From the Museum of the City of New York: Coming up this Wednesday, November 12th is The Robert A. And Elizabeth Jeffe Distinguished Lecture in Urban History: Brooklynites, a talk with Prithi Kanakamedala (Bronx Community College and The Graduate Center, CUNY) about her book, Brooklynites, which explores the history of Brooklyn’s free Black communities. Prithi will… Read More


The American Studies Certificate Program and the Leon Levy Center for Biography present Downtown and The Twilight of Bohemia – Panel Discussion Elebash Recital Hall Tuesday, November 4th 6:30pm-7:45pm RSVP at https://tinyurl.com/3nas3dr4 What is “Downtown”? Is it the Abstract Expressionists’ West 9th Street, or the Soho and Tribeca of succeeding generations of artists? Is it the East… Read More


CLAGS: The Center for LGBTQ Studies would like to invite all GC students, faculty and staff to join us at the 33rd annual Kessler Lecture honoring Robert F. Reid-Pharr on Thursday, November 6, 2025 at 6:30 PM. This year is the 40th anniversary of CLAGS so we’re particularly eager to fill as many seats as… Read More


📚 Contested Curriculum: LGBTQ History Goes to School (A book talk by Don Romesburg) 📅 Friday, October 10 🕕 4:30–6:30 PM 📍 Hybrid: Concourse 201/202 or Virtual On Friday, October 10, 4:30-6:00pm, please join the American Social History Project (ASHP) to celebrate the publication of Contested Curriculum: LGBTQ History Goes to School (Temple University Press,… Read More


The MA in Liberal Studies (MALS) program invites you to a night of music, memory, and conversation: 🎶 Happy Nostalgia: Book Talk with Dr. David Humphries 📅 Tuesday, September 30 🕕 6:00–7:15 PM (refreshments to follow) 📍 Skylight Room    What does it mean to look back at the music of the ’90s with “happy nostalgia”?  … Read More