Arts and Sciences

"The 2009 Friedman Symposium, a collaborative effort of Robert Friedman and Baruch’s History Department, features five speakers on ""How Blogging Empowers Women in Business, Politics and Media.""

Julie Des Jardins, a feminist historian and professor at Baruch, jump-started the social gathering by introducing the panel of media specialists who shared their contributions to social media, as well as their blogging knowledge.

Jory Des Jardins, the co-founder of blogher.com, a website dedicated to women bloggers, spoke to the audience about the influences of the blogging world toward women.

Liza Sabater, a feminist cultural critic and the founder of Culture Kitchen and The Daily Gotham, found a desire for blogging after becoming a mother. She used her skill set to compare experiences with other mothers. Sabater later moved on to politics and broke political boundaries with a personal blog about war casualties.

Lena West, social media consultant and CEO of xynoMedia Technology moved the student-dominated audience with her testimony of getting kicked out of college and making her way to success by the influence of technology and social networking.

Jennifer Pozner, founder and executive director of Women and Media in News, journalist and media critic, discussed women in media outlets, expressing concern for female voices to be heard through prominent social forums through a journalist’s viewpoint.

The women concluded the program by answering last minute questions and providing feedback to those seeking a foot in the door to social media.

The event takes place on March12, 2009, at the Newman Conference Center, Room 750.

[Part I -- 49 min.]

Features Julie Des Jardins, Jory Des Jardins, and Liza Sabater

[Part II -- 49 min.]

Features Lena West, Jennifer Pozner and Q & A session"

Inspired by senator Barack Obama's speech "A More Perfect Union" addressed in Philadelphia, PA at Constitution Center, on March 18, 2008, Baruch faculty members and students discuss the race and various issues on April 9, 2008 at the Baruch College Vertical Campus, Room 2-125.

Professor Kyra Gaunt, jointed appointed in the Department of Fine and Performing Arts and the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at Baruch College, moderates the discussion.

The event is co-sponsored by Department of Black/Hispanic Studies, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, and Center on Equality, Pluralism and Policy, School of Public Affairs.

[Part 1: 71 Min.]

Opening Remarks - Professor Kyra Gaunt, and Sonia Javis, Distinguished Lecturer, School of Public Affairs;

Faculty Speakers:

Clarence Taylor, Professor of History

Glenn Petersen, Professor of Anthropology and International Affairs

Johanna Fernandez, Professor of Black/Hispanic Studies

Arthur Lewin, Professor of Black/Hispanic Studies

Michel Marriott, Professor of Journalism

[Part II: 82 Min.]

James McCarthy, Provost and vice President for Academic Affairs; Open Dialog and Discussion

Inspired by senator Barack Obama's speech "A More Perfect Union" addressed in Philadelphia, PA at Constitution Center, on March 18, 2008, Baruch faculty members and students discuss the race and various issues on April 9, 2008 at the Baruch College Vertical Campus, Room 2-125.

Professor Kyra Gaunt, jointed appointed in the Department of Fine and Performing Arts and the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at Baruch College, moderates the discussion.

The event is co-sponsored by Department of Black/Hispanic Studies, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, and Center on Equality, Pluralism and Policy, School of Public Affairs.

[Part 1: 71 Min.]

Opening Remarks - Professor Kyra Gaunt, and Sonia Javis, Distinguished Lecturer, School of Public Affairs;

Faculty Speakers:

Clarence Taylor, Professor of History

Glenn Petersen, Professor of Anthropology and International Affairs

Johanna Fernandez, Professor of Black/Hispanic Studies

Arthur Lewin, Professor of Black/Hispanic Studies

Michel Marriott, Professor of Journalism

[Part II: 82 Min.]

James McCarthy, Provost and vice President for Academic Affairs; Open Dialog and Discussion

"The Spring Sidney Harman Writer-in-Residence at Baruch College features George Packer, a staff writer for The New Yorker and the author of The Assassins’ Gate: America in Iraq, which was named one of the 10 best books of 2005 by the New York Times Book Review. He is the author of two novels, The Half Man and Central Square; and two works of non-fiction, The Village of Waiting and Blood of the Liberals. The latter was a recipient of the 2001 Robert F. Kennedy Book Award. He is the editor of The Fight Is for Democracy: Winning the War of Ideas in America and the World. His reporting from Iraq and West Africa for The New Yorker has won three Overseas Press Club awards. His play, Betrayed, based on a New Yorker article, won the 2008 Lucille Lortel Award for best Off Broadway play. Packer was a 2001-2002 Guggenheim Fellow. He lives in Brooklyn.

Roslyn Bernstein, Director of the Sidney Harman Writer-in-Residence Program, makes the opening remarks. Ervand Abrahamian, Distinguished Professor of Iranian and Middle Eastern history and politics, introduces the speaker.

The event takes place on March 24, 2009, at the Newman Conference Center, 7th floor.

[Part I -- 46 min.]

Opening Remarks by Roslyn Bernstein; Introduction of the Speaker by Professor Ervand Abrahamian; and Reading and Conversation with George Packer.

[Part II -- 50 min.]

Reading and Conversation with George Packer (cont.) and Q & A session"

"The Spring Sidney Harman Writer-in-Residence at Baruch College features George Packer, a staff writer for The New Yorker and the author of The Assassins’ Gate: America in Iraq, which was named one of the 10 best books of 2005 by the New York Times Book Review. He is the author of two novels, The Half Man and Central Square; and two works of non-fiction, The Village of Waiting and Blood of the Liberals. The latter was a recipient of the 2001 Robert F. Kennedy Book Award. He is the editor of The Fight Is for Democracy: Winning the War of Ideas in America and the World. His reporting from Iraq and West Africa for The New Yorker has won three Overseas Press Club awards. His play, Betrayed, based on a New Yorker article, won the 2008 Lucille Lortel Award for best Off Broadway play. Packer was a 2001-2002 Guggenheim Fellow. He lives in Brooklyn.

Roslyn Bernstein, Director of the Sidney Harman Writer-in-Residence Program, makes the opening remarks. Ervand Abrahamian, Distinguished Professor of Iranian and Middle Eastern history and politics, introduces the speaker.

The event takes place on March 24, 2009, at the Newman Conference Center, 7th floor.

[Part I -- 46 min.]

Opening Remarks by Roslyn Bernstein; Introduction of the Speaker by Professor Ervand Abrahamian; and Reading and Conversation with George Packer.

[Part II -- 50 min.]

Reading and Conversation with George Packer (cont.) and Q & A session"

The 15th annual Addison Gayle Memorial Lecture features Gloria Steinem, a noted feminist, writer and journalist.

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brSteinem celebrated the memory of celebrated literary critic, writer and former City College professor Addison Gayle in a lecture entitled “The Longest Revolution.”

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brShe was introduced by a panel of four speakers. Jeffrey Peck, dean of Weissman School of Arts and Sciences, called her an “icon of the feminist movement.” Kathleen Waldron, Baruch college president spoke of being “inspired” by Steinem and communications Professor Sara Ryan called her a “courageous feminist leader.” Lastly, “the most humane individual I’ve met,” were the words used to describe Steinem by English Professor Tuzyline Allan, who is in charge of organizing the Addison Gayle Memorial Lecture series.

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brMrs. Steinem spoke of her experience working with Addison Gayle back when she first started out as a journalist. She worked with him “at a time when he was thought of as Negro, not African-American or American,” she said. They both shared “empathy for their audience.”

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brMrs. Steinem looks to a future where people won’t think that “your genitals control your brain or that the pigment of your skin matters.” She calls these race and gender categories “fiction.” We should not concentrate on the generalized differences. It’s the unique differences that are important, according to Steinem.

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brSteinem stressed that the civil rights and women’s movement, as well as the strides made in gay and lesbian rights propelled in tandem. The confluence of individuals challenging the status quo fueled the radical changes that took place during the 60s.

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brThe event takes place on April 1, 2009, at Mason Hall, Baruch College.

The Milt Hinton Jazz Perspectives Series presents Bobby Sanabria Quarteto Ache: Masters of Afro-Cuban Jazz. The performance takes place at Engelman Recital Hall, Baruch Performing Arts Center, on February 19, 2009.