0109, 2016

2015-2016 Annual Report

By Kalle Westerling|September 1, 2016|Announcements|1 comments

The Futures Initiative’s second year brought renewed opportunities to advance equity and innovation in higher education. Working closely with students, faculty members, librarians, and staff members at the Graduate Center and across CUNY, the Futures Initiative focused on using innovative approaches and student-centered pedagogy to develop structures of equality in higher education and to use technology thoughtfully to connect with others who share these goals. Because the program is housed

2208, 2016

Digital Histories and Social Justice, Sept 14

By Jessica Murray|August 22, 2016|Announcements, Events of Interest|0 comments

Many people are familiar with the story of Rosa Parks, the civil rights icon who refused to move to the back of an Alabama bus during the days of segregation in the South. What many people don’t know is that she was not the first to take a bold stand against injustice, nor was it a spontaneous action that day in Montgomery. Rosa Parks was a lifelong activist, and had been organizing long before

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

0912, 2015

Three Job Opportunities at the Graduate Center, CUNY with the Humanities Alliance

By Katina|December 9, 2015|Announcements|0 comments

We are delighted to announce three job opportunities at the Graduate Center, CUNY. These positions are part of the Humanities Teaching and Learning Alliance, a new, Mellon-funded collaboration between the GC and LaGuardia Community College. Please share this announcement widely. With generous support from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, The Graduate Center and LaGuardia Community College of the City University of New York (CUNY) will establish the Humanities Teaching and Learning Alliance,