June 8 | Discover Your Options with Fatimah Williams Castro Thursday, 06/08/2017 3:00 p.m., CUNY Graduate Center, room 9204 As a graduate student or postdoctoral scholar, you have a knowledge base and skill set that makes you an attractive candidate to prospective employers in industry, government, and nonprofit sectors. In this seminar, you will learn how to inventory your transferable skills and market yourself to… Read More
5/22 & 5/24 | DSC Finals Relief Stations w/ FREE chair massages The DSC is once again sponsoring Finals Relief Stations this spring to help you rest, relax, and refresh while studying, writing, grading, and dealing with general end-of-semester stresses. Location: 1st floor of the library, beyond the elevators Services: Along with napping/meditation stations, there will be FREE 10 minute chair massages. Please come early in the day to sign… Read More
NYS Assembly Graduate Internship Program in Albany Dear CUNY Colleagues: As we approach the close of spring 2017, I am writing to inform you about a superlative learning opportunity in Albany, the New York State Assembly Graduate Internship Program. For background purposes, a link to the current Program information/application appears below: http://assembly.state.ny.us/internship/graduates/ (The 2018 application package will be posted shortly. It will… Read More
May 17 | The Digital GC End-of-Year Showcase and Activism and the Intersectional Internet Please consider joining us for the final 2 events sponsored by the GC Digital Initiatives in 2016-2017: The Digital GC End-of-Year Showcase and our graduate symposium, Activism and the Intersectional Internet: The Digital GC End-of-Year Showcase Wednesday, May 17, 2017, 4:15 pm – 6:15 pm Martin E. Segal Theatre, The Graduate Center Event hashtag: #digitalgc Free and Open to… Read More
May CUNY Academy Events The Enclave Literary Series – Hispanic Writers in Their Own Words. A reading of fiction, poetry and theater by Frederick de Armas of University of Chicago and selected Hispanic writers, takes place at 6:00 PM on Friday, May 5, 2017 in the Graduate Center, Rooms 9207. This event is hosted by Professors Nora Glickman and… Read More
May 11 | OpenCUNY Prospective: Reflecting on the Past, Imagining the Future On May 11th, OpenCUNY will be hosting our spring event, OpenCUNY Prospective: Reflecting on the Past, Imagining the Future. At this event we will lead a lively discussion about OpenCUNY’s role in the dynamic digital ecology that has developed at CUNY in the last decade. When OpenCUNY began in 2008, it was the only WordPress installation serving GC… Read More
May 10 | Airports & travel workshop for international students, Calling all international students! Will you be traveling this summer? Do you have travel for research coming up? Please join the Doctoral Students’ Council for a Know Your Rights workshop and information session on travel, airports, and borders, led by CUNY CLEAR, a clinic of the CUNY Law School. Wednesday, May 10 at 6:30 pm… Read More
May 12 | Video Conversation with UPR Student Activists This Friday May 12, 4pm CUNY Graduate Center, Room 8400 Join CUNY Solidarity with UPR and the Puerto Rico Studies Group in a Skype conversation with activists participating in the ongoing student strike at the University of Puerto Rico and learn about the struggle around the debt crisis and public education.… Read More
May 16 | Book Discussion: Poverty in Puerto Rico (2016) Please join the Center for Latin American, Caribbean, & Latino Studies for a book discussion next Tuesday, May 16 in room 9205 on Poverty in Puerto Rico (2016) with author Dr. Hector Cordero-Guzman.… Read More
Summer Pilates at the GC Registration will begin at 10:00 am on Wednesday, May 10 The Graduate Center offers fitness classes facilitated by the Doctoral Students’ Council (DSC) and the Student Affairs office. We are offering a summer Pilates session. Registration will begin on Wednesday, May 10 at 10:00 am in room 7301. Students, Faculty, Staff and Community Members must register in person at the Student Affairs office, room 7301. Payment… Read More