Welcome to Commons 1.14
Our fall release features a new template system that simplifies site creation, plugin packages that ease site extension around common uses, and new widgets for campus branding, licensing content, and integrating with CUNY’s library search tool.
Announcing Commons In A Box OpenLab!
The Commons In A Box team is delighted to announce the public release of CBOX OpenLab, a free open-source software platform for teaching, learning, and collaboration.
The Commons Is Hiring A Project Manager (Part-Time)
Join our team! We are looking for a manager with a balance of technical, organizational, and interpersonal skills.
Why Teach on the Commons?
Unlike most closed, proprietary platforms, the Commons is constantly changing to meet your needs. Teaching on the Commons shows how our robust teaching platform is always evolving. Expect some exciting new features later this fall!
CUNY Academic Commons Annual Report 2017-2018
Our annual report shows how the Commons continues to integrate into the life of the university by offering opportunities to every campus, faculty member, and student.
Enliven Student Writing With Ivanhoe
"Collaborate... Perform... Reflect..." Ivanhoe is a WordPress theme that creates games where students assume different characters' roles and make moves. See Ivanhoe in action on the Commons.
Looking For A WordPress Plugin?
If you have a site on the Commons, our new plugin director lets you use keyword searches to discover plugin functionality.
Creating Faculty Portfolio Sites
Computer Science professor Raffi Khatchadourian recently moved from City Tech to Hunter, and describes how he migrated his portfolio site from The OpenLab to the Commons.
Getting Started
The CUNY Academic Commons is an academic social network created by and for CUNY. Learn more.
Featured Site
News and updates from the CUNY Academic Commons team, highlighting new features, release notes, and documentation
Recent Posts
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Cielo Jimenez wrote a new post, [Draft] The Shocking Backstories Behind Psychological Experiments, on the site Cielo's Portfolio 35 seconds ago
Ever since Eratosthenes’ discovery of the exact measurements of Earth’s circumference and diameter of the Earth, scientists have been on the hunt to discover new things through experimentation. Experime […]
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Chad Chandler wrote a new post, (no title), on the site Reading Cities 4 minutes ago
Brass Ornament depicting Ogun wielding a sword and Shield
Ogun is the Yoruba deity, or Orisha, of ironwork and strength. He is called on to help bring one success and protection during fights, conflicts, […]
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Cielo Jimenez wrote a new post, Research Proposal, on the site Cielo's Portfolio 4 minutes ago
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The Truth Behind Psychological Experiment: Project Unethical
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This proposal explores the horrors behind psychology’s most crucial experiments. The goal is to expose the unethical an […]
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Cielo Jimenez wrote a new post, Designer Babies Are The New Black, on the site Cielo's Portfolio 8 minutes ago
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A brougham was a horse-drawn carriage that had a roof, four wheels, and an open driver seat in the front. It was originally designed in 1838 by Henry Brougham who had been a former British officer who was a […]
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Chad Chandler wrote a new post, (no title), on the site Reading Cities 15 minutes ago
This brings us back to the idea of ruination, the land reclaiming what was once was. As the conflict ensues at the end of the novel and Clare is supposedly shot, as her life is fading she starts to remember […]
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Cielo Jimenez wrote a new post, [Draft] Designer Babies Are The New Black, on the site Cielo's Portfolio 15 minutes ago
You’re going to have a child, but you are unsure if your baby will have the diseases that have been passed down your family line for generations, and all you can do is wait. This is a scenario that m […]
