As Karen Brooks Hopkins prepares to step down as the president of the Brooklyn Academy of Music, she spoke recently about her accomplishments there and her hopes for BAM, the oldest performing ...

“Fund-raising is like a military operation,” Karen Brooks Hopkins writes in her new memoir, “BAM … and Then It Hit Me,” an account of the 36 years she spent at the Brooklyn Academy of Music.

On April 28, the Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) will host a gala celebration honoring BAM President Karen Brooks Hopkins as she prepares to retire in June after more than 36 years of ...

Karen Brooks Hopkins, who led the renowned Brooklyn Academy of Music through decades of transformative growth and international influence, has shared her memories and insights in a powerful new ...