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CUNY Graduate Center
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A graduate school of arts and sciences, The Graduate Center is a community of scholars dedicated to the idea that learning is a public good.
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CUNY Graduate Center @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social · 22d
Happy #HispanicHeritageMonth! Join us in celebrating our scholars and leaders of Latino heritage who are making a difference in the arts, higher education, biomedical research, technology, literature, and more www.gc.cuny.edu/news/honorin...
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CUNY Graduate Center @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social · 17h
Great news! Our cafeteria is open again 🥳

Stop by the Eighth Floor: Monday to Friday for lunch from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. and for grab-and-go options from 2:30 p.m. to 3 p.m.
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CUNY Graduate Center @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social · 20h
Hiwa Tase turned a master’s in Quantitative Methods into a Sociology Ph.D. dream — and a mission to tackle inequality
How a Quantitative Methods Master’s Paved the Way to a Ph.D. Dream
Alumnus Hiwa Tase trades a business career for the social sciences — and a chance to address racial inequality.
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CUNY Graduate Center @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social · 1d
Provost Joel P. Christensen (@sentantiq.bsky.social) explains what Odysseus’s violent homecoming reveals about autocracy, memory, and the impossibility of resolution neoskosmos.com/en/2025/10/0...
When kings return: Homer's lesson for divided societies - Neos Kosmos
What Odysseus's violent homecoming reveals about autocracy, memory, and the impossibility of resolution
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GC Writing Center @writingcentergc.bsky.social · 1d
One of the fabulous things about studying in NYC @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social is the number of research tools available. This afternoon, learn about library resources beyond the GC in an online workshop from @minareeslibrary.bsky.social . Register here:
Exploring Library Resources of New York City
This workshop will give you a better sense of the many Library resources available to you within New York City. Looking beyond CUNY, we will talk about the Research Libraries of...
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CUNY Graduate Center @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social · 1d
ICYMI, watch “Contemporary China: Demystifying Economic & Social Changes” feat. Yong Cai of UNC, Qin Gao of Columbia, Rongbin Han of U of Georgia, @brankomilan.bsky.social of @stone-lis.bsky.social, moderated by John Torpey of Bunche Inst. Video is up! youtu.be/XwYAE7Sk0fc
Contemporary China: Demystifying Economic and Social Changes
YouTube video by CUNY Graduate Center
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CUNY Graduate Center @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social · 1d
Please join us 10/15 from 2–5 p.m. for a forum focused on staying safe in the digital age. The event will feature a cybersecurity training (with credit for participants) and a presentation by Adam Dodge, founder of ENDTab, on emerging challenges in digital safety
Connected & Protected: Making Smart Choices in Digital Spaces
Featuring Adam Dodge, a nationally recognized expert on technology-facilitated abuse!
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CUNY Graduate Center @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social · 1d
Whether you're stuffing your face full of mooncakes or seongpyeon, we wish you a happy Mid-Autumn Festival/Chuseok. Enjoy the full moon 🌕 🥮
Happy Mid-Autumn Festival/Chuseok. Monday, October 6.
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CUNY Graduate Center @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social · 2d
Prof. Prithi Kanakamedala and alumna Gabrielle Bendiner-Viani are headlining an author talk at NYPL on 10/15 about what it means to build freedom and belonging in place www.nypl.org/events/progr... @prithik.bsky.social @gabriellebv.bsky.social
Gabrielle Bendiner-Viani with Prithi Kanakamedala: The Cities We Need and Brooklynites
Join the authors of two recent books—The Cities We Need by Gabrielle Bendiner-Viani and Brooklynites by Prithi Kanakamedala—for a conversation about what it means to build freedom and belonging in…
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CUNY Graduate Center @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social · 2d
Provost Joel Christensen explains how the viral “Epic: The Musical” is recreating what Ancient Greek audiences had: community
How ‘Epic: The Musical’ can spark interest in ‘The Odyssey’ – Campus News
A popular newspaper that hits 37 colleges in the Northeast!
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DAVID C. BLOOMFIELD @dcbloomfield.bsky.social · 3d
“[Mamdani]’s thrown red meat to the Cuomo and Sliwa campaigns over the entire question of meritocracy.” @dcbloomfield.bsky.social @brooklyncollege.bsky.social @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social
By @caylabam.bsky.social @nydailynews.com
www.nydailynews.com/2025/10/04/m...
Mamdani plan to scale back NYC gifted and talented program reignites simmering controversy
Democratic front-runner Zohran Mamdani’s foray into the future of Gifted and Talented programs this week reignited a heated controversy over the popular program in New York City public school…
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Juan Corredor-Garcia @corredorjuan.bsky.social · 3d
This is happening next week 10/07 at the @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social @bildnercenter.bsky.social.

Join us for a timely conversation around a problem combining organized crime, public health, and the trasnational supply chain that feeds this powerful illicit market.

RSVP at [email protected]
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Bildner Center, CUNY @bildnercenter.bsky.social · 4d
Join us this Tuesday 10/07 at 3pm for the presentation of this new volume at @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social. Featuring Jonathan Rosen, @adamisacson.com and Deborah Koetzle, the authors will analyze the complex ecosystem behind the ongoing opiod crisis in the 🇺🇸.

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CUNY Graduate Center @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social · 3d
Coming up Nov. 1: The Eating Disorders in Life Writing Conference will explore ethical questions of eating disorders in life writing and feature a keynote by the writer Leslie Jamison
Eating Disorders in Life Writing Conference at the CUNY Graduate Center
This conference will explore ethical questions of eating disorders in life writing and feature a keynote by the writer Leslie Jamison.
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Bildner Center, CUNY @bildnercenter.bsky.social · 4d
Join us this Tuesday 10/07 at 3pm for the presentation of this new volume at @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social. Featuring Jonathan Rosen, @adamisacson.com and Deborah Koetzle, the authors will analyze the complex ecosystem behind the ongoing opiod crisis in the 🇺🇸.

RSVP at [email protected]
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Advanced Science Research Center at the CUNY Graduate Center @asrc-gc.bsky.social · 4d
Interested in exploring ways to visualize data? Take the first steps toward creating your own maps and visualizing spatial data at the @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social's Digital Initiatives' Oct. 6 intro-level workshop. No prior experience is necessary. bit.ly/4mPJjoy
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The City University of New York @cuny.edu · 4d
@thegraduatecenter.bsky.social professor Jeff Maskovsky will lead the @americananthro.bsky.social, the world’s largest organization of anthropologists, at a pivotal time.
Graduate Center Professor Elected President of the American Anthropological Association
Jeff Maskovsky will lead the world’s largest organization of anthropologists at a pivotal time.
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CUNY Academy for the Humanities & Sciences @cunyacademygc.bsky.social · 4d
Hello, world! The CUNY Academy at @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social has an exciting fall lineup ahead. Follow along for event updates, news, and more!
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Futures Initiative @futuresed.bsky.social · 4d
🎉 Welcome our new Futures Initiative Fellow: Vallerie Matos! 🎉

👏👏👏 Vallerie is an English PhD Candidate at the CUNY Graduate Center, researching Sound Studies, Glossolalia, and Afro-diasporic literature. We’re excited to have her in our community! 

#Welcome #FuturesInitiative #CUNY
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CUNY Graduate Center @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social · 4d
Myth: NYC was untouched by WWII.

✅ Truth: The city was transformed—fascists clashed with immigrants, skyscrapers rose, and isolationism faded.

Join us Oct 8, 6:30 PM for the launch of Mike Wallace’s final Gotham book, Gotham at War.

www.gc.cuny.edu/events/gotha...

#nychistory #cuny
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DAVID C. BLOOMFIELD @dcbloomfield.bsky.social · 4d
"The argument against Kindergarten #G&T is it's very hard to sort out who is really deserving of that kind of special attention when they're 4 years old."
@dcbloomfield.bsky.social @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social @brooklyncollege.bsky.social
By NJ Burkett [video]
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CUNY Graduate Center @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social · 4d
Congratulations to Prof. Lyn Di Iorio, whose short story “Maritza and Carmen” is included in the anthology “Best American Short Stories 2025” www.gc.cuny.edu/news/profess... @cunyenglish.bsky.social
Professor's Story Chosen as One of 'The Best American Short Stories'
Lyn Di Iorio’s short story “Maritza and Carmen,” about the aftermath of Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico, is in the noted anthology “Best American Short Stories 2025.”
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Biology Ph.D. Program at CUNY Graduate Center @biologygccuny.bsky.social · 5d
Here is an article from our Executive Officer, Dr. Blair @biologygccuny.bsky.social #biology #science #evolution
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CUNY Graduate Center @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social · 7d
What looks like one desert lizard may actually be many. Prof. Christopher Blair’s new research uncovers hidden diversity in the greater earless lizard, with implications for conservation and evolution
Hidden Diversity in a Familiar Lizard Reveals Secrets of Evolution
Professor Christopher Blair led a study showing that the greater earless lizard may be a complex of multiple distinct species, reshaping our understanding of evolution in North America’s deserts.
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CUNY Graduate Center @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social · 5d
Prof. @michaelbrownstein.bsky.social says sometimes you need to “lose loudly” to win in the long run. Read Zack Beauchamp’s take, which cites the arguments made in Brownstein’s new book, “Someone Should Say Something” www.vox.com/politics/463...
The Democrats’ shutdown strategy is terrible. Here’s a better one.
Talk less about health care, more about authoritarianism.
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Classics at the CUNY Graduate Center @classicsgc.bsky.social · 5d
Those interested in our Graduate Center Classics program (MA & PhD) are invited to attend our Open House!

Friday, 10/17
2pm
In person or via Zoom
RSVP: [email protected]

#ClassicsGC #HumanitiesGC #AncientBluesky #ClassicsBluesky -blue-600 dark:text-sky-400">#BlueskyClassics @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social
CUNY Classics Open House — meet students & faculty, explore NYC opportunities, and learn about research. CUNY Graduate Center + Zoom Oct 17, 2 PM RSVP: rkousser@gc.cuny.edu Follow: @CUNYClassicsGC / @GCCUNYClassics
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Ph.D. Program in History at The CUNY Graduate Center @historygc.bsky.social · 5d
✨Join us for a talk with Human Rights Activist, Alberto Yepes.

🗓️ Friday, October 10, 2025
⏰ 4:30 - 5:30 PM, Reception to follow 5:30-6:30 PM
📍Graduate Center CUNY, History Lounge (Room 5114)

#graduatecenter #humanrights #activism
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CUNY Graduate Center @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social · 5d
Whoop! Here it is: cccnews.info/2025/09/30/h...
How ‘Epic: The Musical’ can spark interest in ‘The Odyssey’ – Campus News
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