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History of The Graduate Center
History of The Graduate Center
The historic B. Altman building, current home of The Graduate Center.
Former President William P. Kelly
The establishment of The Graduate Center in 1961 by the New York State Legislature, itself, had few precedents. This was to be the first publicly supported doctoral program in New York City.
It was a bold move that grew out of the historic commitment to public higher education in New York City, the need to provide advanced education for the growing post-World War II baby boom population, and the mission that defines The Graduate Center graduate education for the public good.
Bill de Blasio urges New Yorkers to embrace Kwanzaa principles to see them through pandemic Mayor follows up recent call to redistribute wealth with lecture on cooperative economics Follow Us
Question of the Day New York Mayor Bill de Blasio addresses the media in New York, Aug. 19, 2020. De Blasio said on Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2020, that he was sending teams of hundreds outreach workers and contact tracers to nine Brooklyn and Queens . more > By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times - Tuesday, December 29, 2020
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio says New Yorkers trying to navigate through the confusion caused by the coronavirus pandemic should turn to “the Kwanzaa principles” of “cooperative economics” for answers.
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Bryant Pandemic Economics series convenes thought leaders on tough issues and opportunities for a better future
December 12, 2020 GMT
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A full recording of the panel is available here.
Current economic and political landscape
With his city particularly hard hit by the pandemic, Deputy Mayor Thompson believes in the importance of creating space for “dialogue across the political spectrum, across racial groups, across communities” to be better able to understand what’s affecting people’s lives and families.
In this important conversation about the current political and economic landscape and the complex challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, Zandi noted, “It is going to be a bit of a slog,” with the U.S. economy projected to take about three years to recover, and up to five or six years for Rhode Island.