Dean's Pro Seminar (1976-2016: City College, Social Science and the Vision of a Better New York

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The formation of the division of social sciences was motivated by the historic, late 1970s crisis of New York City, in all its dimensions: fiscal, social, political and cultural. In light of a city that was in deep trouble, the professoriate at CCNY, keenly aware of their relationship with the city as a place where so many of its leading figures were educated and socialized, decided explicitly to found the social sciences on a mission of preserving and protecting the future of the city. This year's Dean's Pro-Seminar focuses on the relationship between the social sciences and the life of our city. Each week, another member of the Colin Powell School faculty will present a lecture, linking their work to the mission on which the division was founded 40 years ago. How has the work of our departments (Anthropology, Political Science, Economics and Business, Sociology and Psychology) shaped the city in which we live and the communities we call home? How is the mission of the Colin Powell School advancing the founding ambitions of the social sciences at City College. We invite city college alumni, members of the community to join our students each week to explore these questions.