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The Public Scholarship Practice Space @humanitiescuny honors the past, present & future of public scholarship @thegraduatecenter • [email protected] • bit.ly/cunygcps2 Prithi Kanakamedala (faculty coordinator) + Dasharah Green (presidential research fellow)

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PS2 @CUNY Center for the Humanities @cunygcps2.bsky.social · Aug 12

📣 “Knowledge is a Public Good”

🖊️ Apply for the NEW Advanced Certificate in Public Scholarship launching this fall @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social @humanitiescuny.bsky.social

CUNY Graduate Center @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social · Aug 12

The Graduate Center is pleased to announce a new Advanced Certificate in Public Scholarship, which will prepare our students to conduct community-engaged and public-facing scholarship www.gc.cuny.edu/news/new-cer... @cunygcps2.bsky.social @humanitiescuny.bsky.social @prithik.bsky.social

New Certificate Supports Public-Facing and Community-Based Scholarship

Open to matriculated students, the program builds on the Graduate Center’s strengths and emphasizes in-demand skills for careers in and beyond academia.

www.gc.cuny.edu

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Ph.D. Program in Social Welfare at The CUNY Graduate Center @gcsocialwelfare.bsky.social · Sep 8

Curious about the PhD Program in Social Welfare at @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social? Join us for our first virtual open house on Wednesday, 9/10 from 5:30-7pm ET. RSVP at www.gc.cuny.edu/even...

#SocialWork #PhD #GradSchool

A flyer advertising a Virtual Open House for the PhD program in Social Welfare on 9/10 from 5:30-7pm ET.

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CUNY Graduate Center @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social · Aug 26

Join us in welcoming our new provost, Joel P. Christensen! Learn more about Christensen and his goals for the Graduate Center www.gc.cuny.edu/news...

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GCTLC @gctlc.bsky.social · Aug 13

Join CUNY Academic Commons & Manifold workshops this August for hands-on sessions, Q&As, and open office hours.For more info and registration link: tlc.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2025/08/04/u...

Upcoming TLC Support for the Fall 2025 Semester – Teaching and Learning Center

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GCTLC @gctlc.bsky.social · Aug 12

Join the TLC Late Summer Institute!In-person Aug 22 or Online Aug 25. For course planning tips, feedback, and more. Register now: cuny.is/tlc-august25

2025 Teach@CUNY Late Summer Institute

The Teach@CUNY Late Summer Institute will take place on Friday, August 22 at the CUNY Graduate Center (Room 3317), and on Monday, August 25 online. Registration is open to all Graduate Center graduate...

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GC Writing Center @writingcentergc.bsky.social · Aug 12

#WritingTip: It's common to think about writing as linear: we plan, draft, and revise. But recognizing it as non-linear is important. Often, getting unstuck means returning to strategies like outlining and brainstorming to successfully rethink a dimension of our project. #GCWrites

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PS2 @CUNY Center for the Humanities @cunygcps2.bsky.social · Aug 12

📣 “Knowledge is a Public Good”

🖊️ Apply for the NEW Advanced Certificate in Public Scholarship launching this fall @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social @humanitiescuny.bsky.social

CUNY Graduate Center @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social · Aug 12

New Certificate Supports Public-Facing and Community-Based Scholarship

Open to matriculated students, the program builds on the Graduate Center’s strengths and emphasizes in-demand skills for careers in and beyond academia.

www.gc.cuny.edu

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CUNY Graduate Center @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social · Aug 12

New Certificate Supports Public-Facing and Community-Based Scholarship

Open to matriculated students, the program builds on the Graduate Center’s strengths and emphasizes in-demand skills for careers in and beyond academia.

www.gc.cuny.edu

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GC Writing Center @writingcentergc.bsky.social · Aug 6

If you're teaching this fall @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social you might want to check out Visible Pedagogy, a platform for discussions of teaching authored by people in the CUNY community. Here's the link:

Visible Pedagogy

A Teach@CUNY Project

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Janet Gornick @janetgornick.bsky.social · Aug 7

The GC-CUNY Stone Center invites applications for two postdocs, to join us in NYC Aug 2026-Aug 2028. One focused on wealth, one on intergenerational mobility/poverty. Deadline Nov 3!
@stone-lis.bsky.social @lisdata.bsky.social @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social

stonecenter.gc.cuny.edu/applications...

Applications Are Open for Two Postdoctoral Positions at the GC CUNY Stone Center - Stone Center on Socio-Economic Inequality

The Stone Center on Socio-Economic Inequality is seeking applicants for an eighth cohort of postdoctoral scholars. These full-time, two-year positions will begin in August 2026.

stonecenter.gc.cuny.edu

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GC Writing Center @writingcentergc.bsky.social · Aug 7

Good morning writers @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social ! Do you know who your subject librarian is @minareeslibrary.bsky.social ? If not, here's a directory where you can find contact information and even schedule an appointment:

Research Guides: Library Directory: Librarians by Subject Specialty

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CUNY Graduate Center @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social · Aug 7

Prof. @klculkin.bsky.social explains that her new book, “Emerson’s Daughters,” asks readers to think about the often-invisible work women contribute to families www.gc.cuny.edu/news... @umasspress.bsky.social @bamcuny.bsky.social

Kate Culkin and her new book, "Emerson’s Daughters: Ellen Tucker Emerson, Edith Emerson Forbes, and Their Family Legacy"

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Liberal Studies Program at CUNY GC @liberalstudiesgc.bsky.social · Jun 25

MALS Students, are you planning to graduate with your September 2025 degree 🎓 ? Here's what you need to know:

🗓️ Advisor-approved Thesis/Capstone Submission Deadline:
Monday, August 25, 2025
⏰ 5:00 PM
📧 Prof. Macaulay at: [email protected]
🚨 This is a firm deadline — no extensions. Link in bio🔗.

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Joshua Brumberg @joshbrumberg.bsky.social · Jun 24

you will never be bored in you follow this summer reading list

CUNY Graduate Center @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social · Jun 24

From poetic novellas to political performance, our summer reading list has a book for everyone www.gc.cuny.edu/news/these-s... @gabriellebv.bsky.social @ccnyresearch.bsky.social‬ @ColumbiaUP @cunyenglish.bsky.social

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CUNY Graduate Center @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social · Jun 25

The CUNY Graduate Center is pleased to announce the appointment of Joel P. Christensen (@sentantiq.bsky.social‬), a classics scholar and champion of liberal arts education, as provost and senior vice president for academic affairs www.gc.cuny.edu/news/cuny-gr...

CUNY Graduate Center Names Joel P. Christensen as Provost

The classics scholar joins the Graduate Center from Brandeis University, where he has served as senior associate provost for faculty affairs.

www.gc.cuny.edu

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CUNY Graduate Center @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social · Jun 1

From groundbreaking donations to new academic certificates, the Graduate Center is leading the way in advancing LGBTQ+ scholarship and services during this crucial time www.gc.cuny.edu/news/graduat...
@crankyqueer.org @dagerstner.bsky.social @mattbrim.bsky.social

Laura Westengard, JD Winters, Madeleine Miller, and James M. Saslow

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Mark Anthony Neal (@NewBlackMan on X) @markanthonyneal.bsky.social · Jan 31

We went back in the Left of Black lab this week and taped three interviews with authors Lamont Jones, Prithi Kanakamedala and the OG Tricia Rose.

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Mark Anthony Neal (@NewBlackMan on X) @markanthonyneal.bsky.social · May 19

Prithi Kanakamedala, joined me on the latest episode of #LeftOfBlack to discuss her book 'Brooklynites: the Remarkable Story of the Free Black Communities that Shaped a Borough' (New York University Press)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=IXKl...

Left of Black | The Black History of Brooklyn, New York with Public Historian Prithi Kanakamedala

YouTube video by John Hope Franklin Humanities Institute at Duke U.

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CUNY Graduate Center @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social · May 29

Angela Y. Davis will receive the José Muñoz Award on June 2 at 6:30 PM from CLAGS. 🌍

Join the livestream for a powerful Pride Month event on her legacy, liberation, and justice.

RSVP via the CUNY Grad Center: www.gc.cuny.edu/events/annua...

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Journal of Interactive Technology and Pedagogy @jitp.bsky.social · May 29

Digital humanists! JITP is seeking submissions for Issue 27 of the journal. Deadline is June 15.

Details here: cuny.manifoldapp.org/read/jitp-ca...

Flyer for Journal of Interactive Technology and Pedagogy Issue 27, calling for submissions on "Minimalist Digital Humanities Pedagogy." Deadline: June 15, 2025. Focuses on teaching DH under limited tech resources. Includes link to website for more info.

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CUNY Graduate Center @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social · May 29

On this episode of The Thought Project podcast, Prof. Jean Halley shares why she chose to speak at a commencement ceremony celebrating LGBTQ+ graduates www.gc.cuny.edu/news/queer-v...

Queer Visibility Becomes a Powerful Act at Lavender Graduation

Professor Jean Halley shares why she chose to speak at a commencement ceremony celebrating LGBTQ+ graduates.

www.gc.cuny.edu

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PS2 @CUNY Center for the Humanities @cunygcps2.bsky.social · May 29

That’s a 24/25 wrap from both of us at PS2 @humanitiescuny.bsky.social — wishing you all a joyous summer of reading, writing, & research

See you back in the building this fall @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social ~ Prithi & Dasharah

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PS2 @CUNY Center for the Humanities @cunygcps2.bsky.social · May 29

Follow the exciting research our 2024 ERI/PS2 Summer Public Research Fellows completed last summer centerforthehumanities.org/publications...

Were excited to see our 2025 ERI/PS2 Scholars progress their doctoral research this summer @humanitiescuny.bsky.social @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social

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The Center for Humanities @humanitiescuny.bsky.social · May 19

THURSDAY, on Zoom!
This session will focus on personal change and insight on change in Buddhist practice. To what extent are we willing to be changed by present circumstances? How do we know when to welcome personal change? What about when to refuse change?
centerforthehumanities.org/event/medita...

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CUNY Graduate Center @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social · May 19

ICYMI, watch the video of “The Future of Higher Education” - a bold & substantive discussion presented with @futuresed.bsky.social - feat. Nancy Cantor, Cathy N. Davidson, William P. Kelly, Shelly Lowe, Maurice Wallace & moderator @shellyeversley.bsky.social - youtu.be/J76sb9WOrWo

The Future of Higher Education

YouTube video by CUNY Graduate Center

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