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• Why Christmas Is Observed as a Day of Liberation by Black People

  Christmas 2021 marked the 500th anniversary of the first documented slave revolt in the Americas. Professor Ramona Hernandez and alumna Allison Guess discuss the influence of the uprising and the brutal response to it. Read more

• Pragmatism or Ideology? A Historical Perspective on the Russia-Ukraine crisis with Susan Smith Peter

  Professor Susan Smith-Peter of the College of Staten Island discusses a historical perspective on the Russia-Ukraine crisis, on International Horizons. Read more

• What It Takes to Free the Innocent and Create a Just Criminal Justice System​

  Ph.D. candidate Edwin Grimsley shares how he used DNA evidence to overturn wrongful convictions while at the Innocence Project and his latest efforts to address systemic injustice in the U.S. criminal justice system. Read more

• Ibn Khaldun’s 'The Muqaddimah': The Best Book You’ve Never Read

  Aziz Al-Azmeh discusses Ibn Khaldun's the Muqaddimah on the International Horizons podcast. Read more

• China and the U.S.: Frenemies or Just Foes?

  China policy expert Ming Xia offers insight and analysis into the rising tensions between the interdependent superpowers. Read more

• "You Wish Them a Good Day": Conspiracy Theories in the Age of Information, With Joseph Uscinski

  Joseph Uscinski, a professor at the University of Miami, discusses conspiracy theories, on the International Horizons podcast. Read more

• Stepping Forward as an LGBTQ Role Model in Tech

  Elaine Montilla, assistant vice president of information technology and chief information officer at the CUNY Graduate Center and an acknowledged LGBTQ role model, discusses her advocacy efforts. Read more

• The Crisis on the Poland-Belarus Border, with Nick Micinski

  Graduate Center alumnus Nicholas Micinski (Ph.D. '19, Political Science), a professor at the University of Maine, discusses the crisis on the Poland-Belarus Border, on International Horizons. Read more

• NEH Funds to Boost Students’ Digital Skills Have Widespread Benefits at CUNY and Beyond

  Matthew K. Gold and Lisa Rhody received nearly $500,000 for the Graduate Center Digital Initiatives. They describe what students, scholars, and the public stand to gain from the grant and the future of the digital humanities at CUNY.  Read more

• How U.N. Peacekeeping Failures Shape Peace Processes with Anjali Dayal

  Anjali Dayal of Fordham University, discusses her new book, Incredible Commitments: How UN Peacekeeping Failures Shape Peace Processes, on the International Horizons podcast. Read more