The Gotham Center events September 12, 2017 | Rukshana Jalil “Why Can’t NYC Do Big Projects Anymore?” The Myths and Challenges of Large-Scale Development in Today’s NYC, And Planning for Tomorrow Monday, September 11th, 6:30 – 8 pm Elebash Recital Hall (Ground Floor) While many complain NYC’s days of major public works are long gone, the government has in fact undertaken a number of huge… Read More
Legal advising available for DACA students September 12, 2017 | Rukshana Jalil In response to the Trump Administration’s decision to no longer accept new applications for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), attorneys at CUNY’s Citizenship Now will be scheduling appointments beginning next week to help with DACA renewals. Students may contact Citizenship Now at [email protected] … Read More
DSC Grants: First Deadline Sept. 15 (11:59 PM)! September 12, 2017 | Rukshana Jalil Dear Students of the Graduate Center, The 2017-18 DSC Grants award period is open! The first deadline will be September 15 at 11:59 PM. Any current doctoral or master’s student at the Graduate Center CUNY seeking funds for organizing conferences or events that could benefit fellow students are encouraged to apply. The maximum grant award… Read More
Call for Participants, Fall 2017: Collaborative Research Seminar on Archives and Special Collections September 12, 2017 | Rukshana Jalil Application Form (open till September 19th) https://collabseminar.commons.gc.cuny.edu/ A two-part seminar on special collections and archival research methods, in its second iteration. Open to graduate-level students, faculty, and staff at CUNY by application. Sponsored by the Graduate Center Library and The New York Public Library, with support from the Early Research Initiative, The Center for the… Read More
TLC Workshops on Statements of Teaching Philosophy September 12, 2017 | Rukshana Jalil Workshops on Statements of Teaching Philosophy Please join the staff of the Teaching and Learning Center for upcoming workshops and office hour availability for Graduate Center students who are planning or preparing statements of teaching philosophy for the job market. On Tuesday, September 12, from 6:30-8:30pm in Room 9207 at the Graduate Center TLC staff will lead… Read More
Call For Applicants – Ford Foundation Fellowship Programs, Deadline Dec. 2017 September 12, 2017 | Rukshana Jalil The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine is accepting applications for the 2018 Ford Foundation Fellowships Programs for Achieving Excellence in College and University Teaching. Full eligibility information and online applications are available on our website[pull.xmr3.com]. Through its Fellowship Programs, the Ford Foundation seeks to increase the diversity of the nation’s college and university faculties… Read More
Workshop: Time Management & Goal Setting Strategies For Graduate Students September 12, 2017 | Rukshana Jalil WORKSHOP Time Management & Goal Setting Strategies for Graduate Students Wednesday, October 4, 2017 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm Room #C201 Katie Eiges, PhD This FREE Workshop will provide you with an overview of principles for effective time management & goal setting based on the most up to date research. It will teach you how… Read More
Graduate Writing Consultations September 5, 2017 | Rukshana Jalil Our graduate writing consultants are available to meet with Graduate Center students to review students’ written materials and to discuss writing-related issues. Students can bring writing from a variety of genres, including course assignments, conference and dissertation materials, and more. Consultants address questions on both the micro (e.g. sentence structure, grammar, clarity) and macro (e.g.… Read More
Sep 7 | Featuring Profs. Kandice Chuh, Dorothy Wang: Pedagogies of Dissent for Asian American Studies September 5, 2017 | Rukshana Jalil Dear colleagues, Welcome back to the start of a new semester! I am writing to invite you to the inaugural Futures Initiative event of the year: Pedagogies of Dissent for Asian American Studies, which will take place on September 7th at 12-2pm, The Graduate Center, CUNY (365 Fifth Avenue), Room 9207. This is an informal, brownbag lunch discussion in our new Thursday Dialogues series.… Read More
Sept 7 | The Performance of Blackness in Contemporary Brazil, Haiti, and the Dominican Republic August 30, 2017 | Rukshana Jalil Please join The Center for the Humanities on Thursday, September 7th at 6:00pm for “The Performance of Blackness in Contemporary Brazil, Haiti, and the Dominican Republic” in the Martin E. Segal Theatre at the Graduate Center, CUNY. Join Abigail Lapin Dardashti, Fabiana Lopes, Dadland Maye, and Marcos Teixeira de Souza for a panel discussion exploring… Read More