Sep 11-22 2017 | Winterthur Institute July 3, 2017 | Rukshana Jalil 2017 Session, September 11–22, 2017 Winterthur Institute Application Form (PDF) Escape into the world of decorative arts from the 17th through the early 20th centuries. This intensive course offers an in-depth, two-week study of domestic furnishings made or used in America. Designed to appeal to individuals interested in American decorative arts, content for the course centers… Read More
Housing available June 27, 2017 | Rukshana Jalil Inwood Apt Share – August 7, 2017 Sunny 2 bedroom, 1 bath apartment share in quiet Inwood Art Deco building, sharing with the leaseholder. Perfect for visiting scholars or grad students. Available August 7, 2017, semester share preferred. Conveniently located 1 block from Broadway to A train downtown, or 4 blocks to #1 train. Easy commute… Read More
Summer Pilates Session Two Registration-June 20th June 27, 2017 | Rukshana Jalil The Graduate Center offers fitness classes facilitated by the Doctoral Students’ Council (DSC) and the Student Affairs office. Registration for the second half of the summer Pilates session will begin at 10AM on Tuesday, June 20th. Students, Faculty, Staff and Community Members must register in person at the Student Affairs office, room 7301. Payment is… Read More
Student Counseling Services OPEN this SUMMER June 27, 2017 | Rukshana Jalil Student Counseling Services at the Wellness Center We’re here to help: free, confidential, open this summer… Read More
June 7 | Mapping Time: End of Year Colloquium June 7, 2017 | Rukshana Jalil The Graduate Center, CUNY has collaborated with New York Public Library and Bard High School/Early College to create a course about the history of the Lower East Side. Students were taught the latest in digital research techniques and were given access to NYPL’s large selection of archival holdings in order to learn the rich history… Read More
Extended deadline: Aug 31 | CPF – Peripheral Matters Graduate Conference June 7, 2017 | Rukshana Jalil CALL FOR PAPERS An Interdisciplinary Conference October 27, 2017 Department of Comparative Literature The Graduate Center, CUNY New York, NY While often conceived of as a mere edge, a periphery is, etymologically, a space that encircles and contains. Historically, this constitutive ambiguity has led to an impoverished notion of periphery in which what occurs on… Read More
Looking for a roommate June 1, 2017 | Rukshana Jalil 1Bedroom in the Heart of Williamsburg (160 Havemeyer st, on Havemeyer and S 2nd st!!) Sunny cozy room in prime Williamsburg location available for rent from June 1st – 10mins walk to the L train (Bedford Ave stop), 6mins from the G train (Met Ave) and 4min walk to the JMZ at Marcy ave –… Read More
Adjunct Instructors Needed in American Studies at Pace University June 1, 2017 | Rukshana Jalil Instructors needed for two sections of Introduction to American Studies and one section of Introduction to Critical Race & Ethnicity Studies at Pace University (downtown campus) in Fall ’17. Introduction to American Studies A team-taught course (happy to consider teams applying together!) capped at 25 that comes with a $1000 budget (to bring students to… Read More
May 31 | The Writers’ Institute with André Aciman May 30, 2017 | Rukshana Jalil Please join André Aciman, critically acclaimed author and director of The Writers’ Institute for a discussion of the program on Wednesday, May 31st at 6:00 pm in Room 4116.03 at the Graduate Center, CUNY. Offering workshops in fiction and nonfiction, The Writers’ Institute gives students the opportunity to work with New York City’s most prominent editors and publishers. Come to… Read More