Feb 16 | TLC Community Event to Support International Student Instructors

Community Event to Support International Student Instructors Friday, February 16, 1-3pm Last Fall, the Teaching and Learning Center conducted a survey of international students at the Graduate Center which revealed that three-quarters feel that the relationship between instructors and students at CUNY is markedly different than in their home country. Nearly two-thirds reported feeling that instructional… Read More

GC Digital Initiatives: Workshops and Events for February 2018

Workshops and talks: “NYC DHWeek 2018” February 5 – 9, 2018 DHWeek is a celebration of the Digital Humanities in New York City and features networking sessions, a DH community meeting, open workshops offered across the city, and social events. This year DHWeek offers another amazing year of workshops and talks for all skill levels.… Read More

Registration Now Open – Zotero Workshop for International Students

Join the Graduate Center Library and the Office of International Students at the Zotero Workshop for International Students on Friday, February 23, 2018 from 12:00 – 1:30 PM in Room C196.05. This 1.5 hour introductory workshop will give you the basics of how to use Zotero. Zotero is a free, open-source research tool that helps… Read More

Feb 6 | TLC Workshop – Teaching with the CUNY Academic Commons and WordPress

Join staff from the Teaching and Learning Center on Tuesday 2/6 from 6:30-8:30 pm in Room 9207 for a workshop on how to teach with WordPress. WordPress is a web-based publishing platform that, when used in college courses, can facilitate a variety of writing and multi-modal assignments and can help faculty harness the power of networks in… Read More

Registration Now Open: Post-Completion OPT Workshops

Dear Students, Are you an F-1 international student about to complete your program of study at The Graduate Center or the School of Journalism? Are you considering working in the United States after you complete your program of study? Attend an OPT workshop to learn about Post-Completion OPT, a temporary employment authorization in the United… Read More

Writing Retreats with the Futures Initiative

The Futures Initiative will be hosting writing retreats beginning Monday, February 5 from 1-4pm in room 3317 (and continuing on roughly the first Monday of each month). This is a great opportunity for students to work on their dissertations or other writing projects with a community of peers. All are welcome. Thank you for sharing… Read More

Applications open for the January GC Digital Research Institute

Generously supported by the Provost’s Office, the GC Digital Research Institute guides an interdisciplinary cohort of graduate students, faculty, and instructional staff as they learn foundational technical skills that can aid–and even extend–their scholarship. Faculty who have participated in past GCDRIs have told us: “The GC DRI presented hugely valuable tools that I plan to continue… Read More

Nov 15 | TLC Workshop on Open Teaching

3-5pm | C204 Often, teaching and learning are confined to private spaces: our classrooms, offices, and the emails we share with students. Both students and faculty have much to gain from opening their classrooms and making their work more visible to and engaged with broader publics. In this TLC workshop, we’ll consider the possibilities of… Read More

Nov 8 | Talking about Your Research

Wednesday, 11/08/2017 2:30 pm – 4:30 pm Graduate Center, room 7209 Whether you are applying for a faculty position or a postdoctoral fellowship, you will need to be comfortable talking about your research in your job hunting materials, in networking situations, and in interviews. Plan to attend this workshop to learn some pointers on this… Read More