U.S. Poet Laureate Arthur Sze to Launch Laureateship with Inaugural Reading, Translation Programs
Sze to Appear at Queens College in New York City, at the Library of Congress and in Santa Fe, New Mexico
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Hunter Faculty Member’s Book Is Finalist for National Book Award
Hunter faculty member Megha Majumdar’s second novel, A Guardian and a Thief, has been named a finalist for the National Book Award in Fiction.
Job Op – FACULTY FELLOW IN ASIAN/PACIFIC/AMERICAN STUDIES (New York University)
The successful candidate should hold a PhD in any field or discipline related to Asian/Pacific/American Studies, and we especially encourage scholars who focus on trans-regional and interdisciplinary approaches to Asian American and/or Pacific World studies to apply. Candidates must have completed a Ph.D. no earlier than five years before the date of appointment and have … Read more
Key figure in Japanese American civil rights cases, dead at 105
Frank Chuman, a lawyer and longtime advocate for Japanese American civil rights who was incarcerated during World War II and later helped overturn landmark wartime convictions, has died.
Disability rights activist and author Alice Wong dies at 51
The MacArthur “Genius” Award-winner died Friday of an infection at the University of California, San Francisco hospital, according to an email sent to NPR by friend and fellow activist Sandy Ho.
Call for Proposals – 2026 CUNY Women’s Leadership Conference
We are excited to invite you to CUNY’s 7th Annual Women’s Conference Week. The 2025 conference theme, “CUNY Women Lead Loudly with Voice, Vision, and Valor,” celebrates bold, unapologetic leadership qualities in women who lead loudly, and the many ways through which they have made their voices heard. To honor CUNY’s legacy as a home … Read more