May 10 | Webinar: Mastering the Job Interview May 9, 2018 | Rukshana Jalil Mastering the Job Interview (for Non-Faculty Jobs) (Webinar) Thursday, May 10, 2018 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm About the Webinar You’ve been working hard on your job search, preparing resumes and cover letters, reaching out to your network, and making new connections. As a result, you finally receive the coveted call for an interview. Now… Read More
Student Activities & Discount May 9, 2018 | Rukshana Jalil Student Affairs is proud to launch the Student Activities & Discounts webpage on The Graduate Center website. The webpage offers free and discounted ticket information for exhibits, museums, and shows across the 5 boroughs; student discounts on products and services; and up-to-date information on events taking place on all CUNY campuses including The Graduate Center.… Read More
Due May 20 | Call for Applications: CLACLS Digital and Data Fellows May 1, 2018 | Rukshana Jalil The Center for Latin American, Caribbean, and Latino Studies of the CUNY Graduate Center is looking to fill TWO fellowship positions for Fall 2018, with the possibility of renewal pending funding and successful completion of assignments. Each fellow must be enrolled full-time as a doctoral student at the Graduate Center, CUNY. Each position pays a… Read More
May 16 | Launching a Career in the U.S.—What’s Different? April 30, 2018 | Rukshana Jalil Wednesday, May 16, 2018 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm CUNY Graduate Center, room 9207 About the Event This workshop is for international students who have been in the U.S. less than three years and may be confused about the U.S. job search process. It will focus on cultural and language challenges in the job search… Read More
May 29 | Race for Profit: Black Homeownership and the End of the Urban Crisis April 30, 2018 | Rukshana Jalil Robert Fitch Memorial Lecture Keeanga-Yamhtta Taylor [aas.princeton.edu], Assistant Professor in the Department of African American Studies at Princeton University 3:30pm, LaGuardia’s Main Stage Theater Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor writes on Black politics, social movements, and racial inequality in the United States. Her book From #BlackLivesMatter to Black Liberation (Haymarket Books, 2016), is an examination of the history… Read More
May 3 | Teaching and Learning with New Majority Students: Lessons Learned from the CUNY Humanities Alliance April 26, 2018 | Rukshana Jalil Thursday, May 3 | 12:15 to 2 PM | The Graduate Center, Room C201 RSVP at bit.ly/TeachingCUNYHums Join The Futures Initiative and the CUNY Humanities Alliance for a discussion about community college student-centered teaching and learning in the humanities and social sciences! In this roundtable discussion, Graduate Teaching Fellows will discuss their experiences and what they have learned… Read More
April 26 | Statistics with R for Language Researchers Workshop April 24, 2018 | Rukshana Jalil Statistics with R for Language Researchers Workshop A 2 session workshop for statistical analysis using R by Christen N Madsen II (Linguistics) and Kalina Gjicali (Educational Psychology) from the Quantitative Research Consulting Center. The workshop is hand-on using data and examples from language studies. All are welcome! The examples will be targeted towards language research… Read More
May, 2018 – CUNY Academy Events April 24, 2018 | Rukshana Jalil May, 2018 “CUNY Academy for the Humanities and Sciences” Events: The Abraham S. and Paulette Smith Eisenstadt lecture on U.S. History – “Herbert H. Lehman: A Man of Conscience in the Political Arena” presented by Professor Duane Tananbaum. Tuesday, May 1, 2018, in the Graduate Center, Room 7113 , from 6:30 – 8:30 PM. This event… Read More
April 26 | Creating a Cover Letter that Stands Out (Webinar) April 24, 2018 | Rukshana Jalil Thursday, April 26, 2018 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm About the Webinar Are you preparing for or are in the midst of a job search for non-faculty positions? If so, you want to make sure you have marketing materials that portray your experience and skills in the best way possible. Join this webinar to learn… Read More
April 19 | Writing for the Public: An Op-Ed Workshop April 17, 2018 | Rukshana Jalil The Futures Initiative is pleased to invite you to “Writing for the Public: An Op-Ed Workshop“ this Thursday, April 19, 12:00pm-2:00pm (The Graduate Center, CUNY; Room 9207). Space is limited, so please RSVP if you plan to attend. This hands-on workshop will be led by Tanya Domi, Director of Media Relations at the Graduate Center. She will share strategies for getting your ideas published… Read More