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The GC semi-annual IT maintenance window is scheduled on Sunday, July 14th from 8am - 1pm. The Commons and other GC-hosted sites will be affected.
Metadata For Groups And Sites
The Commons is collecting basic information to better understand member needs. Learn how to add or update your site and group metadata.
Welcome To Commons 1.15!
The marquee feature of this spring's release is our new Creation Portal - a one-stop launch point to build Groups, Sites, and Connected Groups + Sites.
The Open/Alternative Textbook Program
Supporting over 70 faculty across 15 of BMCC’s 17 departments, this OER site on the Commons aims to replace commercial textbooks with open educational resources and other no-cost materials such as library resources and websites.
Does Your Site Meet Accessibility Standards?
Learn how to use the Wave Accessibility tool to ensure your Commons site meets Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) standards.
Net Art – An Ongoing Open Source Course
Open to all, this remote online digital studio art course exposes and expands the vocabulary of new media art to the student’s personal visual statements.
The Divine Comedy In English – Hunter – Spring 2019
Dante's Divine Comedy "as a poetic and encyclopedic text that borrows and adapts from ancient texts and from contemporary culture and as a text ... has influenced our imagination over the centuries." Read more about this course taught on the Commons
Embedding Content From External Sites
Content from Sutori, Padlet, and VoiceThread can now be embedded in site pages or posts. Embedding resources, rather than linking to them, adds richness to sites and extends functionality. Here's our list of custom embed file and content types.
American Renaissance – Spring 2019 – Grad Center
Known as the American Renaissance, the decades leading up to the Civil War are generally regarded not only as the peak moment in American literary expression but also as a watershed of cultural themes... Read more about this course taught on the Commons.
Gutenberg – The New Block Editor For WordPress
Gutenberg introduces a powerful, new editing experience to WordPress. Learn about the new editor and how the Commons update strategy will affect your sites.
Getting Started
The CUNY Academic Commons is an academic social network created by and for CUNY. Learn more.
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News and updates from the CUNY Academic Commons team, highlighting new features, release notes, and documentation
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Office for the Advancement of Research wrote a new post, Gerald Markowitz shines light on corporate bad behavior, on the site John Jay Research 17 hours, 4 minutes ago
Distinguished Professor of History Gerald Markowitz and long-time writing partner David Rosner, a Professor of Sociomedical Sciences at Columbia University, have been researching industrial pollution and […]
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alison better wrote a new post, Spring 2019, on the site Bodies and Sexualities in the Classroom 17 hours, 9 minutes ago
The Bodies and Sexualities Faculty Interest Group began meeting in Spring 2019. We are very excited for this new FIG!
We will be reading and discussing Oppression and the Body: Roots, Resistance, and […]
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Anthony Picciano wrote a new post, Opera Enthusiasts: See Ron Howard’s Documentary “Pavarotti!”, on the site Tony's Thoughts 21 hours, 26 minutes ago
Dear Commons Community,
Last night, Elaine and I saw the documentary, Pavarotti, directed by Ron Howard. It is a treat for opera lovers especially those who had the pleasure of seeing and hearing […]
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Anthony Picciano wrote a new post, Louvre Museum Removes Name of OxyContin’s Sackler Family From Museum Walls!, on the site Tony's Thoughts 21 hours, 59 minutes ago
Dear Commons Community,
France’s Louvre Museum has scrubbed the Sackler family’s name from its walls, removing any trace of its ties to the billionaire family that owns Purdue Pharma, the producer of th […]
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Ryan Seslow edited the blog post Sequenced {} Stillness in the group
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Anthony Picciano wrote a new post, House of Representatives Vote Condemning President Trump’s Words to Four Congresswomen as Racist!, on the site Tony's Thoughts 1 day, 21 hours ago
Dear Commons Community,
In response to President Donald Trump telling four congresswomen to “go back” to their original countries, Democrats offered a resolution condemning the president’s words as racis […]
