Our fellows and faculty members continue to break the mold with their innovative and expansive research. With a shared goal of creating a more equitable higher education landscape that informs all that we do, our team continues to produce research of the highest caliber that reaches beyond academia, creating a positive impact and engaging the public in creative ways.
My dissertation is based on what happens when a principal not only tells her students that they matter, but shows them by tirelessly and holistically investing in their well-being, which ultimately impacts their educational attainment.
Kashema Hutchinson
Former CPL Director / FI Alum
Projects
Many of our recent graduates have produced research that is directly connected to the public good. Our new Executive Director, Adashima Oyo, recently defended her dissertation. Her research examined application, enrollment and graduation trends for Black and Latinx students at schools of public health in the United States.
Other examples of such crucial dissertation work include Jessica Murray’s work concerning the MTA, “Self-Determination in Transportation: The Route to Social Inclusion for People with Disabilities,” and Jesse Fredlund’s “Climate Change and the Ancestors: Rain, Gender and Politics in an African Water Catchment.” Former fellow Shaun Lin’s research interests include immigrant communities, food and foodways, and abolition geography.
Learn more about research pertaining to Futures Initiative in the following posts:
RESEARCH PROJECTS
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Announcing the 2025 Winners of Futures Initiative Research Grants!
Research grants have been awarded to 30 PhD students from the CUNY Graduate Center. Futures Initiative Graduate Fellows reviewed proposals and selected candidates from applications across many fields. We wish we could have funded a lot more of the excellent research projects being undertaken by GC students. Recipients will present their research in a Digital…
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Publish or Perish? Not Here at FI! Here’s our 18 Top Secret Tricks to Getting Published.
By: Will Arguelles, & the FI Team Every Tuesday here at the Futures Initiative, our fellows and staff gather, update one another on our work, and brainstorm solutions to complex problems. A key component of our work is professionalization and helping our cozy community of scholars blossom into the best versions of themselves. The content…
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Announcing Three Futures Initiative Grant Competitions for GC Students! Apply Today!
Deadline: December 1, 2023 The Futures Initiative is pleased to offer three separate grant competitions. Please see the details below for the Dr. Louise Lennihan Arts and Sciences Grant Competition (for projects at the intersections of the humanities, arts, science, and technology) and the Paul C. Notari Research Grants in Environmental Studies, and the Equity…
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Announcing 2023 Winners of Futures Initiative Research Grants!
Research grants have been awarded to 33 PhD students from the CUNY Graduate Center. Futures Initiative Graduate Fellows reviewed proposals and selected candidates from 84 applications across many fields. We wish we could have funded a lot more of the excellent research projects being undertaken by GC students. Recipients will present their research in a Digital…
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Futures Initiative Lennihan and Notari Digital Poster Showcase
Please join the Futures Initiative in congratulating award recipients for the Dr. Louise Lennihan Arts and Sciences Grant and the Paul C. Notari Environmental Studies Grant. We firmly believe these grants make a significant difference in the research paths of Graduate Center doctoral students and often fund the beginnings of much larger and public-facing research…
