Ruth O’Brien, who earned her Ph.D. in political science at UCLA, joined the Graduate Center’s doctoral faculty in 1997 and, in 2004, founded the Writing Politics specialization in political science.

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 ...

The Graduate Center celebrated its newest graduates at a ceremony honoring the ongoing importance of higher education.

In this episode of The Thought Project, Maura Smale, chief librarian of the CUNY Graduate Center’s Mina Rees Library, explores how academic libraries empower research and uphold democratic values in a ...

Political scientist Zachariah Mampilly joins “The Thought Project” podcast to share insights into how new forms of imperialism are affecting Africa and the Global South ...

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 ...

Six CUNY Graduate Center scholars are among the 10 winners of CUNY awards that recognize early-career faculty members for outstanding research.

Historian Benjamin Carter Hett, a professor of History at the CUNY Graduate Center and Hunter College, joins The Thought Project for a timely discussion of the rise of autocracy in America and its ...

In honor of Poetry Month, alumna Kendra Sullivan, a poet and climate justice advocate in higher education, reflects on the power of poetry and what compels her to write and publish it.

The CUNY Graduate Center is pleased to announce the recipients of its 2025 Alumni Awards. The eight outstanding graduates, introduced here, were selected by an alumni committee based on nominations ...

The CUNY Graduate Center cemented its position in the highest rank of research universities in the U.S. by earning a renewed R1 designation in the latest Carnegie Classification of Institutions of ...

Corey Robin, The Reactionary Mind (Oxford University Press, 2011). Late in life, William F. Buckley made a confession to Corey Robin. Capitalism is “boring,” said the founding father of the American ...