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Christina Katopodis @katopodis.bsky.social · 1d

Congratulations to my @cuny.edu colleague, Xuemeng Li, on the publication of her article, "Policy, Attitudes, Design: Promoting the Social Inclusion of Vulnerable Women in Greater China." www.cogitatiopress.com/socialinclus... Bravo, Xuemeng! @huntercollege.bsky.social @cunygcsociology.bsky.social

Policies, Attitudes, Design: Promoting the Social Inclusion of Vulnerable Women in Greater China

Thematic Issue, Vol 13 (2025)

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Christina Katopodis @katopodis.bsky.social · 6d

I know I keep saying it but @cuny.edu really is the best, y'all. www.cnbc.com/2025/09/30/b...

These 10 colleges offer the best value in the U.S., says new report—only 1 is an Ivy League

The City University of New York network of colleges offer affordable attendance costs and strong career outcomes.

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Christina Katopodis @katopodis.bsky.social · 11d

I've used student cover letters again this semester, and man these are heartbreakingly beautiful: their commitments to learn & improve themselves despite working multiple jobs; their desire to make space for everyone to speak. They're so genuine & impressive. christinakatopodis.com/pedagogy/stu...

Student Self-Assessments – Christina Katopodis, PhD

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Christina Katopodis @katopodis.bsky.social · 25d

Get your holiday gift wrap and gifts early this year AND help support a public elementary school! 30-40% of every purchase goes to the school to fund educational enrichments like hands-on science, folktale theatre, studio art, yoga and mindfulness! registercw.com/gateway?utm_...

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Cathy Davidson @cathyndavidson.bsky.social · Sep 5

The upside to AI being foisted on educators is maybe we'll see arevolution in pedagogical styles and champion active, engaged, participatory (i.e. real, Freirian, hooksian) learning, K-doctoral. Lots of helpful pre-AI Tips in @katopodis.bsky.social and my www.hup.harvard.edu/books/978067...

The New College Classroom — Harvard University Press

Frederic W. Ness Book Award, American Association of Colleges and Universities A Forbes Best Higher Education Book “A practical guide to more effective and engaged college teaching.”—Forbes “Everyone...

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Christina Katopodis @katopodis.bsky.social · Aug 26

Academics! Tell me! What are your favorite AI guidelines, approaches, policies? We're crowd-sourcing favs! padlet.com/huntercolleg...

Private padlet

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Christina Katopodis @katopodis.bsky.social · Aug 8

Really proud of the work that Hunter College's ACERT (@hunteracert.bsky.social) is doing! If you are at Hunter, join us on Zoom for our Lunchtime Seminara, Aug 18-21 @ 12-1pm ET!

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Christina Katopodis @katopodis.bsky.social · May 24

Oh my goodness thank you!! I'm so glad it helped you. ❤️ Your students are so lucky to have you!

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Christina Katopodis @katopodis.bsky.social · May 22

Tomorrow is Margaret Fuller's 215th birthday! Celebrate intellectual community and social reform by making a gift to the Margaret Fuller Society. 25% goes to Margaret Fuller Neighborhood House: margaretfullersociety.org/announcement...

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Christina Katopodis @katopodis.bsky.social · May 14

So excited to talk with the UW Madison faculty and staff today about active learning and the science behind peer learning! One of today's discussions will be a fishbowl and I can't wait.

The Music Hall building at UW Madison at dusk.

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Han VanderHart @hanvanderhart.bsky.social · May 11

We cannot have a single-issue movement because we don’t live single-issue lives.

Audre Lorde

Audre Lorde, 1987

Looking immaculate in white, pin-striped top, a thin gold chain necklace or two, with a bemused and slightly tired expression, leaning against a white wall, photographed by Robert Giard

Staten Island, NY

NYPL digital collections

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Christina Katopodis @katopodis.bsky.social · May 8

@shellyeversley.bsky.social closes tonight's event reminding us that here is our moment and we can make the impossible possible.

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Christina Katopodis @katopodis.bsky.social · May 8

It's a miracle that we entrust our kids to these institutions and they come back transformed. Terrible things are happening to students right now... And it's a miracle that they keep showing up and they are here and they are graduating. - @cathyndavidson.bsky.social

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Christina Katopodis @katopodis.bsky.social · May 8

@cathyndavidson.bsky.social says the commonality between students in higher ed institutions is that college is voluntary and that's amazing because humans typically suck when we know something is good for us and we should do it (like going to the gym). But somehow students manage to graduate!

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Christina Katopodis @katopodis.bsky.social · May 8

@shellyeversley.bsky.social asks for final thoughts: Wallace reflects on the excitement in the room, people are full of conviction; Lowe wants us to assess what we already have in resources & ensure they're accessible to more ppl; Kelly's goal is to make the private public, for public good (1/2)

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Christina Katopodis @katopodis.bsky.social · May 8

Cathy N. Davidson adds that when students are surveyed and asked if they have been exposed to multiple perspectives they say YES! But that's not the message being circulated and we need to share that message. @cathyndavidson.bsky.social @futuresed.bsky.social

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Christina Katopodis @katopodis.bsky.social · May 8

Shelly Lowe speaks to the question of what higher ed doesn't see. "How do we define 'public good' and how does the public define it? I don't think those definitions are the same. We need to understand the public good when it comes from a conservative angle. We have to."

@futuresed.bsky.social

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Christina Katopodis @katopodis.bsky.social · May 8

@cathyndavidson.bsky.social speaks about college debt and that most have $40K in debt but for profit college debt is three times that plus higher dropout rates. It exacerbates the problem but we're seeing a push for privatization and that's precisely what we don't want.

@futuresed.bsky.social

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Christina Katopodis @katopodis.bsky.social · May 8

@cathyndavidson.bsky.social speaks with admiration about people who engage in lifelong learning at CUNY and how many people take courses while holding full time jobs, raising children, or even in their retirement to keep learning and be curious. @cuny.edu

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Christina Katopodis @katopodis.bsky.social · May 8

Shelly Lowe laughs about how exciting it is to be in this moment and how staff have said, "We are going to be in the history books for this moment!" And it is a hopeful outlook to think about this opportunity we have right now.

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Futures Initiative @futuresed.bsky.social · May 8

"If funding is going to be tied to politics, we need to be tied to each other. Transform competitive spaces into collaborative ones." - Nancy Cantor, President of CUNY's Hunter College.

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Christina Katopodis @katopodis.bsky.social · May 8

Some sound bites! "We know that college changes students lives...but we're progressively defunding higher education. We have a weird attitude here that we're cutting the thing that would help fix inequity." @cathyndavidson.bsky.social

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Christina Katopodis @katopodis.bsky.social · May 8

How can I be real about the situation we're in and be hopeful? The reality is we need you (graduates). We need all those brilliant, well-trained students. But it takes a lot of fortitude to be hopeful right now. - @cathyndavidson.bsky.social

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Christina Katopodis @katopodis.bsky.social · May 8

Shelly Lowe says if you think of the mission of higher ed institutions a lot of them are trying to do the same things. We have similar missions. When funding is tied to politics you have to go back to your founding mission before politics came into play and stick to it. Together. We all do.

Christina Katopodis @katopodis.bsky.social · May 8

Nancy Cantor adds that we have to be doing things together. We cannot be an isolated institution competing against one another. We need collaboration. We can't be simply looking for funding for individual agencies. We have to work together. @huntercollege.bsky.social Brava!! Well said!! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻