Prof. Michelle Fine explains the “cheap intervention” in schools that lowers the rate of LGBTQ bullying, mental health problems, and suicidal thoughts. Listen in this Thought Project podcast.

Sociology Prof. Juan Battle spoke to ABC News about violence against the trans community: "The way to reduce that violence is just normalizing the population and stop 'othering' the population," he says.

New Yorkers with children can expect to pay about 35 percent of their earnings on summer programs, one study found. Lisa Maldonado explains the challenges faced by working parents during summer break.

As a transgender singer, Ph.D. student Kristofer Eckelhoff (Music) also made the journey from soprano to baritone. Now he helps other trans vocalists find their new range.

ICYMI, here’s our Dissertation Showcase! Watch Graduate Center students present their Ph.D. research in 3 minutes or less.

Congratulations to Jason Silva (Ph.D. ’19, Criminal Justice), who landed a tenure-track position at William Paterson University! He explains what made him stand out in a competitive field and talks about his research on mass shootings.

The Green Light bill, which allows undocumented immigrants to get driver’s licenses, was signed into law by Gov. Andrew Cuomo. Hear Sociology Prof. Robert C. Smith explain why he supported the measure in this Thought Project podcast.

José Luis Jiménez, a public school principal, explains in this podcast how he came out on his school’s bulletin board. Now he researches the impact of queer educators as part of the Urban Education Ph.D. program. Hear more of his inspiring story.

Coming out is not a one-time event, says GC alum Perry Halkitis (Ph.D. ’95, Educational Psychology) in this Thought Project podcast. Every day, members of the LGBTQ community make a decision to come out again to the new people they meet. It was one of the unexpected themes of Halkitis’ new book, “Out in Time.”

Her passion for teaching led her to wake up at 3:30 a.m. to lead her 7:45 a.m. classes. Now Graduate Center alum Alicia Andrzejewski’s hard work has paid off -- with a tenure-track position at The College of William & Mary.

Love is in the air -- and sea. But how does a plainfin midshipman fish hear the dulcet tones of her paramour’s love song? Graduate Center Ph.D. student Jonathan Perelmuter discovered the answer.

How are queer identities classified in the stacks? Hear the fascinating discussion with Graduate Center librarians Polly Thistlethwaite, Emily Drabinski, and Shawn(ta) Smith-Cruz, who identify as queer and lesbian, on The Thought Project podcast.

How has coming out changed over the decades? Graduate Center alumni Perry N. Halkitis (Ph.D. ’95, Educational Psychology) explores the experiences of 15 gay men, ages 19 to 78, in his new book “Out in Time: The Public Lives of Gay Men from Stonewall to the Queer Generation.”

New profile photo in honor of Pride Month! #WetheGC

Don’t ask, don’t tell is back, but this time only for transgender military members, says Brynn Tannehill in this podcast of The Thought Project.

Renowned Prof. David Nasaw retired from The Graduate Center this spring, but he’s not slowing down. His next book takes on the legacy of WWII as “the good war” and reveals some inconvenient truths about survivors in Europe.

It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood! Wishing all of our students a restful and restorative summer!

Hear the moving words of commencement speaker Ashna Ali (Ph.D., Comparative Literature, '19). Thank you Ashna for your inspiration and scholarship! And congrats to all our graduates!

Diversity is changing the LGBTQ civil rights movement. Learn more from Justin Brown, director of the Center for LGBTQ Studies (CLAGS), in this Thought Project podcast.

ICYMI, behind-the-scenes with Lin-Manuel and Luis Miranda before the father received an honorary degree at commencement. Follow @thegraduatecenter on Instagram for even more great photos: https://www.instagram.com/thegraduatecenter/

We celebrate the families that helped our graduates make it to their goal today! Congrats to everyone who supported our students on the road to masters and doctoral degrees!

Congratulations to all who graduated today! #WetheGC #GC2019 #Classof2019

Commencement speaker Prof. Michael P. Jacobson urged graduates to take on injustice in all forms: “You’re going to do it because you have to do it and if you don’t do it—if Graduate Center graduates don’t take this on, then nobody will.”

“This is a manifestation of hard work, but also of what happens when we dare to imagine, despite all the forces that tell us what is not possible, and what is not for us. It is our daring, and our imagination, that makes us remarkable.” -Ashna Ali, student commencement speaker