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Biography Conference Convenes Top Writers to Mingle and Share Advice
The event this month, open to the Graduate Center community, features several Graduate Center scholars.
The Leon Levy Center Announces 2023-2024 Biography Fellows
Five writers, including a Graduate Center alumnus, receive the distinguished fellowships.
Two Faculty Members and an Alumna Win 2023 Guggenheim Fellowships
Professors Wayne Koestenbaum and Tanya Pollard and Alumna Deborah Lutz receive the prestigious fellowship.
Catch These Shows Before They Close
Museum and gallery exhibitions across New York showcase the work of Graduate Center scholars.
The Poems We Should Read Now
For Poetry Month, Graduate Center scholars and authors highlight poems that speak to our times.
Lincoln As You’ve Never Seen Him
"Lincoln’s Dilemma," a four-part Apple TV+ documentary, is based on Professor David Reynolds’ book "Abe."
Herman Bennett and Helena Rosenblatt Named Distinguished Professors, Highest Academic Honor at CUNY
Professors Herman Bennett (History) and Helena Rosenblatt (History, French, Political Science, Liberal Studies, Biography and Memoir) were recognized for their outstanding scholarship and service to the Graduate Center and their profession with the title of distinguished professor, the highest academic...
WHY JIMMY CARTER WAS AN OUTLIER: KAI BIRD TALKS TO ‘NEW YORK TIMES’ JOURNALIST SAM ROBERTS ABOUT HIS PRAISED NEW BIOGRAPHY OF THE 39TH PRESIDENT
Kai Bird spoke to author and New York Times journalist Sam Roberts about the biography and his assessment of Carter's presidency. We share here excerpts from their in-depth conversation.
The Thought Project - Episode 50 - Interview with Blanche Wiesen Cook
Interview with Blanche Wiesen Cook
The Graduate Center Introduces First Master's in Biography and Memoir in the U.S.
The new program is a collaboration between the English and history departments and offered jointly with the renowned Leon Levy Center for Biography.