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Migrant Lives: Whose Responsibility?

Stephen Garone — Thu, 22 Oct 2026 22:00:00 +0000

This event brings together several authors and editors of Forced Migration and Health Justice, recently published with Oxford University Press, to discuss the possible responsibilities of people engaged in different professional domains that impact the lives of migrants forced to flee their homes. The discussion will focus on, among other things, questions of what might be the responsibilities of clinical care professionals, immigration officials in detention settings, designers of humanitarian accommodations, and policy makers and members of civil society in destination countries more generally. We welcome this opportunity to engage with the audience.

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Transcription: A Conversation on Ben Lerner’s Latest Book, With Lerner and Jeff Dolven

Stephen Garone — Wed, 14 Oct 2026 18:15:00 +0000

Join Ben Lerner, Distinguished Professor of English at ��Ƶ, and Jeff Dolven, Professor of English at Princeton University, for a conversation on Lerner’s latest novel, Transcription. The novel is the winner of the 2026 Orwell Prize for Political Fiction and was named a “Best Book of the Year (So Far)” by The New York Times. Kevin Lozano, of New York Magazine, referred to Transcription as “a novel that attempts to reimagine the most alienating of our shared afflictions—the human body in disarray, the relatively new societal anxiety of phone addiction—into a more humane aesthetic experience.”

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The Poetry of Picture Books: Matthew Burgess and Mariahadessa Ekere Tallie in Conversation

Stephen Garone — Mon, 26 Oct 2026 15:00:00 +0000

Lyricism, rhythm, concision, musicality… The qualities we often associate with poetry are equally important in a picture book text, and both are best experienced when read aloud. It is no coincidence that many poets have tried their hand at writing picture books, often with tremendous success. For this event, join Matthew Burgess and Mariahadessa Ekere Tallie—both poets, professors, and picture book authors—for a lively discussion and reading of their recent titles, Fireworks and We Go Slow, respectively. A Q&A will follow.

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People, Performance, Growth, and VC in the AI Era

Stephen Garone — Thu, 30 Apr 2026 14:30:00 +0000

Join us for an inspiring and practical luncheon in the CUNY x NYU AI Literacy and Professional Readiness Series, led by Associate Professor Ngoc Cindy Pham.

This event will explore how artificial intelligence is transforming talent management, organizational performance, professional growth, and venture capital strategies. Attendees will gain actionable insights on leveraging AI to enhance people strategies, drive performance, and navigate growth opportunities in today’s rapidly evolving AI landscape.

Keynote Speaker Pete Kim, Wharton M.B.A., founder of Dolabra Digital, and Harvard Publication contributor, will share his expertise on the intersection of AI, business growth, and venture capital. A panel discussion will feature Harshit Malik, president of the Graduate Student Council at ��Ƶ, and Siddhant Gautam, president of TechSHRM.

Whether you’re a student, professional, entrepreneur, or leader interested in AI’s impact on people and business, this event offers valuable perspectives, networking opportunities, and forward-thinking strategies to help you thrive in the AI era.

The session will be held in person at NYU Tandon (370 Jay Street, Room 233, Brooklyn) and will also be available via Zoom for remote participants.

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Archives and Public History

Stephen Garone — Thu, 23 Apr 2026 15:00:00 +0000

A discussion with archivists and scholars on the place of the archive in the preservation and dissemination of public history.

Prithi Kanakamedala, professor of history, Bronx Community College (CUNY) and CUNY Graduate Center. Her first full-length book, Brooklynites: The Remarkable Story of the Free Black Communities that Shaped a Borough, was a finalist for the 2025 Gotham Book Prize, long-listed for the 2025 Brooklyn Public Library Book Prize (nonfiction), and won the 2024 Victorian Society of New York Book Award. An active public historian for just under two decades, Kanakamedala continues to work collaboratively with artists, curators, and cultural organizations across New York City, and is a board member of Weeksville Heritage Center, and the Center for Brooklyn History part of Brooklyn Public Library.
Marianne LaBatto, associate archivist, ��Ƶ Archives and Special Collections. An alumna of ��Ƶ (B.A., M.A.) and Queens College (M.L.S.), LaBatto has worked in the Archives since 1995. Her work includes organizing collections and ensuring the preservation of historical documents, photographs, and records related to ��Ƶ and Brooklyn’s history. She supervises archival projects and interns and helps researchers and students access historical collections. She has also written blog posts and educational materials about ��Ƶ history.
Elizabeth R. Macaulay, professor of liberal studies, anthropology, classics, Middle Eastern studies, and digital humanities; executive officer, M.A. in liberal studies, CUNY Graduate Center. Macaulay’s scholarship examines the intersection between antiquity and modernity, especially how the art and architecture of ancient West Asia, Egypt, Greece, and Rome have been reinterpreted globally. She is the author or editor of eight books, including Ancient Fantasies and Modern Power (2026); Archaeological Ambassadors (2024), and Antiquity in Gotham (2021). She is a committed public scholar and is an acquiring editor and board chair for Smarthistory.org, the Center for Public Art History. Her essays and videos for Smarthistory have been viewed by more than1.4 million people.
Kelly M. Britt, associate professor of anthropology, ��Ƶ and CUNY Graduate Center. Britt’s research focuses on community-based contemporary and historical archaeology of urban spaces. She completed her Ph.D. in anthropology from Columbia University in 2009 and spent seven years at FEMA as its Regional II Archaeologist before joining ��Ƶ.

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Career Champion Breakfast

Stephen Garone — Wed, 06 May 2026 13:45:00 +0000

Hosted by President Michelle J. Anderson and Provost April Bedford in partnership with the Magner Career Center, the Career Champion Breakfast will recognize and celebrate full-time faculty and adjuncts who integrate career readiness into their classroom. The breakfast will feature a keynote discussion by Rajeev Darolia, Ph.D., Wendell H. Ford Professor of Public Policy and Economics, University of Kentucky, and Former Chief Economist, U.S. Department of Education, on “The Future of Higher Education and Workforce Alignment,” which will explore:

how national and state policy changes are reshaping the workforce and what these shifts mean for higher education;
insights into the ways institutions can align with evolving employer expectations; and
how higher education can position students for career success in response to workforce demands.

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Who Decides Who Belongs—And Who Gets Erased? A Discussion on Housing and Belonging With Filmmaker Derrick Benton and Sociologist Jerome Krase

Stephen Garone — Tue, 21 Apr 2026 15:00:00 +0000

Filmmaker Derrick Benton explores the politics of belonging through the lens of his documentary The House That Love Built. Beginning with his family’s story in 1980s Brooklyn, Benton traces how housing policy, administrative systems, and everyday bureaucracy shape not only where people live, but whether they are recognized as fully human within civic life and how narratives are constructed, who controls them, and what it means to reclaim authorship over one’s own history.

Derrick Benton is a Brooklyn-born filmmaker and writer whose work spans documentary and narrative film. He is the founder of F.R.E.E. Studios (Filming Real Emotional Experiences), a production studio dedicated to community-rooted storytelling and cultural critique. His films explore memory, identity, and the ways institutions shape lived experience. Alongside his film work, Derrick publishes essays on power, belonging, and media through The Stooop.

Jerome Krase, Emeritus Professor of Sociology and the Murray Koppelman Professor at ��Ƶ, is an activist-scholar who works with public and private agencies regarding urban community issues. His self- and co-authored books include Self and Community in the City (1982), Ethnicity and Machine Politics (1992), Italian Americans in a Multicultural Society (1994), Race and Ethnicity in New York City (2005) Ethnic Landscapes in an Urban World��(2006), Seeing Cities Change: Local Culture and Class (2012), Race, Class, and Gentrification in Brooklyn (2016), COVID-19 in Brooklyn (2022), and forthcoming Local and Global Impacts of the War in Ukraine. He co-edits Urbanities and serves on the editorial boards of Visual Studies and the Journal of Video Ethnography. Krase has twice served a Fulbright Specialist, is an officer of ProBonoDesign Inc, and active in many American, European, and international sociological associations, the Commission on Urban Anthropology, American Italian Historical Association, International Urban Symposium, H-NET Humanities on Line, International Visual Sociology Association, Polish American Historical Association, Polish Institute of Arts and Sciences in America, and the European Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, where he currently serves as president.

Sponsored by the departments of Sociology, Political Science, and Puerto Rican and Latinx Studies; the Program in Urban Sustainability; and the Ethyle R. Wolfe Institute for the Humanities at ��Ƶ.

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Art in Civil Disobedience: In Dialogue With Alan Pelaez Lopez—Artist Talk and Writing Workshop

Stephen Garone — Thu, 16 Apr 2026 17:30:00 +0000

Visual poet, artist, and cultural critic Alan Pelaez Lopez will share their experience as an undocumented Black queer organizer in the migrant justice movement. This talk will feature Lopez’s own contributions to social movements while also highlighting five other artists.

Through collage, installation, and intervention art, Lopez’s work explores erased histories of African diasporic resistance, Indigenous disappearances, and reimagined futures of Black Latin American life. Lopez’s writing has appeared in The Architectural Review, Teen Vogue, Refinery29, and The Nation.

This event is in collaboration with CUNY LGBTQIA+ Consortium and CUNY Undocumented and Immigrant Student programs. It follows the monthly LGBTQIA+ Book Club and will feature an artist talk and writing workshop with Lopez.

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Sabbath Queen Film Screening and Q&A

Stephen Garone — Mon, 13 Apr 2026 14:00:00 +0000

At this screening of Sabbath Queen, we will be joined by the film’s director and producer, Sandi DuBowski, and the star of the film, Rabbi Amichai Lau-Lavie. Following the screening there will be an hour-long Q&A between DuBowski, Lau-Lavie, and the audience.

Filmed over 21 years, Sabbath Queen follows Lau-Lavie, the heir to 38 generations of Orthodox rabbis, as he navigates his legacy while becoming a drag performer, queer father, and founder of Lab/Shul. This film captures Rabbi Amichai on a journey to rethink Jewish ritual, challenge patriarchy, support interfaith connection, and explore what Jewish survival means in the 21st century.

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Asexual Awareness Workshop

Stephen Garone — Tue, 14 Apr 2026 16:15:00 +0000

In honor of International Asexuality Day (April 6), this workshop is being put together by the LGBTQ+ Resource Center’s social work intern, Daniel-José, along with the help of the LGBTA. Both educational and discussion-based, the workshop aims to raise awareness of the diversity of experiences of folks on the asexual spectrum.

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