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GRADUATE CENTER FACULTY IN THE NEWS
Graduate Center faculty are frequently in the news, sharing their expertise with the public and weighing in on pressing issues. Following are some prominent news mentions from the past several months. Black History and Culture Professor Tanisha Ford (History) was...
KEVIN NADAL, NAMED A DISTINGUISHED PROFESSOR, HOPES TO INSPIRE FELLOW FACULTY OF COLOR AT CUNY
As a first-generation Filipino American growing up in Fremont, California, Kevin Nadal didn’t imagine going to graduate school, let alone becoming a professor. This month, at age 43, he has become one of the youngest distinguished professors at CUNY and...
U.S. DEMOCRACY SURVIVED JANUARY 6, 2021, BUT BARELY: HERE’S WHY AND WHAT CAN BE DONE
By Lida Tunesi One year ago, a mob of insurrectionists attacked the United States Capitol. The violent attempt to disrupt the confirmation of Joe Biden’s presidential victory was a stark example of the consequences of extreme political polarization in the...
LET YOUR MIND WANDER IN OTHER SPACES: AMBER MUSSER ON BLACK FEMINISMS, THE IDEA OF THE FLESH, AND THE INTELLECTUAL REWARDS OF ‘QUIRKY TANGENTS’
Professor Amber Musser (English), one of two professors who joined the Graduate Center last semester, is an interdisciplinary scholar whose work explores critical race theory, Black feminisms, and queer of color critique. Her books include Sensual Excess: Queer Femininity and...
Science Faculty Spotlight: Cecilia McHugh
Dr. Cecilia McHugh is a Distinguished Professor at the School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Queens College, City University of New York, a member of the Graduate Center’s Doctoral Faculty in Earth and Environmental Sciences, and an Adjunct Senior Researcher...
HOW TO REACH YOUR ACADEMIC NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTIONS: GET YOUR RESEARCH MOVING, PUBLISH YOUR DISSERTATION, FIND A TENURE-TRACK JOB, AND LAND A PROMOTION
As we look forward to a new year, Graduate Center scholars share the lessons they have learned to help you reach your academic goals in 2022. 1. Land a Tenure-Track Job João Marinotti (M.Phil. ’21, Linguistics; M.A. ’17, Linguistics), who...
CHINA AND THE U.S.: FRENEMIES OR JUST FOES?
The Graduate Center, CUNY · China and the U.S.: Frenemies or Just Foes? Today’s guest Ming Xia is a professor of Political Science at the College of Staten Island and the CUNY Graduate Center. He is author of The Dual...
Science Faculty Spotlight: Maral Tajerian
Dr. Maral Tajerian is an Assistant Professor of Biology at Queens College, and a faculty member of the CUNY Graduate Center Biology Ph.D. program. The CUNY community welcomed Dr. Tajerian when she joined us in 2018. Dr. Tajerian grew up...
APPLY FOR FUNDING WITH THESE GRANT AND FELLOWSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
From full-time fellowships to summer research grants, there is a wide variety of funding opportunities for Graduate Center scholars – and many of them have application deadlines coming up soon. Browse funding opportunities for students here and check out some...
HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE: 12 BOOKS BY GRADUATE CENTER FACULTY, STUDENTS, AND ALUMNI THAT BEND GENRES AND OFFER COMPELLING TAKES ON CULTURAL ISSUES
Haven’t yet tried a book by Maggie Nelson? Want to delve into the complexities of the fracking debate or learn why calls for civility hold back racial justice? Or are you interested in a genre-defying memoir or two? These books...