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The Poems We Should Read Now
For Poetry Month, Graduate Center scholars and authors highlight poems that speak to our times.
How Our Scholars Played Heroic Roles in the Pandemic
Graduate Center scholars have been at the forefront of research to understand the virus and the larger pandemic.
The Ways COVID Changed Teaching at CUNY for the Better
From confronting the “archaic way we test our students” to using digital archives, Graduate Center students and faculty share how the pandemic spurred new ways of teaching.
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.
How to Be an Antiracist Teacher
Professor Cathy N. Davidson and Graduate Center scholars spur equitable teaching at CUNY through the grant-funded Transformative Learning in the Humanities initiative.
Lincoln As You’ve Never Seen Him
"Lincoln’s Dilemma," a four-part Apple TV+ documentary, is based on Professor David Reynolds’ book "Abe."
Our Scholars Shed Light on Black History – and Make History
During Black History Month and every month, we are celebrating the work of our scholars who are shedding light on Black history – and those who are making history. Alumnus Kevin McGruder (Ph.D. ’10, History) tells the complicated history of...
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...
ON MLK DAY, SEE HOW THESE GRADUATE CENTER SCHOLARS ARE CARRYING THE TORCH OF ACTIVISM AND JUSTICE
In honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day we honor his legacy and recognize our scholars who carry on his work of pursuing civil rights and social justice from fields as diverse as architecture to economics. The Graduate Center, CUNY...
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...