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The 2020 international conference of HASTAC (the Humanities, Arts, Science, and Technology Alliance and Collaboratory, or “haystack”) will be hosted by the School of Arts, Technology, and Emerging Communication at The University of Texas at Dallas (ATEC@UTD) on October 15-18, 2020. The theme of HASTAC 2020 is Hindsight • F…[Read more]

Good news! The Futures Initiative is now seeking THREE Graduate Center doctoral students in any field for 2019-2020 fellowships.

Applications are due February 24, 2019.

These are one-year positions, renewable for up to three years (contingent on program funding), for the following roles:

• Web Designer and Digital Strategist

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The Futures Initiative is seeking a Graduate Center doctoral student in any field for a 2019-2020 fellowship.

Applications are due February 8, 2019. Apply here: https://goo.gl/forms/yxqVC7ZGJIAIbabH2

This is a one-year position, renewable for up to three years. We are seeking one new fellow in 2019-2020 for the following role: Web Designer…[Read more]

In October 2019, the CUNY Humanities Alliance will host a conference on Community College and the Future of the Humanities. Please join us as we explore and celebrate the role of humanities within community colleges, as well as connections between graduate education and community college teaching. All are welcome, and we hope that undergraduates,…[Read more]

Dear Colleagues,

Many thanks to everyone who joined us today for Ideas in Circulation: Open Scholarship for Social Justice. Thanks especially to the Library for co-sponsoring; to April Hathcock, Matt Gold, and Michelle Fine for sharing their work; and to Steve Zweibel and Allison Guess for leading such a powerful discussion.

The conversation…[Read more]

Hello everyone,

The Graduate Center seeks a Deputy Director for the Humanities Alliance, a new, Mellon-funded collaboration between the GC and LaGuardia Community College. Based in the Provost’s Office, the person in this position will also work closely with the GC’s Teaching and Learning Center (directed by Luke Waltzer), the Futures Ini…[Read more]

The Futures Initiative is pleased to announce our 2015-2016 event series. We hope you will join us!

In tandem with a collection of team-taught courses offered at the Graduate Center, the Futures Initiative will partner with HASTAC to offer workshops, webinars, and online reading groups designed to tie student-centered, engaged pedagogical…[Read more]

Hello everyone,

Please see below for a terrific job opportunity with NYPL Labs. [Full job posting at http://bit.ly/1GuD1Ql.%5D

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The New York Public Library is seeking a uniquely qualified individual to join its digital R&D team, NYPL Labs, in the service of building a historical geospatial data platform for New York City. This project,…[Read more]

Hello HASTAC@CUNY!

You are all cordially invited to the Futures Initiative Welcome Party on Tuesday, December 9 from 3:00-5:00 at The Graduate Center, CUNY in rm. 3314. Chat with Futures Initiative fellows and staff about the Futures Initiative over wine and snacks. Learn about what we’ve done so far, what our plans include, and how you can get i…[Read more]