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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Stacy Hartman wrote a new post, The Humanities Ecosystem, on the site 1 hour, 22 minutes ago
A post about The Humanities Ecosystem and Graduate Education
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Katie Uva wrote a new post, Welcome to HIU348!, on the site HIU348: History of New York City and State 3 hours, 54 minutes ago
Hello and welcome to our course site for HIU348: The History of New York City and State.
In this online, writing-intensive course, we will explore several key moments in the political, cultural, and social […]
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Rukshana Jalil wrote a new post, Fitness Class Registration Opens January 17th at 10:00AM, on the site American Studies Certificate Program 4 hours, 10 minutes ago
The Graduate Center offers fitness classes facilitated by the Doctoral Students’ Council and the Student Affairs Office.
Registration for the first half of the Spring 2019 semester opens on January 17, 2019 a […]
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Matthew Conlin wrote a new post, Cultural interpretations among Asian views of disability, on the site Journal of Teaching Disability Studies 4 hours, 34 minutes ago
By Jennifer Feng
Disability identity is a multilayered and complex phenomenon. It not only entails examining the medical facets of functioning, but it also explores historical and sociocultural roots of what […]
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Rukshana Jalil wrote a new post, Deadline April 1 | Altfest Graduate Internship Program, Summer 2019, on the site American Studies Certificate Program 5 hours, 2 minutes ago
The Graduate Center Office of Career Planning and Professional Development facilitates partnerships with local institutions to host graduate student internships. The opportunities are meant to encourage graduate […]
