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Colonial New York’s Emergence as a Center of North American Jewish Commercial and Communal Activity.

Award-winning novelist Pankaj Mishra discussed his recent book "Run and Hide" on the latest installment of the Distinguished Writers Series.

Presented by Allison Schachter, Associate Professor of Jewish Studies, English, and East European Studies, Vanderbilt University.

The Distinguished Writers Series at Hunter College welcomed author John Murillo as the featured speaker.

The Hunter College community welcomed playwright David Adjmi for another installment of the Distinguished Writers Series.

The Hunter College community welcomed Kaitlyn Greenidge, a novelist and a contributing opinion writer for the New York Times.

Hunter College welcomed Nathan Abrams, professor of Film Studies at Bangor University, for a discussion about the legendary director Stanley Kubrick.

The Hunter community welcomed poet and essayist, Mary Ruefle for another installment of the Distinguished Writers Series.

The kashrut mission was illustrative of the diversity of American Judaism of the WW II era.

The Distinguished Writers Series at Hunter College welcomed author Vievee Francis as the featured speaker.

Tom Sleigh is the author of eleven books of poetry, including his most recent, "The King's Touch", available from Graywolf Press in February 2022.

Hunter College welcomed New York Times best-selling author Xochitl Gonzalez in conversation with CENTRO Director, Yarimar Bonilla.

Pamela Nadell and Leah Garrett discuss the remarkable Jewish alumnae of Hunter College.

Benjamin Balint, author of Kafka's Last Trial, in conversation with Lisa Anderson, professor and chair of the German Department at Hunter College.

Hunter College welcomed award-winning author Sigrid Nunez to kick off the spring 2022 Distinguished Writers Series as the featured speaker.

This discussion considered how researching Sophie Halaby helped Professor Laura Schor reframe her understanding of Jerusalem.

This talk examined the responses of German Jewish WWI veterans to the state-sponsored violence the Nazis unleashed against Jews on 9 November, 1938.

Hunter College community welcomed novelist, Leslie Jamison for this installment of the Distinguished Writers Series.

Celebrated Hunter alumnus Bill Cheng joined the Hunter community for another installment of the Distinguished Writers Series.

The Distinguished Writers Series at Hunter College welcomed Pulitzer Prize-winning author Greg Pardlo as the featured speaker.

Politician, actor and writer Malachy McCourt kicked off the Fall 2021 Best-Selling Author Series as the featured guest speaker.

Hunter alum and National Book Award Winner Phil Klay joined the Hunter community, virtually and in person for the Distinguished Writers Series.

Mikhal Dekel discussed her decade-long archival research and global travel to retrace the 13,000-mile route of the Tehran children of WWII.

Hunter College's fall 2021 Distinguished Writers Series kicked off with a virtual reading and discussion led by professor Said Sayrafiezadeh.