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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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FI Podcast Ep 1:7 – The Fellow to Faculty Transition
FI’s University Worth Fighting For series presents podcast episode 1:7, “The Fellow to Faculty Transition.” FI fellow and host, Tatiana Bertolucci is joined by former FI fellow and post-doc, Dr. Megan Henriquez to discuss her journey from student to colleague in her field of Biological Anthropology. This episode will speak to you whether you’re a…
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Arts, Inquiry, Action: Creative Methods, Community Knowledge & Scholarship
Art, justice, and research collide — join a dynamic, hands-on workshop and panel on creative methods for community knowledge and change! Thursday, May 7, 20265:00 pm — 7:00 pmRooms 9206/9207 The arts play a vital role in how we understand and communicate the human experience. Beyond raising awareness of social issues or building community, artistic…
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FI Spotlight: fi Assistant director & Phd candidate in critical psychology, Britney Moreira
Britney Moreira is a PhD candidate in Critical Psychology at The Graduate Center, CUNY, and Assistant Director of the Futures Initiative, but her work moves far beyond any one title. Grounded in critical psychology and shaped by Black feminism, abolitionist thought, and participatory research, Britney studies how systems of carcerality and racialized neglect shape Black…
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FI Podcast Ep 1:6 – Campus Crisis Toolkit
Lisa M. Di Bartolomeo is Singer-Hill Professor Emerita of Humanities at West Virginia University, where she ran the Russian program until the Department of World Languages was eliminated. She now works for a national environmental organization. She lives in Morgantown, West Virginia. Kevin M. Gannon Kevin M. Gannon@thetatooedprof (DESCRIPTION) What is a “polycrisis” in higher…
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The 2025 Digital Poster Showcase is now live
We caught up with the winners of our 2025 Dr. Louise Lennihan Arts & Sciences, Paul C. Notari Environmental Studies, and Equity & Social Justice Grants to talk about their research and how the Futures Initiative grants helped further their work. Learn more about the researchers and the projects supported by our 2025 round of…
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FI SPOTLIGHT: FI FELLOW AND PhD Candidate Judy Wei
Judy Wei is a Ph.D. Candidate in the Computational Chemistry Program at The Graduate Center, CUNY. Judy’s research focuses on understanding the photosynthesis mechanisms and inspire new approaches in renewable energy design and bioengineering. In photosynthesis, proteins convert solar energy into chemical energy. There is an essential protein (called the bacterial reaction center) that is…
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