For full functionality of this site it is necessary to enable JavaScript. Here are the instructions how to enable JavaScript in your web browser. Faculty NewsFaculty »Faculty News Filter by: Category: Distinguished Professor Appointments Faculty Activities Faculty Awards New Appointments to the GC Year: 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 Month: January February March April May June July August September October November December Spurred by Black Lives Matter, Professor Desiree Byrd Exposes the Racism in a Commonly Used Psychological AssessmentDesiree Byrd (Photo courtsey of Byrd)In a new article published in Psychological Assessment, Byrd calls attention to the presence of the noose in a common word-naming psychological assessment tool. Read more‘Neo-Antique’ New York: In New Book, Macaulay-Lewis Reveals the Ancient Influences Behind the City’s Structures — Including the Lost Façade of That CVS Across the StreetAcross the street from The Graduate Center stood the once-magnificent Knickerbocker Trust Company Building. (Photo courtesy of Elizabeth Macaulay-Lewis)Prof. Elizabeth Macaulay-Lewis shares some of her favorite photos from her new book, "Antiquity in Gotham: The Ancient Architecture of New York City," and explains the little-known histories of these sites. Read moreMedical Anthropologist Anahí Viladrich Addresses Why COVID Sparked Anti-Asian Hate and What to Do About ItAnahí Viladrich (Photo courtesy of Viladrich)Professor Anahí Viladrich felt a need to speak out against the outbreak of stigma against Chinese and East Asian populations during the COVID-19 pandemic. Read moreProfessor Bianca C. Williams Awarded $75,000 Mellon/ACLS Fellowship for Project in Partnership with Well-Read Black GirlBianca WilliamsWilliams will be working on “AGENCY + CARE: Black Women’s Literature and the Power of Well-Read Black Girl(s),” a project that focuses on “the intergenerational communities of care and resistance Black women have built based on their shared love of reading and writing in the last decade (especially during the Movement for Black Lives).” Read moreMellon/ACLS Fellowships Go to Professors Leah Anderst and Prithi Kanakamedala for Projects on #MeToo and Brooklyn Abolitionism Prithi Kanakamedala and Leah AnderstAnderst, who is also a Graduate Center alumna, and Kanakamedala teach in the Liberal Studies master's program. They are among 28 faculty nationwide to receive the prestigious fellowship. Read moreGraduate Center Professor Ruth Wilson Gilmore Elected to the American Academy of Arts and SciencesRuth Wilson Gilmore Professor Ruth Wilson Gilmore, a renowned scholar and leading voice in the contemporary abolition movement, has been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Read more"India's Struggle Against COVID" with Professor Manu BhagavanProfessor Manu Bhagavan of Hunter College and The Graduate Center, discusses "India's Struggle Against COVID" on the International Horizons podcast. Read moreCOVID-19 Vaccines Roll Out, Thanks to Volunteers Like Professor Elizabeth CohnElizabeth Cohn Elizabeth Cohn was one of the first registered nurses to volunteer at a pop-up vaccination site in Westbury, New York. Read moreAn Earth Day Glossary, From Air Pollution to VogCredit: Getty ImagesWe invited faculty members from The Graduate Center’s Ph.D. Program in Earth and Environmental Sciences (EES) to define some frequently used environmental terms. Read moreLemurs and Leaf Bugs, ‘Greening’ Neighborhoods and Green Energy: 11 Inspiring Graduate Center Students and Professors to Read About on Earth DayCredit: Getty ImagesGraduate Center professors and students are researching the effects of climate change and investigating ways to protect animals and the environment. Read more Previous 12345678910... Next