Brooklyn College - Definition and Overview

Brooklyn College of The City University of New York 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.

Notable alumni and faculty

• Barbara Boxer - Senator of California
• Stanley Cohen - doctor, 1986 winner of Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
• Michael Cunningham - writer/novelist, 1999 Pulitzer Prize winner for The Hours
• Alan Dershowitz - Harvard Law School professor and author
• Allen Ginsberg - noted Beat poet
• John Hospers - first presidential candidate of the United States Libertarian Party
• Israel Kirzner - economist
• Jackson Mac Low - poet
• Frank McCourt - teacher and author, 1997 Pulitzer Prize winner for Angela's Ashes
• Irwin Shaw - playwright, screen writer, and author
• Jimmy Smits - actor, NYPD Blue and L.A. Law
• David Trinidad - poet

External links

• Brooklyn College Web Site (http://www.brooklyn.cuny.edu)
• Brooklyn College Library (http://library.brooklyn.cuny.edu)
• Brooklyn College Excelsior (http://www.brooklynexcelsior.com) (newspaper)
• Brooklyn College Kingsman (http://www.kingsmannews.com) (newspaper)