President's Office
Robin L. Garrell became president of the CUNY Graduate Center on August 1, 2020. A distinguished scientist and academic leader committed to public higher education, Garrell continues the line from the Graduate Center’s first president, Mina Rees, another renowned STEM scholar.
Garrell came to the Graduate Center after nine years as vice provost for graduate education and dean of the Graduate Division of UCLA, where she had campus-wide responsibility for nearly 12,000 academic and professional graduate students and postdoctoral scholars. She has been noted throughout her career for advancing diversity, and during her appointment as vice provost and dean, enrollment in UCLA’s graduate and professional degree programs by members of historically underrepresented groups increased 40 percent.
Learn more about President Garrell.
Communications
Jan 24, 2023
Welcome to the Spring Semester
Dear Graduate Center colleagues, Tomorrow is the first day of the spring semester, and I share your commitment to making it an excellent one for...
- Community Message
Dec 29, 2022
CUNY Latino Studies Ph.D. Students are Invited to Apply for the 2023 Crossing Latinidades Summer Institute and the 2023-2024 Predoctoral Fellowship Program
CUNY is one of 21 members of the Alliance of Hispanic Serving Research Universities (HSRU) a national consortium that includes all the R1 (doctoral, research-intensive)...
Nov 22, 2022
Fall Update: Graduate Center Research and Public Impact
A message from President Robin L. Garell
- Community Message
Oct 19, 2022
Updates on campus operations and services
Dear GC faculty and staff, It has been great to see so many of you in recent weeks as we’ve recommenced in-person classes, seminars, and...
- Community Message
From the President
I am honored to be chosen to serve as the next President of the Graduate Center, which is world-renowned for its exceptional scholarship and public-facing research. I am excited to lead a center that serves as a national model for graduate education in an urban setting, preparing diverse students to become leaders in innovation, public service and research who will shape the city, region and nation for years to come.
— Robin Garrell
President
