Ruth O’Brien, who earned her Ph.D. in political science at UCLA, joined the Graduate Center’s doctoral faculty in 1997 and, in 2004, founded the Writing Politics specialization in political science.

Faculty at the Graduate Center and throughout CUNY receive support for innovative work in AI, autonomous vehicle technology, smartphones, and wearable devices.

The classics scholar joins the Graduate Center from Brandeis University, where he has served as senior associate provost for faculty affairs.

English students were celebrated during the Graduate Center's 2025 Commencement ceremony at David Geffen Hall in New York City's Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts complex on June 10, 2025.

The CUNY Graduate Center community deeply mourns the passing of Professor Emeritus Richard Alba (Sociology, Africana Studies), a pathbreaking demographer who bucked conventional ideas about how ...

A new study by Graduate Center researchers looks at the impact of in utero exposure to both extreme heat and a natural disaster.

Six CUNY Graduate Center scholars are among the 10 winners of CUNY awards that recognize early-career faculty members for outstanding research.

Professor Heba Gowayed (GC/Hunter, Sociology), who won acclaim for her first book on Syrian refugees, has been awarded an Andrew Carnegie Fellowship to write a second book on the costs of borders to ...

Alumna Hyein Lee, the chief operating officer of TheDream.US, has a story to tell about college-educated undocumented immigrants based on the vast data she has collected.

The CUNY Graduate Center is pleased to announce the recipients of its 2025 Alumni Awards. The eight outstanding graduates, introduced here, were selected by an alumni committee based on nominations ...

The CUNY Graduate Center cemented its position in the highest rank of research universities in the U.S. by earning a renewed R1 designation in the latest Carnegie Classification of Institutions of ...

Corey Robin, The Reactionary Mind (Oxford University Press, 2011). Late in life, William F. Buckley made a confession to Corey Robin. Capitalism is “boring,” said the founding father of the American ...