Brooklyn College
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{{Infobox University |name= Brooklyn College |image= Image:BCseal.gif |motto= Nil sine magno labore ("Nothing without great effort") |established= 1930 |type= Public |staff= 519 full-time, 444 part-time |president= Christoph M. Kimmich |students= 15,385 |undergrad= 11,172 |campus= Urban |city= Brooklyn |state= NY |country= USA |free_label= Athletics |free= 14 teams |mascot= Brooklyn Bridge |website= www.brooklyn.cuny.edu }}
Brooklyn College is a senior college of the City University of New York. Established in 1930 by the New York City Board of Higher Education, the College, in fact, had its beginnings as branches of Hunter College (then a women's college) and the City College of New York (then a men-only college). With the merger of these branches, Brooklyn College became the first public coeducational liberal arts college in New York City. The small campus is known for its great beauty.
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Divisions
Brooklyn College is made up of three academic divisions:
- College of Liberal Sciences
- School of General Studies
- Division of Graduate Studies
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Notable alumni
- Donald Berman (B.A. 1974), News Producer, Entertainment Tonight
- Richard Bellman (B.A. 1941), mathematician and inventor of dynamic programming
- Barbara Boxer (B.A. 1962),Senator (D- California)
- Oscar Brand (B.S. 1942), Folk singer, radio host, musicologist
- Paul Cohen (B.A. 1953), mathematician, winner of Fields Medal
- Stanley Cohen (B.A. 1943), Nobel laureate (Physiology or Medicine, 1986)
- Alan Dershowitz (B.A. 1959), Harvard Law School professor and author
- Bob Dole (Army Special Training Program 1943,1944) , Senator from Kansas and Republican Presidential nominee in 1996
- R. Bruce Donoff (B.A. 1964), Dean of the Harvard School of Dental Medicine
- Delia McQuade Emmons (B.A. 1973) ,Senior Vice President, American Stock Exchange
- Frank Field (meteorologist) (B.S. 1947), meteorologist and science editor
- George Friedman (B.A, 1956), Chairman and CEO, Parallel Communications, Inc.
- Leon M. Goldstein (B.A. 1958), Former Chancellor of the City University of New York and President of Kingsborough Community College
- Allan Gibofsky (B.A. 1969), Professor, Hospital for Special Surgery Weill Medical College of Cornell University
- Beverly Hall ( B.A. 1970), State District Superintendent, Newark, New Jersey Schools
- Lionel Hurst ( B.A. 1980), Ambassador, Antigua and Barbuda Mission to the United States
- Myron Kandel, (B.A. 1952), Reporter, CNN
- Donald Kagan (B.A. 1954), historian; former Dean at Yale University
- Pamela Kendall (B.A. 1976), Vice President of Fixed Income Documentation, Deutsche Bank
- Barbara E. Klein (B.A. 1965), Professor of Ophthalmology, University of Wisconsin
- Israel Kirzner (B.A. 1954), economist
- Mitchel Levitas, (B.A. 1951), Editor, New York Times Op,Ed Page
- Harvey Lichtenstein, (B.A. 1951), President and Executive Producer of the Brooklyn Academy of Music
- Jackson Mac Low (B.A. 1958), poet
- Michael Lynne (B.A. 1961), President and COO, New Line Cinema
- Marty Markowitz (B.A. 1970), Senator in the New York State Legislature; Brooklyn Borough President (2001,present)
- Paul Mazursky (B.A. 1951), Film Director, best known for Down and Out in Beverly Hills; Producer; Actor
- Barry Munitz ( B.A. 1963), Chancellor of the California State University System
- Gloria Naylor (B.A. 1981), Novelist; Winner American Book Award
- Peter Nero (B.A. 1956), Grammy Award Winning Pianist; Conductor; Composer
- William Paul (B.A. 1956), Head of the United States National Aids Program
- Deborah Poritz (B.A. 1958), Chief Justice, New Jersey State Supreme Court
- Ellen Prince (B.A. 1964), Professor of Linguistics, University of Pennsylvania
- Stuart A. Rice (B.S. 1952), Notable physical chemist at The University of Chicago
- Stephen Riggio (B.A. 1975), CFO, Barnes & Noble, Inc.
- David Salzman (B.A. 1965), President, Quincy Jones David Salzman Entertainment Company
- Suzanne Scherer (M.F.A. 1989), Painter; First Woman Admitted to the Russian Academy of Art in Russia
- Irwin Shaw (B.A. 1934), playwright, screen writer, and author; winner of two O. Henry Awards
- Jimmy Smits (B.A. 1980), actor, NYPD Blue and L.A. Law; won an Emmy Award in 1990
- Zachary Solomon ( B.A. 1957), President and CEO, Associated Merchandising Corporation
- Thomas Tizzio (B.A. 1962), President and Director, American International Group
- Leonard Tow (B.A. 1950), Chairman, CEO, CFO, Citizens Utilities Corporation
- David Trinidad (M.F.A. 1980), poet
- Rochelle Udell (B.A. 1966), Editor-in-Chief, Self Magazine
- Nari Ward (M.F.A., 1991), Mixed-media Sculptor, Guggenheim Fellow, featured in Venice Biennale
- Joel Zwick (B.A. 1962), Theater and Television Producer, Family Matters
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Notable Faculty
- Edwin G. Burrows - historian; Pulitzer Prize winner for co-writing Gotham: A History of New York City to 1898 with Mike Wallace.
- Michael Cunningham - writer/novelist, 1999 Pulitzer Prize winner for The Hours; professfor for the MFA Writing Program
- Allen Ginsberg - noted Beat poet, taught at Brooklyn College until his death
- Agnieszka Holland - Accomplished film director best-known for Europa, Europa (1992).
- John Hospers - first presidential candidate of the United States Libertarian Party, professor at Brooklyn College from 1956-1966.
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External links
- Brooklyn College Web Site
- Brooklyn College Library
- Brooklyn College CLAS Student Government Assembly
- Brooklyn College Excelsior (newspaper)
- Brooklyn College Kingsman (newspaper)
- Brooklyn College Computer Science Society
- Brooklyn College Orchestra