Organizations Filed Purposes:
THE BROOKLYN INSTITUTE FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH PROVIDES LEBERAL ARTS EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES TO LOCAL COMMUNITIES. IT ALSO PROVIDES MATERIAL AND INTELLECTUAL SUPPORT AND SPACE FOR YOUNG SCHOLARS TO TEACH, WRITE, RESEARCH,
In 2019, BISR ran 80 courses in New York, 2 in Philadelphia and 5 in our Network program, including our first ever course in Puerto Rico. Across courses, we taught 1,499 students and offered over 150 scholarships. We ran our first courses in Islamic Studies and Forensic Architecture. In August we hired a full-time Operations Manager, increasing our administrative team. We started an event series entitled Occasional Evenings, which consist of film screenings, live performances, and readings that are accompanied by a panel discussion amongst our faculty and various guests. We began our partnership with Film Forum, where BISR faculty leads post-screening QA sessions with the director of the film. We collaborated with New York Review of Books for a panel discussion about the new publication of Walter Benjamins The Storyteller, presented at the American Folk Art Museum.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Ajay Singh Chaudhary | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 50 | $62,838 |
| David Landes | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Miriam Haier | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Michelle Miller | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Elizabeth Castelli | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Graziella Matty | TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
| Robin Varghese | CHAIR PERSON | 1 | $0 |
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