Tag: Public Intellectuals
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“An Invitation Ruffles Philosophical Feathers”
This piece is a particularly interesting collision of politics, the humanities, and media. It covers a conference hosted at the Graduate Center which reviewed the work of Sidney Hook, a controversial philosopher – but the piece is mostly about controversy between professors. They were upset about the attendance of celebrity professor Cornell West. It is…
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“Revisiting the 50s”
A moment of direct collaboration between the Times and CUNY to put on a series of events examining the “music, art, and culture” of the 1950s. It’s a fun and visually appealing advertisement; a distinct appeal to a public audience to engage with humanities subjects. Read more.
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“Van Sertima: Africans first to New World”
Continued engagement with CUNY, and specifically Medgar Evers, from the Amsterdam News. They report on an event that examines controversial research from a humanities professor who published research in the 70s that African settlers had integrated with indigenous Americans long before the arrival of Columbus. Even over a decade after the last former part of…
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“Defeat Capitalist Assault on Public Education – For Open Admissions and Free Tuition!”
Piece from a leftist publication in the immediate aftermath of 9/11. It reports that undocumented students were expelled from CUNY, and professors were maligned for an anti-war teach in. Described as an outright attack on public education in NYC, the piece also mentions that the NEH was subject to similar attacks. It’s the first piece…
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“CUNY VOWS CRACKDOWN ON ANTI-U.S. HATEFEST”
The culture wars are alive and well in the New York Post. This article presents a much more extreme response to protests on campus than those seen in the 1960s. It’s also one of several articles that specifically mentions professor Leonard Jeffries, labeling him as an anti-Semite. Read more.
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“Graduate Center Adds Life to a CUNY Institution”
On the acquisition of the old B. Altman department store as the Graduate Center’s new campus. The article goes through the history of the Graduate Center, and the institution’s scholarly prestige – specifically in the humanities. It also lists the famous professors who have worked there and their accomplishments. The output of the Graduate Center…
