Félix V. Matos Rodríguez talks about growing up in Puerto Rico, becoming CUNY's first chancellor of color--and everything in between--in the debut of our new CUNYcast podcast.

In his latest book on the digital technology revolution, renowned media theorist Douglas Rushkoff argues that there's an "anti-human agenda" embedded in our technology that deters human connection and expression and turns our major cultural institutions into forces of isolation and repression. But the Queens College professor says it doesn't have to be that way.

Thirty years after emigrating from the British West Indies in 1915, Bertram L. Baker became the first black person ever elected to office in Brooklyn. Baker was a pioneering state legislator, city power broker and leader of social justice causes with a national impact. In “Boss of Black Brooklyn,” his grandson, Brooklyn College journalism professor Ron Howell, tells the story of Baker’s rise during a fascinating era of black history in New York and the nation.

On December 17, 2018, Medgar Evers College President Dr. Rudy Crew sat down with Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams. Together they discuss education in the 21st century, how theory meets practice, and where we are failing our students. Their conversation also touches on possible solutions, including a cultural shift towards educating the whole child, leveraging technology, and replicating programs in other cities and countries that have proven to be successful.

On December 11, 2018, Medgar Evers College President Dr. Rudy Crew sat down with former President of South Africa Kgalema Motlanthe. On the 60th anniversary of Chinua Achebe’s classic novel, Things Fall Apart, they discuss the enduring qualities and lasting impact of his seminal work. Their conversation touches on how the struggle for liberation and education equality in Africa mirrors the struggles of African-Americans in the United States.

Brooklyn College history professor Karen Stern has spent the past decade shining a searchlight on the writings and drawings that have been found on the walls, passages and doorways of sites throughout the ancient world. In her new book, “Writing on the Wall: Graffiti and the Forgotten Jews of Antiquity,” she reveals new clues about the lives of ordinary Jews nearly 2,000 years ago.

Meeting of the Board of Trustees, June 25, 2018.

Standing committee meeting of the Board of Trustees, Committee on Facilities, Planning and Management, June 04, 2018.

Standing committee meeting of the Board of Trustees, Committee on Faculty, Staff and Administration, June 04, 2018.

Standing committee meeting of the Board of Trustees, Committee on Student Affairs and Special Programs, June 04, 2018.