Author Archives: Alison Powell

Professor Gutman Published on The Gotham Center for New York History

Intermediate School 201: Race, Space, and Modern Architecture in Harlem   Professor Marta Gutman presents an in-depth study of the role the Intermediate School 201 played in the history of segregation within the Harlem educational system and grassroots civil rights activism in the 1950s and 1960s that changed racist school policies through boycotts, court orders,

Students Provide Professional Assistance in Senegal

In January 2019, Professor Marie Nazon of the SEEK Department traveled to Senegal with students to engage in a three-week course in sustainable development and the ecovillage movement. Undergraduates from the Colin Powell School of Civic and Global Leadership, many majoring in International and Black Studies, and some of Senegalese heritage, were joined by two