The first meeting of the Mellon Sawyer Seminar on Transpacific Thought and the Problem of Asia will take place on October 4th. This session will be focused on Region, featuring Professor Gayatri Gopinath (NYU) in conversation with Kandice Chuh (CUNY GC). To register for the event and access readings (access will be provided to both… Read More


Changing Climate Policy with Century International How do think tanks operate and seek to change policy? This workshop, organized by Century International, will explore the key structural elements of think tank research. At the same time, workshop participants will collaborate with Century International’s climate working group to expand the existing Iraq-centered climate program into a… Read More


Digital Fridays is an exciting platform where HASTAC Scholars and expert speakers come together to explore cutting-edge topics at the intersection of technology and the arts, humanities, and sciences. In these engaging sessions, you’ll gain insights, share ideas, and connect with a diverse community of scholars. Don’t miss this opportunity to stay at the forefront… Read More


The GC Digital Research Institute (GCDRI)  January 17th – 19th, 22nd – 23rd Applications due: November 27th, 11:59 p.m. Apply here: https://gcdri.commons.gc.cuny.edu/    Are you interested in using digital tools in your research but don’t know where to start? Do you want to learn more about digital technologies alongside a supportive group of your peers? The GC… Read More


Voice and Vulnerability in the Transformative Classroom Wednesday, November 9 @ 4-5 pm Registration required: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/voice-and-vulnerability-in-the-transformative-classroom-tickets-428062244697 Please join Transformative Learning in the Humanities (TLH) for an interactive workshop and discussion with award-winning author and educator, Kiese Laymon. Laymon will share how to help students find their voices as writers and thinkers. He will discuss the role… Read More


Please join us at the Anna Julia Cooper Workshop in Black History, a works-in-progress workshop series in the D.C., Maryland, Virginia area convened by Quincy Mills, Associate Professor of History at the University of Maryland. For the 2022-23 academic year, the workshop will meet on Fridays, from 4:00-5:30 p.m. via Zoom. Our next meeting will… Read More


The Historic Mabel Dodge Luhan House Inn and Conference Center in Taos, New Mexico will host a two-week writer’s residency in Lois Palken Rudnick’s memory in November 2022. Lois was a long-time cultural historian of Southwestern literature, art, and modernism. Her greatest passion was mentoring young scholars and educators.  Preference will be given to applications… Read More


All members of the Graduate Center community are invited to join the Mina Rees Library’s current cohort of Open Pedagogy Fellows for a two-hour workshop about open access on Wednesday, January 13th from 2-4pm. This interactive workshop will cover the motivations for open access, the different ways of achieving open access, and its benefits for authors themselves. We will… Read More


From January 25-29th, the Graduate Center’s Teaching and Learning Center will be hosting a Mid-Winter Institute, intended to provide structure to those planning or revising courses for the Spring 2021 Semester. The Institute will be open to anyone teaching at CUNY, and will feature workshops and open dialogues on the following topics: Workshops Teaching with… Read More


We invite you to an information session on Wed, Oct 21 at 2-3 pm, for a new three-year initiative supported by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, “Transformative Learning in the Humanities.” Executive Vice Chancellor and University Provost José Luis Cruz (PI of the historic $10 million grant to CUNY, of which this is a part)… Read More