The Futures Initiative takes pride in collaboration among team members and our many networks of partners and organizations! Each year, we host a diverse range of public facing events, including our University Worth Fighting For series, HAxSTAC’s Digital Fridays, CPL Showcases, and so much more!
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The End of Higher Education: A Discussion About Purpose
Futures Initiative Director Cathy Davidson discussed The End of Higher Education with Mike Wesch and Randy Bass as part of the Connected Courses Kick-off Live Event on September 15th. As shrinking budgets, skeptical publics, and rising alternatives continue to threaten the end of higher education, we host this conversation as a contemplation of what the…
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Futures Initiative Director Cathy Davidson discusses Technology Distraction on NPR
Listen to Futures Initiative Director Cathy Davidson talk on the NPR Show To The Point here. Who’s in Charge: You or Your Smart Phone? Drivers tell pollsters they know it’s too dangerous to text while they’re at the wheel, but about one third admit they do it anyway. Now there’s persuasive evidence that we don’t…
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CUNY Soars: Reported by the Daily News
The Daily News reports that a record number of students are enrolling across the CUNY campuses, pursuing an affordable education. Please also see Cathy Davidson’s blog post, The Eighty-Five Percent: Or, Why CUNY is New York’s Best Kept Secret, as she discusses the large percentage of undergraduates who have no student loan debt within the…
