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Apply Now! Two Futures Initiative funding opportunities for CUNY GC students!
The Futures Initiative is pleased to offer two separate grant competitions for CUNY Graduate Center students. Please see the details below for the Paul C. Notari Environmental Studies Grant, and the Equity and Social Justice Grant, which is open to MA, MS, and PhD students. More info will also be shared at the FI Open…
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Webinar: Plant-Based Defaults on Campus: Benefits and Practicality
Friday, December 11, 20263: 00 pm – 4:00 pm Description Explore the benefits and practical challenges of making plant-based meals the default option on college campuses. Plant-Based Defaults on Campus: Benefits and Practicality Join the Futures Initiative of CUNY for Plant-Based Defaults on Campus: Benefits and Practicality on Friday, December 11, 2026 at 3:00 PM.…
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Webinar: The Accessible Classroom: Quick, Impactful Ways to Teach Every Student
Friday, December 4, 20261: 00 pm – 2:00 pm Join the Futures Initiative for an interactive webinar exploring practical strategies to center equity and accessibility in your teaching. Description Ready to design a classroom where every student can thrive? Join the Futures Initiative for an interactive webinar exploring practical strategies to center equity and accessibility…
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The CUNY Peer Leaders Program Showcase
Join us for the CUNY Peer Leaders Showcase, a celebration of the creativity, and scholarship, of our undergraduate student leaders on Friday, November 20 • 3 PM – 6 PM at The Graduate Center, CUNY in the Skylight room 9100, New York, NY. This exciting event provides an opportunity for students to bring their ideas…
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Event Recap: Smart Strategies for Graduate Students Navigating Immigration
On October 8, 2026, the Futures Initiative hosted an online webinar, Smart Strategies for Graduate Students Navigating Immigration, led by Violetta Soboleva, a PhD candidate in Educational Psychology at the CUNY Graduate Center and Institutional Leadership Specialist at the Futures Initiative. The webinar addressed the challenges international students face in navigating an evolving U.S. immigration…
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Event recap. Tradition, Creativity, and AI: Reimagining Culture in a Digital Age
On October 15, 2026, the Tradition, Creativity, and AI: Reimagining Culture in a Digital Age webinar brought together scholars, students, and members of the broader academic community to explore how emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence (AI), are reshaping cultural preservation, artistic creativity, and our understanding of tradition in the digital era. Hosted by the Futures…
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FI Spotlight: Dr. Colette Daiute, FI Advisory Board Member
This October, we are delighted to spotlight FI Advisory Board member Colette Daiute, a Distinguished Professor in the Ph.D. Programs in Psychology, Educational Psychology, and Urban Education at the Graduate Center. Dr. Daiute is an internationally recognized scholar of human development whose research examines how people use language and other verbal and non-verbal symbol systems…
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