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The first Miss America, 16-year-old Margaret Gorman, is pictured with a man dressed as King Neptune in Atlantic City in 1921. (Library of Congress)

How A Century of Miss America Helped and Hurt Women’s Progress

July 30, 2020

| Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism, Lehman College

The paradox of Miss America being both out of step with women’s progress while simultaneously pushing women forward has been a hallmark of the pageant since its inception in 1921, writes Professor Margot Mifflin in her new book "Looking for Miss America." Read more ›

Designing Spaces for LGBTQI+ Students on College Campuses

June 1, 2020

| Bronx Community College

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

May 29, 2020

| Macaulay Honors College

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 ›

Collage of photos showing stuffed animals, purple boombox, woman standing at kitchen sink, exterior of frame house

36 Working-Class Kids Photographed Their Lives. Here’s What Happened

May 21, 2020

| The Graduate Center

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

May 8, 2020

| Macaulay Honors College

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

May 4, 2020

| Brooklyn College

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

April 30, 2020

| John Jay College of Criminal Justice

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

April 20, 2020

| Brooklyn College, The Graduate Center

"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 ›

Black and white photo shows a destroyed Jewish community in the vicinity of Trostenets, Ukraine.

Before the Holocaust: The Massacre of Jews in Russian Pogroms

March 18, 2020

| Queens College, The Graduate Center

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 ›

Protesters are shown in a black-and-white photo on a city street, led by women in berets from the Young Lords Photo by Máximo Colón

The Young Lords: The Puerto Rican Activists Who Shook Up NYC

February 6, 2020

| Baruch College

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 ›

The Mysteries of the Universe Explained — in 30 Seconds!

January 21, 2020

| College of Staten Island, The Graduate Center

A new book co-authored by Prof. Charles Liu works to explain the most complicated ideas, theories, and principles of the universe. Read more ›

Graduate Center student Valerie Gritsch next to David Bowie mural in Brixton, South London

How David Bowie Fans Transformed Brixton with a Street Party

January 8, 2020

| The Graduate Center

It's been four years since hundreds gathered in front of a mural in Brixton to mourn David Bowie's death with music and community. Brixton hasn't been the same since. Read more ›