Designing Spaces for LGBTQI+ Students on College Campuses
Bronx Community College's LGBTQI+ Resource Room has served as a haven for students. Could the room be a model for similar spaces on other campuses? Read more ›
Tolstoy’s Anna Karenina Had a Secret Talent — Writing
In "The Book of Anna," novelist Carmen Boullosa imagines how Anna Karenina's life would have been different if she fulfilled her literary dreams. Read more ›
36 Working-Class Kids Photographed Their Lives. Here’s What Happened
Three dozen 10-year-olds photographed their lives as part of a research project that resulted in the book "Children Framing Childhoods." Read more ›
Abraham Lincoln’s Harrowing 13-Day Mission to Secure the Presidency
Before being sworn in as president, Abraham Lincoln completed a harrowing yet triumphant 13-day train trip from Illinois, to Washington, D.C. Read more ›
WATCH: 300 Musicians Perform in Epic Video While Social Distancing
More than 300 singers and musicians from around the world have collaborated on a video of the classic song "You’ll Never Walk Alone" to lift spirits during the COVID-19 crisis. Read more ›
You Can Thank This Man for the Brooklyn Bridge
A new biography of Brooklyn Bridge creator John Roebling is the first to be published in more than 50 years. Read more ›
One Musician’s Poetic Process in the Recording Studio
"The Voice in the Headphones" by Prof. David Grubbs follows a musician during an "epic" day in the recording studio — and it's told in the form of a long poem. Read more ›
Before the Holocaust: The Massacre of Jews in Russian Pogroms
A new book looks deeply at pogroms, the murderous rampages in 19th- and 20th-century Russia that resulted in the deaths of at least 150,000 Jews. Read more ›
The Young Lords: The Puerto Rican Activists Who Shook Up NYC
A new book tells the story of the Young Lords, a group of Puerto Rican political activists who shook up New York City in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Read more ›