For full functionality of this site it is necessary to enable JavaScript. Here are the instructions how to enable JavaScript in your web browser. All NewsNews »All News Filter by: Category: 365 Fifth Newsletter Academic Calendar Administrative Appointments ARC Faculty Highlights ARC Research Projects Commencements Distinguished Professor Appointments Events Faculty Activities Faculty Awards Faculty Books GC Magazine General GC News Grants James Gallery Membership News New Appointments to the GC President Speeches President's Office - Archive President's Office - Community Meeting President's Office - Community Message President's Office - Events President's Office - Speeches Public Events Research Studies Signature Programs 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 Social Security for Everyone: Mimi Abramovitz on The Thought ProjectAbramovitz, a professor of social welfare and prolific writer, discusses the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and the need for a new New Deal. Read moreHoliday Books Gift Guide: 12 Gripping Reads by Graduate Center Faculty About Living a Good Life, Dressing in Your Dreams, and Arguing with Zombies Recent books by Wayne Koestenbaum, Katina Rogers, David Reynolds, Tanisha Ford, William Helmreich, Melissa Checker, Margaret Chin, Massimo Pigliucci, Richard Alba, Ismael García-Colón, Sanford Schram, and Paul Krugman.We’ve been warned about the long, dark winter and the need to stay away from relatives and friends this holiday season. But if you’d like to send a gift, these books might be the perfect choice. Read morePeter Beinart, Latest Graduate Center 'New York Times' Columnist, on Writing About Politics in a Time of ‘Craziness and Ghastliness’Peter BeinartThe well-known journalist, who teaches in the Political Science program, shares his insights and his advice on writing for wider audiences. Read moreProfessor Andrea Alù Is Named a Highly Cited Researcher for the Fourth Consecutive YearAndrea AlùAlù is widely known for his photonics research, particularly in the area of metamaterials — artificial materials that have highly unusual properties. Read moreProfessor Joseph Straus Wins the 2020 Wallace Berry Award for ‘Broken Beauty: Musical Modernism and the Representation of Disability’Professor Joseph Straus and his book "Broken Beauty: Musical Modernism and the Representation of Disability"The award, considered the highest honor music theory, recognizes Straus' achievment in establishing disability studies as an accepted sub-discipline in his field. Read moreHow the Pandemic Is Affecting Labor: Luke Elliott-Negri on The Thought Project Elliott-Negri, a doctoral candidate in sociology, discusses his many projects, including a new grant-funded study of collective action by workers whose lives have been put at risk by the pandemic. Read moreHow the ‘Greening’ of Gentrifying Neighborhoods Leads to the ‘Browning’ of Others Revealed in a New Book by Professor Melissa CheckerMelissa Checker and her book "The Sustainability Myth: Environmental Gentrification and the Politics of Justice"Checker exposes the hidden costs of New York City’s efforts to transform industrial waterfronts into green oases, in The Sustainability Myth. Read moreA Message from the President: Thank YouThe approaching November break offers a welcome opportunity to express how grateful I am to all of you — faculty, students, staff, and alumni — for the commitment you have shown to The Graduate Center and its mission through all that you do. Read moreGoogle Earth and a Bar Conversation Yield an Archaeological Breakthrough and ‘Times’ Coverage for Alumnus Pablo CrespoPablo Crespo helped archaeologist Gino Caspari map Scythian burial sites across a huge swath of territory in present-day Russia, Mongolia and China using Google Earth images. (credit: Pablo Caspari)Crespo, an economics Ph.D., applied his machine learning knowledge to create a tool that allows archaeologists to access hard-to-reach sites. Read moreFollow the Footnotes: Unearthing Puerto Rican History After the U.S. invasionLaird Bergad and his book "Agrarian Puerto Rico: Reconsidering Rural Economy and Society, 1899-1940"In their new book, Professor Laird Bergad and his co-author debunk common notions about how U.S. control affected Puerto Rico’s agrarian economy and society in the early 20th century. Read more Previous 12345678910... Next