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
Non-AAARI News
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.
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.
City Tech Receives a $2.86 Million Unrestricted Gift from Alumnus David Lu ’99
David, who passed away in March 2022 at the age of 77, dedicated his life to uplifting others through military service, union leadership and personal acts of care and quiet generosity. His gift to City Tech is a testament to that lifelong commitment, ensuring future generations of students can access the opportunities that helped shape his path.
Nuclear Tests and Their Legacy of Harms in Asia-Pacific
Nuclear “tests” are best conceptualized as environmental disasters with consequences that are still felt today, particularly in Oceania and Central Asia.