Futures Initiative Events

All Spring 2022 Futures Initiative Events:

The Futures Initiative is pleased to partner with HASTAC to offer events, webinars, and Twitter chats designed to tie student-centered, engaged pedagogical practices to institutional change and social justice. We will pay special attention to race, gender, diversity, equity, and inequality—and to rethinking the higher education we so urgently need now. These events connect to a collection of team-taught courses offered at the Graduate Center each year.

Upcoming Futures Initiative Events:

Is Graduate School For Me?

This is the first part of a 3-part series. Hear from current CUNY graduate students about their experiences, tips and everything in between. Join us for a Q+A discussion. The first segment of this series will focus on master’s level degrees. Learn about funding, personal statements, recommendation letters, work/life balance and so much more. You don’t want to miss this exciting workshop!

Provost Steve Everett, The CUNY Graduate Center, will open the discussion.

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To RSVP for this event, click here.

Past Futures Initiative Event Recaps:

University Worth Fighting For Event: Is Graduate School For Me? – Recap - On Friday, March 25th, FI hosted a University Worth Fighting For Event titled “Is Graduate School For Me?” The event consisted of

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Dissertation to First Book Talk Recap Banner Dissertation to First Book with Ken Wissoker | RECAP - Ken Wissoker of Duke UP says to “write for the fang[x]rls…” If you weren’t one of the 100+ people able to make

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Creating Space within Constraints: A Reflection on Conference Planning in a Pandemic - Photo by Chris Montgomery on Unsplash. There is nothing like a pandemic to make one question what an academic conference is for.

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abstract swirls of blue and pink Conference recap – Graduate Education at Work in the World -
Graduate Education at Work in the World, Feb 18-19 2021 Graduate education reform—in a pandemic - Nearly a full year ago, my colleague Cihan Tekay wrote a post titled “What if graduate education serves ALL students and the

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Oct 1 Event Recap: Adjuncts Reimagining Digital Pedagogy without Burnout - Post co-authored by Adashima Oyo and Christina Katopodis. On October 1, at 2 PM, Futures Initiative Fellows Adashima Oyo and Christina Katopodis

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October 7 Event Recap: Graduate Education for the Public Good at UVa Scholars’ Lab - On Wednesday, October 7th, Katina Rogers and I gave a virtual talk at the University of Virginia, organized by Scholars’ Lab and

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Adjuncts Reimagining Digital Pedagogy without Burnout - Join us on October 1, 2-3pm, for our first University Worth Fighting For event of 20/21. RSVP for free to get the

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Cover of Putting the PhD to Work by Katina Rogers Putting the Humanities PhD to Work: A conversation with Katina Rogers - Join us on Wednesday, September 16 at 4pm CDT / 5pm EDT for a reading and conversation of Putting the Humanities to

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Event Banner Event Recap: Putting the Humanities PhD to Work Reading Group - This was a sustained discussion about graduate education reform using Katina L. Rogers’ Putting the Humanities PhD to Work: Thriving in and

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Enriching STEM: Creating Equity in and Beyond the Lab, Event Recap - In the sciences, because we are working to better understand the world and systems within it, a diversity of opinions and viewpoints

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Macro photo of abstract blue and yellow painting Graduate Education for the Public Good: Event Recap and Reflection - Event date: May 1, 2020 What a joy to gather, in the midst of a time of separation and loss, to talk

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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

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Enriching STEM: Creating Equity in and Beyond the Lab – POSTPONED - UPDATE: As of March 10, 2020, this event has been postponed due to the COVID-19 outbreak. We will update this page when

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Inclusive or Exclusive: Reimagining Classrooms as Transnational Spaces - Workshop participants taking a picture as a group performance. Under the aggravated anti-immigration policies and politics of the Trump administration, we designed

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Being a Scholar in Public - On Thursday, February 13, from 12pm to 1pm at The Graduate Center (Room 3317), FI Fellow Siqi Tu will be joined by

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Citizen, Immigrant, Visitor:(Un)certainties of the Non-Resident PhD Student - Join the Futures Initiative on Thursday, October 17, from 1pm to 2pm at The Graduate Center (Room 3317), for a event where

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Teaching Tour of Sunset Park led by Tarry Hum - Futures Initiative Faculty Fellows Prithi Kanakamedala and Tarry Hum, who this Fall semester co-teach the “Voices of the City” class, will be holding

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Event Recap: Co-Teaching and Co-Writing - On September 19, 2019, participants gathered together for a workshop on “Co-Teaching and Co-Writing: Strategies for Collegial Collaboration.” The first half of

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The University Worth Fighting For Fall 2019 Events! - The Futures Initiative invites members of the Graduate Center and CUNY communities to join us for our Fall 2019 events. We have

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Call for Proposals: Graduate Education at Work in the World - CFP: Graduate Education at Work in the World Proposal Deadline: October 22, 2019 Conference Date: April 30 (public keynote) – May 1,

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Recap: 2019 Leadership Institute - In a world where we are fighting against marginalization, visibly and voice are our weapons of choice. But what is the purpose?

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Sep 19 Event: “Co-Teaching and Co-Writing: Effective Strategies for Collegial Collaboration” - Thurs, Sep 19 @ 1-2 PM in Room 3317 What does it take to structure collaboration so that each contribution is made

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Photo of speakers for Cultures and Languages event Shifting Directions: Recap of the “Cultures and Languages in the Class” Workshop -   The loss of one language, said Wade Davis, a University of British Columbia anthropology professor, is akin to clear-cutting an “old-growth

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Race and Its Futures: Teach, Research, Imagine - Join us for a mini-conference exploring race, education, democracy, aesthetics, and other imagined futures. The event will feature sessions organized by Futures

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Recap: Revolutionizing Wikipedia, a Queer and Feminist Edit-a-Thon - First, I would like to thank Megan Wacha from Wikimedia NYC for leading a workshop on Wikipedia, how to edit articles, and

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UWFF Recap: Hip-hop Pedagogy -   Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five left us a message. Jay-Z once said that you couldn’t talk about if you ain’t

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FI Course THE FUTURE OF WORK Speaker Series - SPEAKER SERIES In association with the Futures Initiative seminar: MIND THE GAP:  TECHNOLOGIES, TRENDS, AND POLICIES SHAPING THE FUTURE OF WORK Is

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The Wisdom of Crowds - Last Tuesday the Undergraduate Leadership Fellows and the Humanities Alliance Scholars met up again to discuss professional development and career planning including,

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Feb 28 Event: “Revolutionizing Wikipedia: A Queer & Feminist Edit-a-Thon” - Thurs, Feb 28 @ 12-4:30 PM in Room 9204 Co-Sponsored by The Futures Initiative, GC Digital Initiatives, Teaching and Learning Center, and

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Fall Symposium Recap - With our Fall Symposium, “Who Is Included? Restructuring Our Work and Our World”, an event held on December 6 at The Graduate

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Event Recap Part 2 – Where Do We Go from Here? -   A month ago, the Futures Initiative hosted a collaborative panel discussion, Equity, Health and Learning: Social Determinants of Academic Success. As

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Nicholas Freudenberg Speaking Nov 1, 2018 Event Recap: Equity, Health, and Learning; Social Determinants of Academic Success - —On Thursday, November 1, the Futures Initiative hosted a discussion as part of its University Worth Fighting For series. My colleague, Adashima

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Strategies for Time Management - During a recent business meeting at the Futures Initiative, we spent 15-20 minutes sharing strategies for time management in a fishbowl activity.

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Classrooms as a Sphere of Possibility: Workshopping Pedagogy and Social Justice - On September 13, The Futures Initiative at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York hosted a public event entitled,

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Event Recap: Classrooms and Social Justice: Why Start with Pedagogy? - Notes | Photos | Video | #fight4edu On Thursday, September 13, 2018, the Futures Initiative hosted a pedagogical workshop on Classroom and Social Justice:

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Event Recap: Teaching and Learning with New Majority Students: Lessons Learned from the CUNY Humanities Alliance - Notes | Photos | Video (forthcoming) | #fight4edu On Thursday, May 3, 2018, the Futures Initiative hosted a roundtable discussion on Teaching and Learning with

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Printed copies of various op-eds Event Recap: Writing for the Public: An Op-Ed Workshop - Notes | Photos On Thursday, April 19, the Futures Initiative welcomed Tanya Domi to lead a workshop on writing for the public.

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May 3 Thursday Dialogue: The CUNY Humanities Alliance on Teaching and Learning with New Majority Students - Join us for the Futures Initiative’s final Thursday Dialogue of the year! Title: Teaching and Learning with New Majority Students: Lessons Learned

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Event Recap: Understanding the IRB, Part II - For a many of us, the IRB process is one of those things that seems to be looming over our studies. For

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Event Recap: Futures Initiative Spring Forum–“Publics, Politics, and Pedagogy: Remaking Higher Education for Turbulent Times” - Links: Video Recording of livestream – Coming soon! | #fight4edu Note to readers: The Futures Initiative would like to extend our deepest admiration

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Profile of a person's head, made up of many small colorful icons, expanding outward from the back of the head. Professionalizing Your Digital Identity - A few years ago, I googled myself and saw a very old photo from my early college days when I went on

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Announcement for FI Writing Retreats at the Graduate Center Writing Retreats: Community, consultations, and coffee! - Thanks to everyone who joined us for our first Writing Retreat. The room was friendly but focused, and even included a spontaneous

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Header image shows a stick drawing of a classroom with a student daydreaming, with their thoughts represented by colorful patterns, along with event information presented in text on this page. Co-Creating Social Change: Transformative Learning in a Community College - Wed, Feb 14 | GC Skylight Room (9100) | 12:00pm to 2:00pm EST  | RSVP | Live stream Social Media: #fight4edu | @FuturesED DESCRIPTION Join the Futures Initiative on

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Event Recap: MLA Presidential Plenary #StatesOfInsecurity - The Modern Language Association conference this year has already proven to be more politically engaged, at least in my experience, than the

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Final Thursday Dialogue of the 2016 Fall Semester - Please join the Futures Initiative at our final Thursday Dialogue of the fall semester. Title: Landing a Industry Job by Leveraging your

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From Dissertation to First Book with Ken Wissoker and Kalle Westerling - In the Thursday Dialogue, “From Dissertation to First Book,” Ken Wissoker (Editorial Director of Duke University Press and Director of Intellectual Publics

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Revolutionizing the University - On Monday, November 6, 2017, we gathered in the Elebash Recital Hall at the Graduate Center, CUNY, for “Revolutionizing the University” with

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Pedagogy Day 2017: Futures Initiative Total Participation Workshop - On Friday, October 27, 2017, my colleague Mike Rifino and I led a Total Participation Workshop as part of Pedagogy Day. Twenty

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Event recap: Mentors to Leaders - On September 28th, the Futures Initiative hosted its second event of the Thursday Dialogue series with a panel discussion that focused on

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Revolutionizing the University with Cathy Davidson and Anya Kamentz Revolutionizing the University: Cathy N. Davidson in Conversation with NPR’s Anya Kamenetz - Monday, November 6 | 6:30 PM | The Graduate Center, CUNY (365 Fifth Avenue) Elebash Recital Hall Founding Director of the Futures Initiative

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Understanding the IRB Part 1, photo of dialogue participants Event Recap: Understanding the IRB, Part I - Our Thursday Dialogue on October 12 about the complexities of the Institutional Review Board (IRB) regulatory framework turned into a very informative,

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Recap: Queer Pedagogies and Pedagogy for LGBTQ Instructors and Allies - On September 11, I was thrilled to host this semester’s first event in the Futures Initiative’s signature series The University Worth Fighting

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Event Recap: Pedagogies of Dissent for Asian American Studies - On September 7, 2017, the Futures Initiative launched our new Thursday Dialogues series with a roundtable discussion on “Pedagogies of Dissent for

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Event Recap: Undergraduate Leadership Institute - On August 9th, the Futures Initiative hosted its Summer Leadership Institute for the 2017-2018 Futures Initiative Undergraduate Leadership Program, which was generously

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CAENY logo - blue stylized hand Recap: Futures Initiative’s Bystander Intervention Training - On Wednesday, April 26, 2017 from 5-7:30pm, the Futures Initiative held a Bystander Intervention Training as a continuation of our recent University

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Event Recap | Spring Symposium: Pedagogy, Research, Social Change -   On April 3, 2017, faculty and graduate students from this year’s team-taught courses, Futures Initiative Peer Mentors, and the Humanities Alliance

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Event Recap: “Global Perspectives on the Fight for Higher Education” - On Monday, March 6, 2017 from 2-4pm, the Futures Initiative held its most recent event in the University Worth Fighting For series

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Event Recap: Accessibility, Mobility, and Design - On Wednesday, February 8, 2017, the Futures Initiative hosted “Accessibility, Mobility, and Design,” with presentations by panelists Sara Hendren (Olin College) and

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Event Recap: Media Blackness - On Monday, November 14 the Futures Initiative hosted “Media Blackness,” an engaged conversation about the rendering of blackness in, across, and through multiple

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Think-Pair-Share Event Recap: Enacting a Different STEM - Gender and racial gaps continue to be a serious issue in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math). This past Monday, October 31st,

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Event Recap: “Racism, Xenophobia, and Populism: The Miseducation of the Public” - On Tuesday, September 20, 2016, the Futures Initiative kicked off the second year of our University Worth Fighting For series with the

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Futures Initiative Peer Mentors Recap: Futures Initiative Peer Mentoring Workshop - On July 27 and 28 the Futures Initiative hosted its Peer Mentoring Workshop for the 2016-2017 Futures Initiative Peer Mentoring program, which

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Year-End Celebration Banner Recap: A Year-End Celebration of the Futures Initiative - On May 19, we had the opportunity to celebrate all that our Faculty Fellows, graduate students, undergraduate students, peer mentors, and Graduate

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Global Perspectives on Language and Education Poster Session Recap: Global Perspectives on Language and Education Policy Research Poster and Outreach Session - On Monday, May 2, 2016, graduate students from the course Global Perspectives on Language and Education, shared their research on language practices

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HASTAC2016 New Institutional Configurations: Community Colleges and Doctoral Training in the Humanities - [View the story “HASTAC2016 New Institutional Configurations” on Storify]
Storify of Futures Initiative and CUNY HASTAC 2016 Panels, 5/13/16 - [View the story “Futures Initiative Panels #HASTAC16 5/12/16” on Storify]
Teaching as Social Justice Banner Recap: Teaching as Social Justice - On Thursday, April 14th, the Futures Initiative hosted “Teaching as Social Justice: Equity, Diversity, Race” at the Graduate Center, CUNY. This was

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Recap: Measuring What Counts -   On Wednesday, March 2nd, the Futures Initiative hosted “Measuring What Counts: Credentials or Learning” at the Graduate Center, CUNY. It is part

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Recap: Ideas in Circulation -   On Friday, February 5th, the Futures Initiative hosted “Ideas in Circulation: Open Scholarship for Social Justice” at the Graduate Center, CUNY.

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Recap: On and Off the Tenure Track: Career Paths and Hiring Practices - Wednesday, November 18 @ 1:00 in the Skylight Conference Room at the CUNY Graduate Center The discussion on career paths and hiring

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Teaching Humanities as a Survival Skill Panel Recap: Teaching the Humanities as a Survival Skill - Working together with the GC Teaching and Learning Center, and LaGuardia Community College, this session of The University Worth Fighting for was

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Recap: Peer Mentoring and Student-Centered Learning - On September 24, 2015, our second installment of the University Worth Fighting For series took place, facilitated by Kandice Chuh (GC Professor

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Banner for Queering the Map event Recap: Queering the Map - Jen Jack Gieseking, Assistant Professor of Public Humanities in American Studies at Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut, joined us October 2nd to

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Recap and Photo Essay: Towards a Pedagogy of Equality - On Friday, August 28, the Futures Initiative kicked off its first workshop event in the University Worth Fighting For series that will

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Futures Initiative Mentoring Workshop Day 2: Photo Essay - Everybody raise your hand! #futuresed pic.twitter.com/yhID1PEemy — Futures Initiative (@FuturesED) August 19, 2015 The Futures Initiative Mentoring Workshop continued on August 19,

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Futures Initiative Mentoring Workshop Day 1: Photo Essay - It was a real privilege to be part of the Futures Initiative Mentoring Workshop the past two days, hosted by the Graduate

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Mapping the Futures of Higher Education Year-End Celebration - The Futures Initiative team would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to everyone who helped make our first year such a

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Reflections on Futures Initiative Open Session: Rethinking Evaluation and Assessment in Online and Blended Learning Environments - On December 8th, Dr. Anthony Picciano, Professor and Executive Officer of the PhD program in Urban Education, joined us for a Futures

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Recap of F.I. Open Session “How ProQuest Fits in with the Changing Dissertation Landscape” - On December 1, 2014 the Futures Initiative along with JustPublics@365 and the Mina Rees Library at The Graduate Center, CUNY, hosted a

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Storify from “Rethinking Evaluation” with Dr. Anthony Picciano - Wasn’t able to attend Monday’s open session on “Rethinking Evaluation and Assessment in Online and Blended Learning Environments”? Check out the Storify

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Digital Platforms for Multimedia Scholarship: Reflections on Our Panel with Jessie Daniels, Alexei Taylor, and Diana Taylor - On November 21, the Futures Initiative hosted a panel on digital publication and multimedia scholarship. Jessie Daniels was joined by Alexei Taylor

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A Digital Storytelling Odyssey: Mapping the Universe and Other Small Things with Curtis Wong - CUNY’s Futures Initiative hit the ground running on October 3rd with its first official event—an awe-inspiring digital storytelling odyssey that took the

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#remixthediss: Resources and Reflections - Many thanks to everyone who joined us for “What Is a Dissertation? New Models, Methods, Media.” We were blown away by the

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Storify from our “What Is a Dissertation?” Event #remixthediss - [View the story “What Is a Dissertation? New Models, Methods, Media #remixthediss” on Storify]
Publish your dissertation digitally or not? - Wondering if you want to publish your dissertation as open-access or embargo it, in a private depository for a year, two, or

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Storify “Mapping the Universe and Other Small Things” with Curtis Wong - Weren’t able to attend Curtis Wong’s talk? Attended the talk but didn’t have time to scribble down the name of that awesome

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Watch Videos of Past Futures Initiative Events 

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