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.
Welcome to Commons 1.13
If you are teaching on the Commons, you'll love the marquee feature of this spring's release - a centralized invitation system that handles Commons registrations and site and group memberships in a single batch request!
CUNY TV Short Docs
Check out CUNY TV's repository of short documentaries and associated interviews that explore social issues, including incarceration, immigration, mental health, hip hop, gang culture, gentrification, sex trafficking, discrimination, and tenants rights.
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.
Research Slavery in New York State
Search more than 35,000 records of slavery from 1525 through the Civil War, collected and assembled by faculty and students at John Jay.
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.
Commons Groups And Email
When not logged into the Commons, group members can still post new forum topics and participate in discussions via email.
Teaching on the Commons
Did you know you can now teach undergraduate classes on the Commons? Check out reflections from CAC Faculty Fellows, our pedagogical pioneers.
Visions of Greatness at BCC
With images, letters, and articles to document the history of the Hall of Fame of Great Americans, BCC's Visions site rethinks racial disparity and ideas of greatness, and creates a Virtual Hall of Fame where students can nominate their own heroes.
Changing Your Commons Email Address
When you first register on the Commons, we require a CUNY email address. But as soon as you successfully login, you can change your email to your favorite address, and use it to receive notifications and (if ever needed) to reset your password.
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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Anthony Picciano wrote a new post, Veteran Republican Strategist Steve Smith Renounces His GOP Membership!, on the site Tony's Thoughts 2 hours, 10 minutes ago
Dear Commons Community,
Veteran strategist and former presidential campaign manager for John McCain in 2012, Steve Schmidt, renounced his Republican Party membership yesterday and pledged to vote for […]
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Anthony Picciano wrote a new post, Trump Considering Merging Departments of Education and Labor!, on the site Tony's Thoughts 2 hours, 26 minutes ago
Dear Commons Community,
Education Week is reporting that the Trump administration is considering a merger of the U.S. Department of Education and the Department of Labor. The proposal would be part of a […]
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Julia Miele Rodas wrote a new post, Julia Miele Rodas, on the site Disability, Culture, Society 17 hours, 7 minutes ago
Julia is co-teaching the seminar in Disability, Culture & Society with Joseph Straus as part of CUNY’s Futures Initiative. Her scholarship focuses on disability, literature, and culture. In addition to her […]
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Pamela J. Stemberg wrote a new post, Stones of Venice – Ruskin, on the site Writing for the Humanities — OER Course 20 hours, 42 minutes ago
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Anthony Picciano wrote a new post, Video: Hidden Children Holocaust Survivors Speak Out on Border Separations!, on the site Tony's Thoughts 1 day, 2 hours ago
Dear Commons Community,
The Anti-Defamation League issued a statement today on behalf of The Hidden Child Foundation, a group of ‘hidden children’ of the Holocaust who felt strongly compelled to o […]
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Tobias Johnson wrote a new post, 10th Northeast Probability Seminar, on the site CUNY Probability Seminars 1 day, 10 hours ago
Tenth Northeast Probability Seminar
November 17-18, 2011
New York, NY
The Tenth Northeast Probability Seminar (NEPS) will be held at the Courant Institute of […]
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Debra Williams wrote a new post, Hello world!, on the site Writing for the Sciences – Section D (Fall 2018) 1 day, 13 hours ago
