Opening Date: February 18, 2019 Closing Date: March 22, 2019 Purpose The Tenement Museum (TM), in partnership with the National Park Service, seeks proposals from qualified historical research and museum interpretation consultants to design and develop a walking tour of African American history in Lower Manhattan. Project Overview Each year, 14,000+ people explore the Lower… Read More


2019 Dr. Louise Lennihan Arts & Sciences Student Grant Competition The Futures Initiative is pleased to announce the second annual Dr. Louise Lennihan Arts & Sciences Grant Competition. Thanks to a generous gift from Curtis Wong, recipient of an honorary degree [cuny.us10.list-manage.com] from the Graduate Center in 2016, as well as a matching grant from Microsoft and… Read More


The National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Institute, “Privilege and Prejudice: Jewish History in the American South” will be held from May 27-June 7, 2019, at the College of Charleston. We are particularly seeking faculty and graduate students of southern history and literature, Jewish studies, ethnic studies, religious studies, public history, and museum studies.  Led… Read More


Good news! The Futures Initiative is now seeking THREE Graduate Center doctoral students in any field for 2019-2020 fellowships. Applications are due February 24, 2019. These are one-year positions, renewable for up to three years (contingent on program funding), for the following roles: Web Designer and Digital Strategist Co-Director, Undergraduate Leadership Program Specialist, Institutional Leadership… Read More