Barbara B. Stern at the Graduate Center's first commencement in 1965. She was the first woman to receive a Ph.D.
Stern was 25 and expecting her first child when she graduated in 1965. Her daughters discuss her path from English Ph.D. to marketing professor. Read more
Top row, left to right: Patrick Rizzo, Caitlin Cacciatore, Sophia Yip, Rachel Tiven;
Second row, left to right: Kathleen Rowe, Shant Sharigian, Atilio Barreda, Benjamin Krusling
Meet eight new students who bring a wealth of experience and unique perspectives to the Graduate Center this year. Read more
Benjamin Krusling (Photo courtesy of Krusling)
'I've always tried to approach writing in kind of an interdisciplinary way," says incoming English Ph.D. student Benjamin Krusling. Read more
Mahwash Shoaib (author and contributor)
Muslim American Hyphenations: Cultural Production and Hybridity in the Twenty-first Century
(Lexington Books, 2021)
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Sophia Yip (Photo courtesy of Yip)
Sophia Yip studies contemporary world literature, literature in translation, and issues of national identity in our time of globalization. Read more
The program, which includes a new writing course and career networking opportunities, is supported by a grant from the Council of Graduate Schools. Read more
Lyn Di Iorio
The fellowship program, administered by the New York Foundation for the Arts, makes unrestricted cash grants of $7,000 and is intended to fund an artist’s vision or voice. Read more
(Top from Left) Professors Ryan Murelli, Alyson Cole, and Jean Graham-Jones; (Bottom from Left) Ph.D. students Melenia Giakoumis, Olivia Wood, and Karen Zaino
Congratulations to Professors Ryan Murelli, Alyson Cole, and Jean Graham-Jones and Ph.D. students Melenia Giakoumis, Olivia Wood, and Karen Zaino. Read more
From 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 more
Clockwise from upper left: President Robin L. Garrell, Professors Cathy Davidson, Van Tran and Ann Kirschner
President 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 more