Faculty Spotlight – Claude Brathwaite
We are honored that Dr. Claude Brathwaite has joined the Futures Initiative Faculty Advisory Board. In addition to a dedication to social
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Em(Body)ed Experiences with the CUNY Peer Leaders
On Friday 10/14 CUNY Peer Leaders gathered to participate in a Body Mind Mapping exercise. What is Body Mind Mapping you might
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New College Classroom: Changing Ourselves, Changing Our Classroom, Changing the World!
On Wednesday, September 7th at 3:00 pm, CUNY and collegiate-wide affiliated participants gathered at CUNY Graduate Center’s Skylight room to discuss Cathy
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Leading as a Collective
On November 19, the intensity of the semester could be felt from the CUNY Peer Leaders, which is usual at this time.
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Leadership and Expertise
Over the years, the first blog prompt was about expectations for the academic year. Students wrote about their fears, excitement, and everything
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Reflections on Black History Month 2021
2020 has been a seminal year for Black history, present and future in the US, as well as globally. Black Lives Matter
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Anatomy of a Team Meeting
At the Futures Initiative, we have a 2-hour meeting with the whole team every week where we plan our collective work, update
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A Year In Review: The Futures Initiative Undergraduate Leadership Program (2019-2020 Cohort)
By Lauren Melendez and Kashema Hutchinson The Futures Initiative’s Undergraduate Leadership Program (ULP) supports CUNY undergraduate students who are learning to be
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Reflections: Teaching writing & critical thinking; giving feedback to students
One of the critiques I got from a student’s evaluation of my teaching last year was that I spent a lot of
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What if graduate education serves ALL students and the public good?
Last fall, we issued a call for proposals to scholars across the U.S. to think together with us on these questions: How