Macaulay Honors College is thrilled to host a special in-person event with award-winning journalist and social justice advocate, Professor Evan Mandery, author of Poison Ivy: How Elite Colleges Divide Us. A graduate of Harvard College and Harvard Law School now teaching at John Jay College, Evan has been an outspoken critic of legacy college admissions. (more…)
Author Janette Wu ’20 (Hunter) returns to Macaulay Honors College to talk about her book Letters to Home: A Memoir (& Other Stories by and ABC). In her attempt to bridge the immigrant transgenerational gap and highlight Asian American heritage, Wu explores how we chose to express love, grapple with life and death, and seek introspection in a redefined perspective on the survival mentality.
Join us as we welcome Ryan Schulte ’18 (Hunter) as he discusses his first chapbook, Notes on Water and Blood. Schulte uses Bruce Springsteen’s protest song, American Skin (41 Shots) to talk about his upbringing in Southeastern Nassau County and the use of protest art.
Join us for an exploration of the heavens with Dr. Charles Liu and co-authors Karen Masters and Allen Liu discussing their new book 30-second Space Travel. “Human nature drives us to travel into space – first with our imagination, then with our technology, and ultimately within our spacecraft, ourselves. ” Dr. Liu will also discuss (more…)
Join us as we welcome our alumna, Dr. Ravnit Kaur Bhatia ’13 as she reads aloud her recently published children’s book: Mata Khivi The Superheroine. Superheros and superheroines do exist and we will go on an adventure with Jind where she learns about Mata Khivi and how important it is to build a loving community. Joining her in conversation will be Jennifer Medina ’22 a senior at Lehman College.
Author Matthew John Benecke ’05 explores the classic struggle of good versus evil in his novels the Kosmogonia series. He’ll share how Macaulay supported his academic pursuits and prepared him for life as a writer. Joining him in conversation will be Samantha Fang ’23 (Hunter College).
Join us for an enlightening discussion on Yemen: What Everyone Needs to Know, a newly released book by alumnus and author, Asher Orkaby ’07 (Brooklyn). He will be in conversation with Brooklyn College’s history professor, KC Johnson. Orkaby gives a comprehensive introduction to Yemen’s current crises, major players, and potential solutions to an ongoing civil war.
Daebak! Join us for an exciting discussion on the world of K-pop with alumna, Tamar Herman ’14 on her recently published book BTS: Blood, Sweat & Tears. Joining her will be first-year scholar, Christina Tran ’24, John Jay College.
Adventure awaits in Shane Martin’s historical fantasy book Lost Souls: A Servant of Death. Shane and illustrator, Geevanesam Devakanmalai ’21 will be in conversation with Victoria Smith ’20.
Grecia Huesca Dominguez ’12 will read Dear Abuelo, recognized as one of the Best Children’s Books of 2020 and a finalist for the Tomás Rivera Mexican American Children’s Book Award.
