Mar 24 | Organizing the Academic Precariat Perspectives on National Trends and Recent Successes Friday, March 24, 2017, 12-6pm Murphy Institute, CUNY, 25 West 43rd St. 18th Fl. Free | Lunch provided Register here This half-day conference brings together scholars, unionists, and adjuncts to explore the latest research on the academic precariat and recent breakthroughs in adjunct organizing. How has austerity reshaped… Read More
Mar 6 | Global Perspectives on the Fight for Higher Education Join the Futures Initiative on Monday, March 6, 2017 from 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm for a roundtable discussion on “Global Perspectives on the Fight for Higher Education,” in which we will share strategies across the globe and highlight the urgent need for abolition and decolonial education.… Read More
Feb 23 | In Theory and Practice: Accessible Cultural Education Thursday, February 23rd, 4:00pm In Theory and Practice: Accessible Cultural Education Room 9206-9207 Accessibility in education is practiced regularly in cultural institutions across New York and continues to be a burgeoning field within higher education scholarship. The goal of this workshop is to bring together knowledge from this field in theory and practice in order… Read More
Mar 15 | Race in the CUNY Classroom RACE IN THE CLASSROOM…… Workshops on Exploring the Impact of Race and Racism on Teaching Wednesday, March 15th, 5:30-9PM in room 5414 Refreshments served from 5:30-6:00PM Are you a GC student who teaches or plans to?… Read More
Feb 21 | History and Development of Stained Glass in New York City LANDMARK LECTURE SERIES New York: Birth Place of American Stained Glass Julie L. Sloan, Consultants in Stained Glass Please Click Here to Register Stained glass expert, Julie L. Sloan, will describe the history and development of stained glass in New York City. Until the turn of the 19th century, New York was the center of… Read More
Feb 8 | Accessibility, Mobility & Design Join the Futures Initiative on Wednesday, February 8 from 2-3pm for Accessibility, Mobility, and Design, a conversation about the meaning of mobility and the role of design as a process that can cultivate a culture of accessibility that goes beyond accommodations. … Read More
Feb 16 | Teaching in These Times February 16, 2017, 12-2pm Room 3317 at the Graduate Center The Teaching and Learning Center and Futures Initiative invite all members of the Graduate Center community to bring lunch and reflect on their experiences teaching during the first two weeks of the new presidential administration, and to discuss teaching strategies for the weeks ahead.… Read More
Feb 16 | Student NIH Grant Writing Workshop This workshop will provide helpful tips on the application process and preparing a proposal to the NIH- NRSA Individual Fellowship Program (F-31, all types). This workshop is open to Graduate Center students of all disciplines funded by NIH.… Read More
Due Mar 15 | Applications for the CHAViC Summer Seminar: In Black and White: Race and American Visual Culture 2017 CHAViC Summer Seminar American Antiquarian Society Worcester, Massachusetts June 9-13, 2017 In Black and White: Race and American Visual Culture The 2017 Center for Historic American Visual Culture (CHAViC) Summer Seminar will explore how American visual culture expressed ideas about race, specifically blackness and whiteness, across the long nineteenth century.… Read More