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Professor Gail T. Smith-Keizer, a Classicist Who Broke Down Barriers to the Professoriate, Dies at 85
A beloved teacher, she spearheaded programs that help students from diverse backgrounds prepare for doctorates and academic careers.
Ronnie Ancona Wins Distinguished Service Award from the American Classical League
Classics scholar is recognized for her research, teaching, and leadership.
Returning to CUNY to Fulfill a Dream Deferred
A Hunter College graduate long aspired to have a doctorate and write a book.
Celebrating Trailblazers and Scholars Who Amplify Women’s History
From the first dean to the first graduate, the Graduate Center was shaped by women trailblazers.
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...
‘GODDESSES, WHORES, WIVES, AND SLAVES’ REVISITED IN A NEW BOOK ABOUT WOMEN IN THE GRECO-ROMAN WORLD
Close to 50 years ago, Hunter College and Graduate Center Distinguished Professor Emerita Sarah Pomeroy published her landmark study, Goddesses, Whores, Wives, and Slaves , introducing scholars and general readers to the study of women in classical antiquity. Now Professor...
CLASSICS PROGRAM STUDENT AND ALUMNI ACHIEVEMENTS 2020-2021
The Ph.D. program in Classics celebrates recent presentations, awards, publications, and other achievements by our students and alumni in the 2020-2021 academic year. Current Students Jamie Banks gave a lightning talk on literary translation at the SCS in January and...
Six Graduate Center Alumni Have Been Awarded Prestigious 2021 ACLS Fellowships
Fellows receive $30,000 to $60,000 to support outstanding scholarship in the humanities and humanistic social sciences.
Nearly $1.5 Million in Graduate Center Dissertation Fellowships Awarded to 66 Doctoral Candidates
The 2021-2022 awards, ranging from $5,000 to $25,0000 each, will support doctoral candidates in successfully completing their dissertations.
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.