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Formerly Homeless, a Community Organizer Seeks a Ph.D. to Expand His Reach
Jawanza James Williams sees a Ph.D. in Political Science as a path to transforming more lives.
Cathy Davidson Named Senior Adviser on Transformation to Chancellor
Davidson, the founding director of the Futures Initiative and an expert on higher education, will help drive key changes across CUNY.
Scholars to Know This AAPI Heritage Month
Meet Graduate Center faculty, students, and alumni who study and celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander heritage.
$100,000 CARNEGIE CORPORATION GRANT TO THE COLLEGE ACCESS PROGRAM AT THE GRADUATE CENTER SUPPORTS 40 CUNY UNDERGRADUATE PEER MENTORS
College Access: Research & Action (CARA), a program based at the Graduate Center that fosters college enrollment and persistence, has been awarded a $100,000 grant from Carnegie Corporation of New York to support its peer mentorship program. The Carnegie funds...
Mellon Foundation Supports Social Practice CUNY at The Graduate Center to Cultivate Diverse Artists and Leaders in NYC
An innovative program based at The Graduate Center aims to create a new generation of cultural leaders in New York City who represent the city's diverse population and are committed to bringing social change through art.
Why the World Needs Humanities Ph.D.s Right Now
In her new book, Katina Rogers addresses how to turn humanities Ph.D.s into fulfilling employment and ways to make the degrees more equitable, just, and relevant.
Tonya Foster (Ph.D. '18, English), Poet and Essayist, Receives $100,000 Creative Capital Award
Her multimedia work explores issues around race, and she says poetry is diversifying. She offers guidance to aspiring writers, especially ones who share her African American heritage.
Preparing Students to Work as Curators, Thanks to New Mellon Foundation Grant
The Graduate Center's art history department received $650,000 in renewed funding for its successful curatorial training program.
Helping Renters Become Lease Literate
Concerned about gentrification, Graduate Center Ph.D. student Kasey Zapatca created a website to inform and empower rent-stabilized tenants.
The Lung Block: One Man's Obsession With a Family Mystery
In solving the mystery of his great-grandmother's disappearance, Ph.D. student Stefano Morello (English) uncovered a much larger story.