Volume 9 | Number 2
Features
A Breakthrough Career
After a bad job market dimmed his academic prospects, malaria vaccine developer Joe Cohen ’77 pivoted, in a most fortunate turn, to corporate research.
Vive Haiti
The CUNY-Haitian Studies Institute is poised to extend deep roots into the community through scholarship and outreach.
NFTs, Storytelling, and the Future of Art
Art Professor Jennifer McCoy and her husband, Kevin McCoy, were there at the birth of non-fungible tokens. Since then, they have used NFTs to disrupt the art world in ways that go beyond traditional filmmaking.
Bright Lights
Having worked in top labs at Brooklyn College and Sloan Kettering Cancer Center senior Roberto De Gregorio plans to help develop innovative cancer treatments.
M.F.A. student Sarah Gouda left a fast-paced job at the White House writing speeches for Vice President Kamala Harris to pick up where she left off in the creative writing program at Brooklyn College.
Jessica Betancourt says the Stanley Geen Memorial Award has been instrumental in keeping her on course.
Newsmakers
Focus on Alumni
As a young woman, Holocaust survivor Tova Friedman ’60 saw her chance to get an education—a gift, not a given. Even after earning three degrees and a successful career in social work, she says she is still learning.
A former diplomat now working in big tech on election security and governmental regulations, Soribel Feliz ’09 is positioning herself to tackle the issues that will define the future.
Jai Chakrabarti’s debut novel A Play for the End of the World tells a story of art as an act of protest in times of war.
Harriet Sorocki Klein ’60 and her husband have spent the larger part of their lives helping people move forward in life: A new scholarship will now fulfill a cherished goal.
Final Thoughts
Class Notes is an excellent way for alumni to keep up-to-date with news about the progress of classmates and peers.
