St. Francis College proudly presents the 5th Annual Senior Citizen Reading of Poetry and Prose by members of Professor Mitch Levenberg's Senior Citizen writing class from March 2, 2015.

The Common Core has been grabbing headlines, locally and nationally for several years and continues to be a polarizing topic for educators. In an effort to reach a better understanding of the Common Core, St. Francis College presented a debate on the Pros & Cons with Kathleen Porter-Magee (Partnership for Inner-City Education) and Peter Wyatt Wood (National Association of Scholars) on Thursday, February 26, 2015.

The St. Francis College Caribbean Student Association presented a special discussion with PIX11 Reporter Jay Dow on his work covering the aftermath of the shooting death of Michael Brown by a police officer and the results of the grand jury on February 26, 2015.

The Crucifix of San Damiano lies at the heart of the Franciscan Order. It was under that cross when in the 13th century, Francis Bernadone (St. Francis of Assisi) had a decisive moment in his conversion experience.

Author Christopher Caldwell, "Reflections of the Revolution in Europe: Immigration, Islam and the West" and Guy Sorman (French Economist) came to St. Francis College February 19, 2015 to discuss the topic, Does France Have A Future?

To a person, they'll tell you that, "They haven't won anything yet," but there is a lot of excitement in Brooklyn Heights and a ton of attention being focused on the St. Francis College Men's Basketball team over the past few weeks.

Peniel E. Joseph, a Professor of History at Tufts University, a pioneering historian in the field of Black Power Studies, and an award-winning author came to St. Francis College February 11, 2015 to talk about his book, Stokely: A Life, a book about Stokely Carmichael, a leader of the Pan-African movement.

It begins with a father's quest to save his daughter and becomes a fight to save the world. A New Day in America (Full Fathom Five Digital), by St. Francis College English Professor Theo Gangi takes readers to New York City, one year after a devastating bomb has killed millions.

Lawrence Cumberbatch, a Brooklyn resident who was a member of the Brooklyn Congress of Racial Equality, came to St. Francis College on February 10, 2015 to offer a firsthand account of CORE. The Brooklyn chapter of CORE was known for its theatrical, uncompromising protests against housing discrimination, poor neighborhood conditions, employment discrimination, and discrimination in education.

Cary Federman (Montclair State University) came to St. Francis College February 5, 2015 to talk about Earl Warren's Supreme Court (1953 - 1960).