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Why are people lonely in crowded cities? Tamar Renaud explains how community-driven public spaces can foster connection. Watch Hostile Architecture vs. Democratic Design for the Future on YouTube. youtu.be/Edk8IIATFA0?... #stayinformed #stayconnected #urbanplanning

Happy Pride Month! We’re spotlighting some recent achievements and contributions of Graduate Center faculty, students, and alumni, from a new LGBTQ Studies certificate to a major biography of James Baldwin to research shaping everything from relationships to robotics www.gc.cuny.edu/news/buildin...

What may seem like ordinary design can shape who feels welcome in a space and who doesn’t. Anna Kodé discusses how hostile architecture affects communities and public life. Watch the full conversation on YouTube. youtu.be/Edk8IIATFA0?... #stayinformed #stayconnected #hostilearchitecture

Qin Gao argues that the U.S. and China may have more in common than many assume, especially when it comes to poverty and social welfare policy. @stone-lis.bsky.social 🎥 Watch this clip from The Great Global Transformation and the full discussion on YouTube. youtu.be/xr1zscNHeYI?...

What was destroyed to build Central Park? Marta Gutman reflects on Seneca Village, public memory, and who cities are designed for in this clip from Hostile Architecture vs. Democratic Design for the Future. 🎥 Watch the full conversation on YouTube. youtu.be/Edk8IIATFA0?... #CentralPark #NYC

“Hostile architecture communicates fear.” Setha Low discusses how benches, train stations, and public spaces silently shape who feels welcome in our cities. 🎥 Watch the full conversation on YouTube. youtu.be/Edk8IIATFA0?... #HostileArchitecture #UrbanDesign #PublicSpace

“Millions came home from WWII carrying wounds no one could see.” Historian David Nasaw discusses the hidden trauma many veterans endured long before PTSD was widely understood. 🎥 Watch the full conversation: The Wounded Generation: Coming Home After World War II. www.gc.cuny.edu/events/wound...

“War doesn’t end when peace is declared.” In this clip from The Wounded Generation: Coming Home After World War II, historian David Nasaw reflects on the lasting trauma and hidden aftermath of war. 🎥 Watch the full conversation on YouTube. youtu.be/D55zaYl3hUA?... #WorldWar2 #History #Veterans

“We have now entered into a new world.” Economist and author Branko Milanovic discusses sanctions, economic coercion, and the shifting global order shaping today’s world. Stay tuned for the full conversation from The Great Global Transformation. @stone-lis.bsky.social

“How Does It Feel” was more than a music video. Watch Daphne A. Brooks and Keyon Harrold unpack D’Angelo’s exploration of sensuality, masculinity, vulnerability, and commercialism in this Deep Dive conversation. 🎥 Full event on YouTube. youtu.be/pA7ia3YE9po?... #dangelo #neosoulmusic #deepdive

What actually protects democracy from authoritarianism? Daniel Ziblatt explains. ↓ 🎥 Watch the full conversation from Democracy Under Threat: A Transatlantic Perspective on YouTube. youtu.be/hIwA3_KXOyk?... #stayinformed #stayconnected #democracy #politics #nyc

“D’Angelo isn’t just music. He’s a feeling.” Musician Keyon Harrold reflects on D’Angelo’s sound, influence, and emotional depth at Deep Dive: Listening to D’Angelo. 🎥 Watch the full conversation on the CUNY Graduate Center YouTube channel. www.gc.cuny.edu/events/deep-... #DAngelo #NeoSoul

Who gets to feel welcome in public space? Join experts exploring how architecture and urban design shape belonging, exclusion, and public life in cities. 📅 May 13, 6:30 PM 📍 CUNY Graduate Center + Livestream: www.gc.cuny.edu/events/hosti... #Architecture #UrbanDesign #CUNYGraduateCenter

“I thought I knew D’Angelo.” That feeling shaped Deep Dive: Listening to D’Angelo, an evening of deep listening and reflection on the artist’s sound, vulnerability, and cultural impact. 🎥 Watch the full “Deep Dive” on the CUNY Graduate Center YouTube channel. www.gc.cuny.edu/events/deep-...

Black Studies scholar Daphne A. Brooks reflects on music, memory, identity, and the cultural impact of D’Angelo’s Brown Sugar. 🎥 Watch the full Deep Dive: Listening to D’Angelo conversation on YouTube. www.gc.cuny.edu/events/deep-... #DAngelo #BlackStudies #music

🎓 Who’s taking the stage? Join us for the ninth annual Dissertation Showcase, where doctoral candidates present their research in just three minutes each. 🏆 Presidential Prize + Audience Choice 🎉 Reception to follow 🔗 RSVP: www.gc.cuny.edu/events/insid...

🧠 Where do populist movements gain support and why? In this clip, Daniel Ziblatt explains how declining public investment, not immigration levels, often drives political discontent. 🎥 Watch the full talk on our YouTube channel. youtu.be/hIwA3_KXOyk?... #CUNY #democracy

Big ideas. Three minutes. Join us for the Dissertation Showcase at the CUNY Graduate Center. Watch doctoral students break down their research in fast, engaging talks. Vote for the Audience Choice Award and celebrate new ideas. May 11, 6:30 PM Free with RSVP: www.gc.cuny.edu/events/insid...

Happy AAPI Heritage Month! Learn about some of the Graduate Center scholars of AAPI heritage who are influencing culture and conversation www.gc.cuny.edu/news/aapi-sc... @silviacho.bsky.social @eesgccuny.bsky.social @stone-lis.bsky.social

How is the global economic order changing? Join us for a conversation on power, inequality, and the shifting relationship between the U.S. and China. @stone-lis.bsky.social 📅 May 6 🕡 6:30 PM 🎟 RSVP for the livestream: www.gc.cuny.edu/events/great...

World War II ended. The damage didn’t. Join David Nasaw and Frank Rich as they unpack the hidden toll of war on veterans and American society. 📅 April 29 🕡 6:30 PM 🎟️ RSVP: www.gc.cuny.edu/events/wound...

Provost Joel Christensen, a Classics professor and expert on Homer, explains why Christopher Nolan took on the highly anticipated film adaptation of Homer's Odyssey www.gc.cuny.edu/news/what-kn... @sentantiq.bsky.social

What if treatment was seen as public safety? In Strategies for a New Era of Policing and Public Safety in NYC, Brandon del Pozo explores how Portugal’s model is reshaping policing and prevention. 🎥 Watch on YouTube. youtu.be/wbEqGG6HCsc?... #Portugal #policing #publicsafety #nyc

We’re living in Act 2. Hamilton isn’t just about the past—it’s about ambition, power, and what happens after the promise. In this clip, Daniel Pollack-Pelzner connects the show to our present moment. 🎥 Watch The Education of an Artist on YouTube. youtu.be/BcqT67RntAk?... #hamilton #culture

Democracy is under strain across the U.S. and Europe. What does that mean for our future? Join Daniel Ziblatt, co-author of How Democracies Die, for a conversation on democratic backsliding and what comes next. 📅 April 22 🎟️ RSVP: www.gc.cuny.edu/events/danie... #democracy #politics

“There’s an idea that should be retired: chimpanzees as a model for who humans used to be. We’ve evolved separately for millions of years. They’re not our ancestors, but a species to understand on their own terms. 🎥 Watch City of Science: Jane Goodall and Her Legacy youtu.be/gdA0HHdTF3s?...

“I’d rather be hanging from a lamppost in Hong Kong than give them the satisfaction of saying I ran away.” Jimmy Lai chose conviction over escape. 🎥 Watch The Troublemaker on YouTube. youtu.be/t3gEIuUcYw8?...

They said don’t name them. Don’t get close. Don’t see them as individuals. Jane Goodall did anyway and changed science. In City of Science: Jane Goodall and Her Legacy, Kristin Andrews reflects on why it still matters. 🎥 Watch: youtu.be/gdA0HHdTF3s?... #JaneGoodall #science #primatology

When you think of D’Angelo, you might go to Brown Sugar but his music holds so much more. Join us for a Deep Dive into his sound, intention, and lasting impact with insights from Daphne A. Brooks and Keyon Harrold. 🗓 April 15, 6:30–7:45 PM 👉 RSVP now: www.gc.cuny.edu/events/deep-...

“That’s one club in Greenwich Village in one month…” Elijah Wald on how flamenco, jazz, and blues shared stages and shaped each other in NYC. 🎥 Watch the full conversation: Bohemian Flamenco: Flamenco and the Arts in Greenwich Village on our YouTube channel. youtu.be/7PVPObIzFAM?... #NYC #music

Fashion is not just style. It is power, memory, and history. What we choose to remember shapes how we see the present. 🎥 Watch Fashion Under Fascism on YouTube. youtu.be/D5y-VKxAjq8?...

The Sovereign Acts III is open to the public at the James Gallery until July 17. Curator Wanda Nanibush reflects on how the exhibition brings together history, humor, and self-representation in ways that unsettle assumptions www.gc.cuny.edu/news/perform... @cunygcarthistory.bsky.social

“We’re constantly looking for a different answer…” But what if we already have one? Ayesha Delany-Brumsey on what actually works: housing, support, connection—and why we don’t invest in it. 🎥 Watch Strategies for a New Era of Policing and Public Safety in NYC on YouTube. youtu.be/wbEqGG6HCsc?...

💬 “Media consolidation goes beyond higher prices…” What happens when a few control the news? Lina M. Khan on how consolidation shapes what we see and what gets suppressed and why that matters for democracy. 🎥 Watch Affordability, Antitrust, and Inequality on YouTube. youtu.be/Kv6ACS3a5_0?...

Why sensitivity isn’t weakness. Lin-Manuel Miranda’s emotional depth didn’t hold him back. It shaped his voice. 🎥 Watch Lin-Manuel Miranda: The Education of an Artist on our YouTube channel. youtu.be/BcqT67RntAk?...

What does safety really look like in NYC? CUNY GC alum and former NYPD Commander Brandon del Pozo on the balance between immediate response and long-term prevention. 🎥 Watch Strategies for a New Era of Policing and Public Safety in NYC on YouTube. 🔗 youtu.be/wbEqGG6HCsc?... #nyc #policing

🧠 “Ask people what they need to feel safe.” From Strategies for a New Era of Policing and Public Safety in NYC, Tracey Meares reframes safety beyond crime—centering housing, food, and stability. 🎥 Watch the full conversation on YouTube. 🔗 youtu.be/wbEqGG6HCsc?... #CUNY #PublicSafety #NYC

💬 “All of this attempt to serve affordability…” What does that actually look like in NYC? Paul Krugman and Lina M. Khan unpack the real impact on workers and businesses. @pkrugman.bsky.social @stone-lis.bsky.social 🎥 Watch the full conversation on YouTube. youtu.be/Kv6ACS3a5_0?...

Look out for the next Music In Midtown concert at The Graduate Center! https://www.gc.cuny.edu/events?topic=681&audience=34

What can Jane Goodall’s work teach us today? From chimp research to global advocacy, she reshaped how we see nature. Join CUNY researchers to explore her legacy and what studying primates means today. 📅 March 25 | 6:30 PM 🔗 RSVP Link: www.gc.cuny.edu/events/city-... #cuny #science

What can clothing reveal about power and resistance? Join Eugenia Paulicelli and Rebecca Bauman for a conversation on Fashion Under Fascism: Beyond the Black Shirt. 🗓 March 18 | 6:30 PM 🔗 www.gc.cuny.edu/events/fashi... #fashion #fascism #CUNY

🎭 Before the awards, Lin-Manuel Miranda was shaped. Join author Daniel Pollack-Pelzner and New York Times culture reporter Jennifer Schuessler for a conversation on Lin-Manuel Miranda: The Education of an Artist. 📅 March 11, 2026 ⏰ 6:30 PM 🔗 RSVP NOW: www.gc.cuny.edu/events/lin-m...

If affordability is a political issue, who’s really responsible? Lina M. Khan and Paul Krugman discuss monopoly power, antitrust, and inequality at Affordability, Antitrust, and Inequality. @pkrugman.bsky.social March 9, 2026 | 6:30 PM 🔗 www.gc.cuny.edu/events/affor... Join us!

⚖️ “I can’t think of another person since 1949 who is threatening in the way that Jimmy is.” The Troublemaker: How Jimmy Lai Became a Billionaire and China’s Most Feared Critic explores Lai’s rise and the cost of dissent. 🎥 Watch the full talk on our YouTube channel. youtu.be/t3gEIuUcYw8?...

Happy #WomensHistoryMonth! We’re celebrating our scholars whose books, research, and performances illuminate women’s histories and experiences www.gc.cuny.edu/news/celebra... @paigingbrenna.bsky.social

As NYC debates policing and public safety, what comes next? Join Strategies for a New Era of Policing and Public Safety in NYC, a conversation on evidence based approaches beyond enforcement. 📅 March 4, 2026 ⏰ 6:30 to 8:00 PM 🎫 RSVP: www.gc.cuny.edu/events/strat... #zohranmamdani #nyc

We’re pleased to announce a $10 million gift from the James M. and Cathleen D. Stone Foundation, which supports the work of @stone-lis.bsky.social www.gc.cuny.edu/news/10-mill... @cuny.edu