Archive - 2020 | Brooklyn College

Dec. 23, 2020

Art Professor Derrick Adams Among 15 New National Academy of Design Inductees

As an ambassador, the celebrated artist will help foster the next generation of creative thinkers through individual and collective initiatives.

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Dec. 18, 2020

Brooklyn College Conservatory of Music Faculty Nominated for Grammy Awards for Oratorio "Sanctuary Road"

Associate Professor Malcolm Merriweather and Adjunct Assistant Professor Laquita Mitchell performed in lauded musical work based on the writings of abolitionist William Still.

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Dec. 18, 2020

An Unorthodox Life

An alumnus and ex-Haredim, with a new book on the topic, explores radical life transformations by researching others who walked a path similar to his own.

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Dec. 17, 2020

Brooklyn College Launches New COVID-19 Course

Various faculty will share their expertise on different aspects of pandemics—past, present and future.

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Dec. 10, 2020

Piano Professor Jeffrey Biegel Pens Musical Tribute to Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Piano Professor Jeffrey Biegel Pens Tribute to Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Late Supreme Court Justice Honored Through Music

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Dec. 7, 2020

Brooklyn College Mourns Loss of Soccer Coach Joseph Réal André

A former CUNY student himself, the coach and mentor had an incredible impact on the many lives he touched.

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Dec. 3, 2020

Koppelman School of Business Shines at 2020 CME University Trading Challenge

Brooklyn College team finishes as top CUNY school at international competition.

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Dec. 3, 2020

It Took a Village

The Immigrant Student Success Office Celebrates Its One-Year Anniversary.

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Dec. 2, 2020

Brooklyn College Gives Back to Those in Need

Tanger Hillel and Student Activities lead the charge to serve those in need.

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Nov. 20, 2020

Brooklyn College Professor Helps Researchers Prove Water Has Multiple Liquid States

A newly published Science journal paper reveals that water can exist as two liquids of differing density.

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Nov. 16, 2020

Brooklyn College Marks Transgender Awareness Week

Student leaders Kyle Reese and Nicholas Cevoli discuss the importance of the annual observance.

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Nov. 16, 2020

Investing in Success

Brooklyn College gears up to participate in its fifth Giving Tuesday campaign.

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Nov. 13, 2020

Keeping Saturday Night Safe

A Feirstein student with just the right combination of credentials snags a very 2020 position on one of the most legendary shows on television.

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Nov. 13, 2020

Feirstein Distinguished Lecturer Earns Sundance Institute Documentary Fund Grant

Chronicles the work of award-winning photographer Alessandra Sanguinetti

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Nov. 3, 2020

Tips on Cybersecurity with Qing Hu

Dean of Koppelman School of Business lends expertise on timely topic.

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Nov. 2, 2020

Brooklyn College LGBTQ Activist to be Published in National Literary Journal

LGBTQ advocate Kyle Reese to be published by Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society.

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Nov. 2, 2020

Faculty Discuss Election 2020 and Why Everyone Should Get Out to Vote

Brooklyn College asked some faculty to weigh in on Election 2020, which is happening during an unprecedented time. Here is what they had to say.

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Oct. 28, 2020

Prestigious Honor Society Beta Gamma Sigma Installed at the Brooklyn College Murray Koppelman School of Business

Thirteen high-achieving business students become College’s first inductees to international business honor society for AACSB-accredited schools.

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Oct. 16, 2020

Theater Professor Justin Townsend Earns Two TONY Nominations

His lighting designs for two smash Broadway musicals make theater world’s most prestigious shortlist.

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Oct. 9, 2020

Hess Scholar in Residence Winona LaDuke Says We Must Take the “Green Path” to Restore Our Environment and Economy

Looking to indigenous people for guidance is a good start, said the First Nation activist.

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September 24, 2020

Koppelman School of Business Hosts Webinar on Small Businesses and the Pandemic

As part of a commitment to community outreach, the school brought scholars and industry leaders together to discuss how federal legislation could better serve businesses.

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Sept. 14, 2020

Brooklyn College Most Ethnically Diverse Campus, According to U.S. News & World Report, for Third Straight Year

The college was also found to be a leader in graduating students with the least debt and for being a social mobility engine in the North Region.

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Sept. 8, 2020

Brooklyn College Featured in The Princeton Review’s “Best 386 Colleges” Guide for 2021

College is one of a dozen New York City institutions that were highlighted after 143,000 students nationwide were surveyed about academics, campus life, and student body.

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Sept. 1, 2020

Supporting Transfer Student Success

A new grant provides funding to help students from community college transition to life at Brooklyn College.

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Aug. 27, 2020

Feirstein Kicks Off Fall Semester With Academy and Emmy Award–Nominated Writer, Director, Producer Reggie Hudlin

The prolific filmmaker discussed his 30-year Hollywood career with students on the day before classes began.

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Aug. 10, 2020

Retooling for a Remote World

Reflections on transitioning many of the college’s services to the virtual environment.

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Aug 3, 2020

Brooklyn College Associate Provost and AVP for Institutional Effectiveness to Co-Host New Multimedia Web Series With AAC&U on Digital Learning Techniques

“Next-Gen Assessment” will explore promising solutions to emerging educational challenges during COVID-19.

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July 23, 2020

Immigrant Student Success Office Receives Boost From Robin Hood

Relief Fund provides $150,000 to support 300 students financially affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

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July 15, 2020

Feirstein Graduate Chosen for Writer’s Guild Workshop

Terarai Rusike ’19, gets an opportunity to rub elbows with film and television industry elite while also workshopping an original script.

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July 1, 2020

CUNY Board Names Corey Robin Distinguished Professor

At a time when his scholarship is red hot, the political science professor is recognized as a faculty star.

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June 24, 2020

Chemistry Professor Ryan P. Murelli Earns $1.54 Million Research Grant for Further Study of Tropolones

Chemistry Professor Ryan P. Murelli Earns $1.54 Million Research Grant to Further Study of Tropolones

The synthetic molecules show promise as therapeutics for a variety of diseases.

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June 24, 2020

Brooklyn College Ranks in Top Ten For Helping Students Up the Socioeconomic Ladder

Brookings Institute report places college ninth in moving lower income students in the middle class.

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May 28, 2020

Brooklyn College Alumnus Greg Grandin Wins Pulitzer Prize for His Book "The End of the Myth"

His book examines the rise and fall of the concept of the great frontier as a symbol of American exceptionalism.

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May 19, 2020

Native American Lawyer and Indigenous Rights Advocate Sarah Deer Is Honorary Doctorate Recipient, Keynote Speaker at Virtual Celebration of 2020 Graduates

In recognition of Deer’s untiring work to end violence against Native American women and fight for the rights of indigenous people, she is receiving an Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters from Brooklyn College.

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May 17, 2020

Brooklyn College Honors Top Scholars

Valedictorian Roby Daniel and salutatorian Zainab Nathani seek to help community while pursuing careers in medicine and public health.

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May 6, 2020

Psychology Professor Cheryl L. Carmichael Earns NSF CAREER Award to Further Research on Relationships and Health

The grant will advance research on how verbal and nonverbal cues influence physiological function, relationship quality, and well-being.

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April 17, 2020

Brooklyn College Student and Professor Bring Music to Masses

Three hundred musicians and singers from around the globe contribute to student Harrison Sheckler’s virtual production of “You’ll Never Walk Alone” from the musical Carousel, while Brooklyn College Professor Jeffrey Biegel brings classical greats online with his “Stay-at-Home” concerts.

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April 16, 2020

Brooklyn College at Your Service

As New York City battles the COVID-19 pandemic, many among the campus community have leapt into action.

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April 14, 2020

Brooklyn College Graduate and Poet Joel Francois '18 Earns Distinguished Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowship for New Americans

Port-au-Prince native awarded $90,000 for graduate school studies at Syracuse University

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April 10, 2020

Brooklyn College Faculty Among Guggenheim Fellowship Winners for 2020

Celebrated Authors Helen Phillips and Sigrid Nunez earn prestigious honor.

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March 23, 2020

COVID-19: Brooklyn College Responds

Students, faculty, and staff embrace distance learning and remote working for the spring semester.

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March 11, 2020

Dual CUNYAC Titles Highlight Men’s and Women’s Seasons

Athletes honored as Alex Lang nets coach of the year.

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Feb. 14, 2020

Brooklyn College Celebrates Black History Month with Performance and Poetry at The Tow Center

A reminder of the roots of the month-long holiday and a call to celebrate black history and culture year-round were key messages in the afternoon program.

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January 15, 2020

The Opportunities and the Smarts

Maureen O’Hara '78, endowed a fund enabling bright Brooklyn College students to take advantage of unpaid internships.

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Jan. 13, 2020

T-Rex Family Values

When Katja Knoll ’15 M.S. made the decision to switch careers from filmmaking to paleontology, she knew it wouldn’t be easy. With the mentorship of Brooklyn College Earth And Environmental Sciences Professor John Chamberlain, she made the move, and today she is part of a team that is spearheading new discoveries that challenge our ideas about the lives of prehistoric animals.

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BC News Archive - 2020