Below please see an invitation from the President of the United Nations Economic and Social Council to present at a conference organized by the UN Academic Impact and the Department of Economic and Social Affairs. To prepare CUNY BA presentation, we will conduct a discussion on how youth around the world can be empowered to [...]
CUNY BA congratulates Kayhan Irani for being awarded the Fulbright Scholarship. She will be going to India to do research on traditional Parsi embroidery for her new play “Paisley.” More information is available in Kayhan’s latest blog post: http://kayhanirani.wordpress.com/ CUNY BA students, alumni, and faculty will have an opportunity to meet Kayhan at the 2012 [...]
CUNY Baccalaureate is organizing a spring get together for all current students, alumni, and faculty. We are inviting you for an evening of great conversations, networking, sharing ideas, projects, and concerns. The event will take place on (Tuesday) May 1, 2012, in the Middle East and Middle Eastern American Center, Graduate Center, room 6304.24 (right [...]
We are deeply saddened to report the passing of beloved Hunter College Professor, Alex Alexander. The Hunter College Department of Classical and Oriental Studies and the family invite to a memorial in honor and celebration of his life. It will take place on March 30, 2012 at 5pm at the Faculty Dining Room, 8th floor, [...]
Middle East and Middle Eastern American Center (MEMEAC) Egypt: Anatomy of a Revolution A PUBLIC FORUM AT THE CUNY GRADUATE CENTER with Paul Amar, Mozn Hassan and Kholoud Saber Paul Amar teaches global and international studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara. He specializes in comparative politics, international security studies, political sociology, global ethnography, [...]
Anthropology, anthropologies; Islam, islams: Fields in Flux Talk by Daniel Varisco Thursday, March 8, 2012 6:30-8:00pm Room 9206 Can there be an anthropology of Islam when both the discipline of Anthropology and the idea of Islam appear to be suspended in a state of undisciplined flux? This talk places Abdel Hamid El-Zein’s suggestion that anthropologists [...]
In celebration of International Women’s Day The Office of the Mayor of the City of New York in partnership with The Roosevelt House Public Policy Institute at Hunter College cordially invite you to attend a book discussion, followed by a Q&A and conversation with the audience on: “Child Exploitation and Trafficking: Examining the Global Challenges [...]
India: Global Health— The three credit three week intensive India Global Health program introduces students to India through the study of international health and social anthropology. Seminars will focus on the dramatic changes in the health and wellbeing of rural villagers, and anthropological approaches to global, social, political and economic matters in the local context. [...]
The Exhibition The images in this show are the work of several activist-photographers. They provide a glimpse of the reality—both brutal and beautiful—of daily life inside Change Square, the heart of the revolution in Yemen’s capital, San’a. The Revolution Since February 2011, hundreds of thousands of citizens from every walk of life have taken to [...]
The Latino Leadership Initiative, based out of Harvard’s Kennedy School Center for Public Leadership, is focused on developing/training/supporting the next generation of Latino/Hispanic leaders (and allies) in the areas of public policy and government. Inaugurated in June, 2010, a cohort of 40-50 college students from around the country are chosen annually for this year-long program [...]
