Bergen Community College

The Caprichos by Emily Lombardo is a series of 80 etchings made in conversation with – and in homage to — the famous print series by Francisco Goya of 1799 called Los Caprichos.  Goya’s work addressed societal ills in late 18th-century Spain;…

Women often have unique mental-health challenges in different life situations whether as young adults in college, those suffering from depression or post-traumatic stress disorder, or dealing with severe anxiety as a student, professional or parent. This panel discussion will guide participants through…

Creative Writing teacher and Labyrinth editor, Mary Crosby, and Women’s History Month Co-chairs, Caroline Kelley and Christine Eubank, will announce the awards for the 2021 Women’s History Month Essay Contest.  Awardees will read their prize-winning essays.  

Three women who have run for office and won discuss their journeys. What is it like to put yourself out there? How can women overcome self-doubt and get involved in action? What makes a good leader? These and other questions will be…

BCC Women’s History Month welcomes Anuradha Bhagwati, author of Unbecoming: A Memoir of Disobedience, as keynote speaker. A Marine Corps veteran and bisexual woman of color, Bhagwati writes with frankness and clarity about bucking the demands of strict Indian parents, and confronting…

This discussion will address marriage equality, hate crime laws, and laws against discrimination in jobs and housing.  Things have improved for the LGBTQ community, but what are the issues now? Join five Bergen students and former students in a discussion about the…

This student-moderated panel features an interview with female experts in wildlife biology, professional guiding, environmental education, and public lands stewardship, focusing on the challenges they have faced as women in a field historically dominated by men.  Event participants include Dr. Nellie Tsipoura,…

The Honors Salon presents a discussion of the “#MeToo” movement and issues of power-based personal violence both historically and in a time of COVID-19. The panel consists of Jessica Peacock, MSW LCSW; Christine Eubank; Seamus Gibbons; Simza Sadek from Yes We Can…

Join Professors Lisa Mayer, Esq., and Christine Eubank, PhD, for a panel discussion that traces women’s centuries-long fight for economic equality. The panel includes a conversation that explores COVID-19’s disproportionate economic impact on women both in the United States and Abroad. Moderated…

In Bergen’s first Transcribathon, this is your chance to be a part of the “Suffrage: Women Fight for the Vote” campaign of the Library of Congress By the People project.  Learn the basics of transcribing and reviewing primary source materials with guidance…