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This edition: Ralph Blumenthal, Gertrude Himmelfarb, and Stanley Milgram

Episode Details

Original tape date: November 4, 2025. First aired: November 24, 2025.

On this episode of CUNY Laureates, we profile another three Guggenheim Fellows who graduated from the City University of New York. New York Times reporter and City College alum Ralph Blumenthal has covered everything from the Vietnam War to alien encounters. Brooklyn College graduate Gertrude Himmelfarb helped usher in a new era of conservative thought with her passionate defense of old-fashioned morality. And Queens College graduate Stanley Milgram's investigation into the question of human obedience ends with some concerning statistics.

Guest List

Ralph Blumenthal Journalist and Author, Baruch College