0802, 2016

Apply to become a CUNY Humanities Teaching and Learning Alliance Fellow

By Katina|February 8, 2016|Announcements|0 comments

Applications are now being accepted for the CUNY Humanities Teaching and Learning Alliance Fellowship. Part of the four-year CUNY Humanities Teaching and Learning Alliance (HTLA), generously funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, this competitive two-year fellowship offers nine Graduate Center students the opportunity to learn with master faculty and then to teach at LaGuardia Community College. This fellowship is open to all Graduate Center doctoral students in the humanities or

0112, 2015

Job Opportunity: Deputy Director, Humanities Alliance (GC/LAGCC)

By Katina|December 1, 2015|Announcements|0 comments

Position Title: Deputy Director (Administrative Executive Associate) – Humanities Alliance Job ID: 14027 Compensation: Commensurate with experience and qualifications Closing Date: December 30, 2015 Position Details: The Graduate Center (GC) defines the standard of contemporary graduate education: rigorous academic training and globally significant research. It is recognized for outstanding scholarship and

2210, 2015

Recap: Teaching the Humanities as a Survival Skill

By Lisa Tagliaferri|October 22, 2015|Event Recap|0 comments

Working together with the GC Teaching and Learning Center, and LaGuardia Community College, this session of The University Worth Fighting for was convened by: Cathy N. Davidson, Director, The Futures Initiative and Co-Director, The Humanities Teaching and Learning Alliance, supported by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Eduardo Vianna, Professor, Psychology, LaGuardia Community College and one of our Futures Initiative Faculty Fellows Mike Rifino, doctoral student, Human Development, and Futures

2509, 2014

Initial reflections on the Futures Initiative

By Danica Savonick|September 25, 2014|Reflection|0 comments

“We can’t fail. When your goal is to transform higher education, you can’t really succeed—so that means you can’t really fail. Everything we do will be interesting.” – Cathy Davidson Unlike entering an established educational institution, where the forms and norms precede you, beginning work with the Futures Initiative felt like an aleatory encounter. There were no scripts here, Java or otherwise. One of my favorite experiences was