May 16 | Launching a Career in the U.S.—What’s Different?

Wednesday, May 16, 2018 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm CUNY Graduate Center, room 9207 About the Event This workshop is for international students who have been in the U.S. less than three years and may be confused about the U.S. job search process. It will focus on cultural and language challenges in the job search… Read More

May 29 | Race for Profit: Black Homeownership and the End of the Urban Crisis

Robert Fitch Memorial Lecture Keeanga-Yamhtta Taylor [aas.princeton.edu], Assistant Professor in the Department of African American Studies at Princeton University 3:30pm, LaGuardia’s Main Stage Theater Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor writes on Black politics, social movements, and racial inequality in the United States. Her book From #BlackLivesMatter to Black Liberation (Haymarket Books, 2016), is an examination of the history… Read More

May 3 | Teaching and Learning with New Majority Students: Lessons Learned from the CUNY Humanities Alliance

Thursday, May 3 | 12:15 to 2 PM | The Graduate Center, Room C201 RSVP at bit.ly/TeachingCUNYHums Join The Futures Initiative and the CUNY Humanities Alliance for a discussion about community college student-centered teaching and learning in the humanities and social sciences! In this roundtable discussion, Graduate Teaching Fellows will discuss their experiences and what they have learned… Read More

April 26 | Statistics with R for Language Researchers Workshop

Statistics with R for Language Researchers Workshop A 2 session workshop for statistical analysis using R by Christen N Madsen II (Linguistics) and Kalina Gjicali (Educational Psychology) from the Quantitative Research Consulting Center. The workshop is hand-on using data and examples from language studies. All are welcome! The examples will be targeted towards language research… Read More

May, 2018 – CUNY Academy Events

May, 2018 “CUNY Academy for the Humanities and Sciences” Events: The Abraham S. and Paulette Smith Eisenstadt lecture on U.S. History – “Herbert H. Lehman:  A Man of Conscience in the Political Arena” presented by Professor Duane Tananbaum. Tuesday, May 1, 2018, in the Graduate Center, Room 7113 , from 6:30 – 8:30 PM. This event… Read More

April 26 | Creating a Cover Letter that Stands Out (Webinar)

Thursday, April 26, 2018 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm About the Webinar Are you preparing for or are in the midst of a job search for non-faculty positions? If so, you want to make sure you have marketing materials that portray your experience and skills in the best way possible. Join this webinar to learn… Read More

April 19 | Writing for the Public: An Op-Ed Workshop

The Futures Initiative is pleased to invite you to “Writing for the Public: An Op-Ed Workshop“ this Thursday, April 19, 12:00pm-2:00pm (The Graduate Center, CUNY; Room 9207). Space is limited, so please RSVP if you plan to attend. This hands-on workshop will be led by Tanya Domi, Director of Media Relations at the Graduate Center. She will share strategies for getting your ideas published… Read More

April 26 | Careers in Education Consulting, Research, and Tech

Thursday, April 26, 2018 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm Graduate Center, Room 9206 About the Event Thinking about applying your PhD toward broader, education-related fields? Interested in learning more about career options in education consulting, research, or technology? Come to our panel to meet alumni in these professions, hear their experience and advice, and to… Read More