Left to right, Stan Greenspon, Dan Lugo, Judy Schindler and Talli Dippold gathered on campus to celebrate the newly named Stan Greenspon Holocaust and Social Justice Education Center.


Paving the Path By Michelle Boudin


A student recently came to the newly renamed Stan Greenspon Holocaust and Social Justice Education Center on Queens campus. He’d heard about an incident of racism on another college campus and wanted to make sure athletes at Queens would be protected if they publicly stood up to racism.


“He wanted to use his voice, but the path to social


STAN GREENSPON PROVIDES FUNDING TO REIMAGINE HOLOCAUST AND SOCIAL JUSTICE EDUCATION


justice isn’t always clear,” explained Rabbi Judy Schindler, Sklut Professor of Jewish Studies and founding director of Te Center. “We helped him create an anti-racism pledge for Queens athletes.”


Tanks to a $1.5 million gift from North Carolina-based


Jewish philanthropist Stan Greenspon, the formerly known Stan Greenspon Center for Peace and Social Justice, will focus on reimagining Holocaust and social justice education. Schindler said the revised mission comes after taking a close look at what Te Center had done since it first opened. “We’ve had tremendous success over the last five years, and as we approached our fifth anniversary, we embarked


12


MAGAZINE


Page 1  |  Page 2  |  Page 3  |  Page 4  |  Page 5  |  Page 6  |  Page 7  |  Page 8  |  Page 9  |  Page 10  |  Page 11  |  Page 12  |  Page 13  |  Page 14  |  Page 15  |  Page 16  |  Page 17  |  Page 18  |  Page 19  |  Page 20  |  Page 21  |  Page 22  |  Page 23  |  Page 24  |  Page 25  |  Page 26  |  Page 27  |  Page 28  |  Page 29  |  Page 30  |  Page 31  |  Page 32  |  Page 33  |  Page 34  |  Page 35  |  Page 36  |  Page 37  |  Page 38  |  Page 39  |  Page 40  |  Page 41  |  Page 42  |  Page 43  |  Page 44  |  Page 45  |  Page 46  |  Page 47  |  Page 48  |  Page 49  |  Page 50  |  Page 51  |  Page 52