Arts and Sciences

A panel of speakers discusses "Arguing the World", an enthralling film that tells the story of four brilliant and engaging men caught up in the central struggles of our time, and creates a vivid picture of intellectual life in the 20th century. Panelists include: Joseph Dorman, Producer and Director of Arguing the world Russell Jacoby, Professor of History at the University of California Los Angel...

The Fall 2010 Sidney Harman Writer-in-Residence at Baruch College features Richard Price, an American novelist and screenwriter. In his self-penned biography, Richard Price, elected to the American Academy of Arts and Letters and author most recently of Lush Life , speaks of his upbringing and the influences on his writing Jeffrey M. Peck, Dean of the Weissman School of Arts and Sciences, makes th...

The Spring 2010 Sidney Harman Writer-in-Residence at Baruch College features Major Jackson, the author of Hoops and Leaving Saturn and the poetry editor of the Harvard Review . Roslyn Bernstein, Director of the Sidney Harman Writer-in-Residence Program, introduces the event. Grace Schulman, Poet and Distinguished Professor at Baruch College, introduces the speaker. The event takes place on March 1...

The 16th annual Addison Gayle Memorial Lecture features Dr. Nathaniel Norment, Jr., chair of the African American Studies at Temple University. Dr. Norment, Jr. is the editor of the newly published The Addison Gayle Reader . The title of his talk is Addison Gayle: His Impact and Legacy in a Postmodern Age . This lecture series is named in honor of Addison Gayle, Jr., CUNY Distinguished Professor o...

Video montage of the introduction to History Department at Baruch College. Featuring: Professor Cynthia Hyla Whittaker, Chair of History Department Professor Charlotte Brooks, History Department Erica Pepe, Operations Specialist at Sterling Infosystems, Inc. Leslie Martinez, Coordinator, Sleepover Program, American Museum of Natural History Jason Tellone, Student, Baruch College Sophia Ahmad, Alum...

The Department of Communication Studies of Baruch College, in collaboration with the Fuchsberg Family Foundation and the Herman Lissner Foundation presents the Nineteenth Annual Spring Speech Festival. The competition topic is "Where are U.S.-Chinese Economic Relations Heading in the Next 5 Years?" Student speakers include: Benjamin Cuozzo, No Country Left Behind: The Failure of U.S. Renewable Ene...

Solo Pianist David Jalbert performs the music of Shostakovich, Wijeratne, and Schumann as part of the 24th season of the Silberman Concert Series made possible through a generous gift to the Baruch College Fund from Aaron Silberman '46. The performance takes place on February 4, 2010, at Engelman Recital Hall, Baruch Performing Arts Center.

Abe Shainberg speaks about the art of storytelling at Professor Susan B. Goldstein's COM3061 class on February 16, 2010.

A panel of experts talks about a variety of issues related to Haitian history, culture, spirituality, politics, and policy and donor initiatives to respond to the earthquake crisis over the short and long term. Professor, Ted Henken, Chair, Black and Hispanic Studies Department, Baruch College, moderates the event. Frisner Augustin, Artistic Director, La Troupe Makandal, performs Haitian drumming...

The 14th Annual Dr. Donald H. Smith Distinguished Lecture presents Dr. Paul Krugman, winner of the 2008 Nobel Prize in Economics, Professor of Economics and International Affairs at Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton University, Centenary Professor at the London School of Economics, and op-ed columnist for The New York Times. Baruch College President Stan B. Altma...

A reading and conversation with Danzy Senna, author of Where Did You Sleep Last Night? , a personal history of her biracial roots: her white blue-blood mother's family (the Howes of Boston) and her black activist father's family, the Sennas. Ms. Senna is also the author of Caucasia and Symptomatic . Professor Roslyn Bernstein and Professor Bridgett Davis offer introductory remarks. A Q&A session a...

"Dr. Jeffrey Peck, Dean of the Weissman School of Arts & Sciences at Baruch College leads a live onstage interview with theater legend Theodore Bikel about his life and career, beginning with the role of Tevye the Milkman in Broadway’s Fiddler on the Roof , and spanning more than 40 years to his current star role in the New York premiere of the National Yiddish Theater production of Sholom Aleiche...

FBI Special Agent John Anticev and and retired NYPD Detective Louis Napoli, who both served on the FBI/NYPD Joint Terrorism Task Force, speak to journalism students about their experience in investigative and interviewing practices in law enforcement and terrorism investigation, and how it can apply to interviewing and investigative reporting in journalism. This event is presented by the Journalis...

"The Fall 2009 Sidney Harman Writer-in-Residence at Baruch College features Joseph O’Connor, the author of six novels: Cowboys and Indians , Desperadoes , The Salesman , Inishowen , Star of the Sea , and Redemption Falls ; four collections of non-fiction, and an award-winning stage play, Red Roses and Petrol . Roslyn Bernstein, Director of the Sidney Harman Writer-in-Residence Program, introduces...

The faculty seminar with Joseph O'Connor is held on November 10, 2009, at the Baruch College Vertical Campus, Room 14-270. The event begins with traditional Irish music featuring Mary Courtney of Morning Star. Roslyn Bernstein, Director of the Sidney Harman Writer-in-Residence Program, introduces the event.

This event discusses ethnic and racial diversity at Baruch College, as they relate to immigrant history in New York City and broader trends of globalization and internationalization in higher education. Stan Altman, President of Baruch College, gives the opening remarks, and Jeffrey Peck, Dean of Weissman School of Arts and Sciences, moderates the event. The keynote speaker is Professor Olufemi Va...

Readings by Anita Desai, a novelist, short story writer, the Spring 2003 Sidney Harman Writer-In-Residence at Baruch College. The event begins with an introduction by Roslyn Bernstein, director of the program.

Paul Spickard, Professor of History, University of California, Santa Barbara, speaks on "Farewell to the American Dream" at the Annual Robert A. Friedman History Symposium sponsored by the Department of History, Baruch College. Professor Vincent DiGirolamo, Department of History, Baruch College, introduces the event. The event takes place on March 15, 2011 at the Baruch College Vertical Campus, Ro...

Video montage of the 10th anniversary celebration of Baruch’s Sidney Harman Writer-in-Residence Program, April 22, 2008.

Professor Schrag of the History Department hosts a lecture by labor activist, songwriter and storyteller Henry Foner. Foner reflects on his family and life experiences growing up in a politically active family during the Depression. Other speakers include his nephew, Eric Foner, Professsor of History at Columbia University; Phil Foner; and Carol Smith, SEEK liaison at Baruch.

The Department of Communication Studies presents the Eighteenth Annual Spring Speech Festival. The competition topic is "The United States: Thrust into a New Economic Landscape. Can it Survive? " Student speakers include: Rashad Anderson - The Cyclical Nature of the Stock Market So Jung Han - Erosion of the Middle Class Francesco Tribuzio - Retail: The Answer to the Economic Crisis? Sara Landy - R...