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Scholars to Know This AAPI Heritage Month
Meet Graduate Center faculty, students, and alumni who study and celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander heritage.
With 'Migration Music,' Pianist Han Chen Explores Stories of Immigration
D.M.A. student’s latest venture is a pandemic-era video series featuring immigrant composers.
Soros Fellowship Brings Cellist Audrey Chen Closer to her Dream
The Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowship, awarded to a handful of immigrants or children of immigrants, has special meaning for Chen, a Music doctoral student.
In Memoriam: Professor Philip Lambert
The Graduate Center community is deeply saddened by the loss of retired Professor Philip Lambert, a dear friend, esteemed colleague and mentor, and revered music theorist.
A SOUND OF HER OWN: HOW LATINA COMPOSER ANGÉLICA NEGRÓN CREATES HER MUSIC
Angélica Negrón’s music is everywhere. The composer and D.M.A. candidate in the Music program at the Graduate Center just finished a piece for the Louisville Orchestra and is working on another for the Seattle Symphony, to be followed by one...
THREE GRADUATE CENTER STUDENTS RECEIVE PRESTIGIOUS 2021 FULBRIGHT-HAYS GRANTS FOR RESEARCH ABROAD
Three Graduate Center students have been awarded grants through the Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad (DDRA) program, a highly competitive program that supports research overseas. The students, two from the doctoral program in anthropology and one from music, will study...
PROVOST STEVE EVERETT DESCRIBES HIS AIMS TO SUPPORT STUDENTS, ADVANCE RESEARCH, AND ENHANCE DIVERSITY, AND WHY HIS NEW ROLE IS LIKE CONDUCTING AN OPERA
Composing, conducting, and creating music may seem unrelated to being a provost, but Steve Everett, a musician and music scholar who became provost and senior vice president of the CUNY Graduate Center in August 2021, finds many similarities. Everett’s career...
9 WAYS THE GRADUATE CENTER AND ITS SCHOLARS ARE INFLUENCING HISPANIC HERITAGE
During Hispanic Heritage Month, we are celebrating the scholarship and advocacy of our students, faculty, and alumni. From awards and grants to hard-hitting research, these Graduate Center scholars are making a difference. Alumni Rojo Robles Mejias and Rebecca L. Salois...
NEH GRANTS TO PROFESSORS ANNE VALK AND JOHANNA DEVANEY SUPPORT LGBTQ+ HISTORY EDUCATION AND A DIGITAL MUSIC PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS AND COMPARISON TOOLKIT
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has awarded significant grants to two Graduate Center professors for projects that highlight the importance of humanities education. Professor Anne Valk (History), executive director of the American Social History Project and the Center...
7 Grad Center Alumni Share Their Tips to Get on the Tenure Track
These alumni share their tips with fellow scholars who want to land a tenure-track job.