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Ph.D. in hand, longtime theater director starts a second act
A 2022 graduate turns from the stage to the lecture hall.
Headed to Cornell to Study Public Morality in Muslim Countries
A class of ’22 grad shares his steps to a top Ph.D. program.
Summer Books: 9 Transportive Reads from Graduate Center Scholars
Add these books to your summer reading list.
Marvin A. Carlson Is Elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
The distinguished professor is best known for his scholarship on dramatic theory and theater history.
Israel’s Fractious Politics in a Fractured World
The Graduate Center, CUNY · Israel’s Fractious Politics in a Fractured World Abe Silberstein is a master's student in Middle Eastern Studies at the CUNY Graduate Center and associate director of the North America office of the Abraham Initiatives, an...
The Dan David Prize, Like a MacArthur for Historians, Goes to CUNY Professor
Professor Kristina L. Richardson received the prize, which comes with $300,000 and few strings, for her revelations about the Roma in her recent book.
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...
16 Great Summer Reads From Grad Center Scholars
From their latest books about historical figures both well-known and overlooked, to the hidden histories of New York City's buildings and neighborhoods, to race and the Black experience, these Graduate Center authors have your summer reads covered.
Marnia Lazreg gave a keynote lecture on "Gender of the State and Politics in the Middle East"
Professor Marnia Lazreg gave a keynote lecture on October 25, 2013, at Northeastern University in Boston, at a conference on "Gender of the State and Politics in the Middle East." The title of her lecture was "Women and the Middle East Crisis: A New Dawn or the Eternal Recurrence?"