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CUNY Peer Leaders Spring 2026 Kick-off
Originally posted on the CUNY Peer Leaders website. The Spring 2026 CUNY Peer Leaders (CPL) had their cohort kick-off meeting on Friday, February 13th, at the CUNY Graduate Center. Focused on the theme of “Togetherness and Building Community,” the event was designed to lay the groundwork for a semester of growth, collaboration, and mentorship for the student…
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GC PhD STUDENTS APPLY TODAY! CALL FOR FI GRADUATE FELLOWS, 2026-2027
Application Deadline: Friday, March 20, 2026 by 11:59pm The Futures Initiative advocates for greater equity and innovation in higher education. Housed at and supported by the CUNY Graduate Center, our programs, both graduate and undergraduate, reach throughout the CUNY Community, striving to empower the next generation of intellectual leaders with bold, public, and engaged teaching and learning.…
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Webinar: Tradition, Creativity, and AI: Reimagining Culture in a Digital Age
An interactive webinar exploring the intersection of traditional arts and technology, featuring expert discussions and live demonstrations of VR-TeaRoom. Join the Futures Initiative of CUNY for our second webinar of the semester on October 15, 2026 at 1pm. You don’t want to miss this event! Thursday, October 15, 20261: 00 pm – 2:00 pm Description…
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Webinar: Smart Strategies for Graduate Students Navigating Immigration
This session will help international students understand how to navigate U.S. immigration status during and after graduate school. Thursday, October 8, 20261: 00 pm – 2:00 pm Description Join the Futures Initiative of CUNY for our first webinar of the semester on October 8, 2026 at 1pm for a discussion facilitated by Violetta Soboleva. You don’t…
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FI Spotlight: Sham Habteselasse
Fellow in Resident, Sham Habteselasse is a PhD student in Developmental Psychology at the Graduate Center and the 2026-2027, Fellow in Resident for the Futures Initiative. Sham Habteselasse is a first generation, Eritrean, Developmental Psychology PhD student hailing from Annandale, Virginia. She joins us this year for her second residency with the Futures Initiative; during her first,…
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Greetings from Brittany, incoming FI Director of Public Programs
Hi everyone! I’m Brittany Washington, and I’m excited to introduce myself as the Futures Initiative’s Director of Public Programs for the 2026-27 academic year. I came to academia after working in journalism and communications, and that combination has made me especially interested in what happens when ideas leave our classrooms, labs, and publications and enter…
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September 2026 Classroom Closeup: “Performing Futurities”
At FI, we’re excited to announce the newest addition to our monthly newsletter: “Classroom Closeup.” Each month, we’ll spotlight one CUNY class taught by members of the FI community, and the ways it’s advancing equity and innovation. We hope this feature offers practical strategies and insights for your own classrooms. This month we’re grateful to hear…
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Greetings from Nan, our new Digital Director
Hello everyone! I am thrilled to join the Futures Initiative (FI) community as your new Digital Director and a 2026–2027 Futures Initiative Fellow. I am currently a Ph.D. candidate in Computer Science at the CUNY Graduate Center, advised by Professor Anita Raja. As a member of the Distributed Artificial Intelligence Research (DAIR) Lab—founded by Professor…
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