amie and Tony James Gallery at the CUNY Graduate Center will present Jim Dine Selected Prints, 1996-2006. This exhibition of forty-seven prints, two livres d’artiste (books illustrated by the artist), and a recently published portfolio highlights the technical innovation and deeply personal imagery of the Pop Art master’s printmaking oeuvre. The gallery is located on the first floor of the Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Avenue at 34th Street. Gallery hours are Tuesday through Saturday, 12 to 6 pm.
Read moreThe CUNY Graduate Center has added seven exceptional scholars to its highly regarded doctoral faculty: Alan Berger, Philosophy; Bruce P. Braun, Earth and Environmental Sciences; Stephen Neale, Philosophy; Bruce Homer, Educational Psychology; Ida Jeltova, Educational Psychology; Jay Verkuilen, Educational Psychology; and Tamara Levitz, Music (beginning Spring ‘08 semester).
Read moreThe City University of New York Graduate Center announces the following public programs to be held during the month of September at the Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Avenue at 34th Street.
Read moreFrom July 10 to August 9 the Art Gallery of the Graduate Center will present Rob Amory, The Light of Others. The exhibition features 32 large-format, digital photographic portraits depicting intimate close-ups of the faces of unknown subjects. The Art Gallery is located on the first floor of the Graduate Center (365 Fifth Avenue at 34th Street). Gallery hours are Monday through Thursday, 12-6 pm.
Read moreSix newly released studies by the Center for Latin American, Caribbean and Latino Studies (CLACLS) at the CUNY Graduate Center provide fresh insight and detailed factual analysis on a variety of issues facing Latinos in New York City. Major findings from each of the studies include: Read more
When measured over the course of a lifetime, the benefits of providing disadvantaged students, particularly women, with wider access to higher education are startling, according to a recently released study by sociologists at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York (CUNY). The researchers found that over a 30-year period, surveyed women admitted to CUNY in the early 1970s ultimately achieved a 70% college graduation rate, earned an annual average of $7,525 more than they otherwise would have, and passed the benefits of their educational experience on to their children.
Read moreTime and Place: Wednesday, June 6, 10 am, The Great Hall at The Cooper Union, 7 East 7th Street at Third Avenue (the Foundation Building), Manhattan
Read moreThe CUNY Graduate Center has established a ground-breaking doctoral program in public health that focuses on urban health issues. The program is scheduled to begin in September of 2007 and will draw faculty from both the Graduate Center and the CUNY colleges.
Read moreBeth Baron, Professor of History at the CUNY Graduate Center and The City College of New York (CCNY), is one of 21 Middle East specialists named 2007 Carnegie Scholars by the Carnegie Corporation of New York, the philanthropic foundation established by 19th Century steel magnate Andrew Carnegie. The award carries a grant of $100,000 over two years.
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