The CUNY Graduate Center community deeply mourns the passing of Professor Emeritus Richard Alba (Sociology, Africana Studies), a pathbreaking demographer who bucked conventional ideas about how ...

Lincoln Center’s elegant David Geffen Hall was the scene of much rejoicing on Tuesday as the CUNY Graduate Center conferred 460 doctoral and master’s degrees at its 59 th Commencement.. A moment to ...

When Distinguished Professor Cathy N. Davidson (English, Data Analysis and Visualization, Digital Humanities, American Studies) came to the CUNY Graduate Center in 2014, she brought with her a lofty ...

To mark the release of her new Audible Original lecture series, Why Memoir Matters: Learning from the Lives of Others, alumna Tahneer Oksman (Ph.D. ’13, English) shared a list of memoirs to savor this ...

Professor Emeritus Irvin Sam Schonfeld (GC/City College, Educational Psychology, Psychology) wants readers to look past the popular catchword “burnout.”. In their new book, Breaking Point: Job Stress, ...

During a year of political change, the Graduate Center and its scholars have demonstrated unwavering support for the LGBTQ+ community, shedding light on its history, well-being, and present challenges ...

In a time of backlash against LGBTQ+ individuals, Jean Halley, a professor at the CUNY Graduate Center and College of Staten Island, takes a powerful stand by addressing graduates at her home campus’ ...

“[Dr. Low] has so much experience in urban parks and the way we think about and use them, and [Dr. Checker] in investigating environmental gentrification and the ways that movements can be co-opted ...

Birds don’t just chirp sweet songs — they fight. Especially when the prize is a place to raise their young. A new study co-authored by CUNY Graduate Center Professor Mark E. Hauber (Biology, ...

The years Professor Margaret Bull Kovera (GC/John Jay, Psychology) has spent conducting research on the reliability of eyewitness memory and testimony paid off handsomely last month when she helped ...

John Zayac admits he likes explosions. But even more, he wants to understand them. “Volcanoes are a conduit from the interior of the planet to the exterior of the planet,” said Zayac, who completed ...

The CUNY Graduate Center proudly announces the four students whose photographs were chosen for the 2025 Images of Research exhibition. The winning works, selected for their aesthetic appeal, ...