Remedial college math is no fun and rarely works. What can replace it? Prof. Alexandra Logue and alum Dan Douglas offer a solution.

“This is not like 2008,” but “there are a number of warning signs,” says Professor Paul Krugman. Hear why

Congratulations to Lisa Rhody and The Graduate Center’s digital initiatives team on securing a generous $250k NEH grant for an expanded version of the highly successful Digital Humanities Research Institute bit.ly/33yU6fd

Carpe diem could be the motto for The Graduate Center’s Latin/Greek Institute, at which students from around the world learn an ancient language in just 10 weeks. See how they’re doing it bit.ly/2H14KBV

Do second-generation immigrants have an advantage over their native peers? See what the research by Prof. Philip Kasinitz shows nyti.ms/302PPPe

For a summer read, Prof. Jason Tougaw writes a memoir of his family’s addiction and schizophrenia, along with his own dyslexia, in “The One You Get.” The Los Angeles Times called it “brilliant and beautiful.”

Looking for a summer read? Pick up one of Prof. Blanche Wiesen Cook’s biographies on Eleanor Roosevelt. She explains her work:

“We’ve had a limited, impoverished Eleanor Roosevelt without ardor and without romance. So, I thought it was important to say, hey, who is she? And here is who she is. A very complicated woman with vision and romance and passion and understanding and love.”

The “You don’t look like a lawyer” refrain applies to women of color in law firms, but alum and postdoctoral fellow Tsedale Melaku writes that it is a canary in a coal mine for the hidden racial and gendered problems in other industries.

“My horses carried me through a difficult childhood,” Prof. Jean Halley says. See why and what she’s discovered in her research about why some girls are so passionate about horses http://bit.ly/2TeB0X8

We mourn the loss of author, scholar, Nobel laureate, and fellow New Yorker Toni Morrison.

Alum Yi Tang (Ph.D. ’19, Earth and Environmental Sciences) sailed on a research cruise for 47 days from Portugal to Newfoundland. Her work provides new insights into how the ocean absorbs carbon.

Calling all faculty! The dog days of summer are a great time to get your application ready for the Seminar on Public Engagement and Collaborative Research. The Center for the Humanities has a $546,000 grant from the Mellon Foundation and six positions for co-leaders. Applications due Sept. 30: http://bit.ly/2K9fIHf

For a summer read, here’s a story of friendship, feminism, and fighting for a seat at the table in 1970s academia: “My Brilliant Friends.” Prof. Nancy K. Miller sat down for a Q&A to talk about her book, which spans memoir and biography.

Could an invisibility cloak be real? The technology is closer than you might think. Prof. Andrea Alù explains his work in the light-bending world of metamaterials on SciTech Now (he starts at 5:06): http://bit.ly/2KbA2Ij

Graduate Center alum Mya Dosch (Ph.D. ’18, Art History) landed a faculty position at California State University at Sacramento, where she just completed her first year. She shares her advice on how to get and stay on the tenure track.

Prof. Yarimar Bonilla explains the political undercurrent behind Puerto Rico’s political scandal and popular uprising -- and where the island goes from here.

Students are starting to look for affordable apartments for the school year. But before signing that rent-stabilized lease, look at Ph.D. student Kasey Zapatka’s guide to know your rights.

For a summer read, take a step back to communist Romania in “My Life as a Spy” by Prof. Katherine Verdery. She discovered that her secret police file depicted her fieldwork with far more sinister intentions.

“American society needs immigrants,” Sociology Prof. Richard Alba tells Slate. “It needs immigrants if it’s going to remain economically vital and culturally vital.”

In an eye-opening article about asbestos in talcum powder and the cosmetic industry’s push against regulation in the 1970s, History Prof. Gerald Markowitz says the issues are relevant again today.

Hoping everyone gets to enjoy the beautiful summer day!

A good explainer of Democratic Socialism from the Graduate Center's Economic Studies Group.

Here’s a great summer read for everyone who loves NYC: “The Manhattan Nobody Knows,” by Prof. William Helmreich. His walking tours of the city uncovered some of the Big Apple’s little known tales, from the elderly Inwood man who lives in a cave to the story behind the “Birdman” of Washington Square Park.

Looking for a summer read? It’s a great time to pick up Prof. André Aciman’s acclaimed novel “Call Me By Your Name” before the sequel, “Find Me,” comes out this fall. Aciman shared his thoughts with The Graduate Center about the Academy Award-winning film adaptation.

The summer is a great time for faculty and students to write for the public. Here’s some advice on how to get started.