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Amy Martin wrote a new post, FPSA Officers 2017-2018, on the site Le Hub 3 hours, 1 minute ago

The new officers of the FPSA will be:

Grad Council Representative: Alicen Weida (two-year term; elected 2016)

Chair of FPSA: Sarah Yahyaoui

Executive committee: Rebecca Raitses and Sarah Ya […]
Amy Martin‘s profile was updated 5 hours, 41 minutes ago
Anthony Picciano wrote a new post, 120 Health Law and Policy Professors Write Letter Opposing the House and Senate Health Bills!, on the site Tony's Thoughts 10 hours, 25 minutes ago

Dear Commons Community,
In a letter to the editor of the New York Times, more than 120 health law and health policy professors across the United States believe that the House and Senate health bills will cause […]
Murphy Institute wrote a new post, Worker’s Justice Project Seeks Workers’ Rights Organizer, on the site Murphy Institute Blog 1 day ago

Job Overview: The Workers’ Rights Organizer position is a full-time position organizing and empowering low wage workers to demand living wages and dignity on the job. The organizer will work along the side w […]
Murphy Institute wrote a new post, Worker’s Justice Project Seeks Community/Domestic Worker Organizer, on the site Murphy Institute Blog 1 day, 1 hour ago

Position Description

The Organizer is responsible for outreach, recruitment, and retention of worker members. The Organizer provides strategic leadership in the development of organizational base building […]
Mark Eaton wrote a new post, Building usability testing tools, on the site Library Technology @ Kingsborough 1 day, 1 hour ago

My colleague Carlos and I have been doing some usability testing recently, and have built some of our own tools to make it happen.

We created a testing interface using JavaScript, which has largely been a […]
commented on the post, Computer Science for Teachers!, on the site CUNYMath Blog 1 day, 2 hours ago

great article on computer science for teachers
Shawn(ta) Smith-Cruz wrote a new post, PRIDE in Resistance: 2017 LGBTQ Book Purchasing, on the site Graduate Center Library Blog 1 day, 3 hours ago

Heritage of Pride, the organization that hosts and organizes the annual NYC Pride March, has recognized that this year, Resistance is at the vanguard of the LGBT movement. For the Pride March which will walk […]
Jim Berg wrote a new post, The Unavoidable Curriculum, on the site High Impact Faculty at BMCC 1 day, 5 hours ago

I’m looking forward to joining some colleagues this weekend at a summer institute organized by the Association of American Colleges & Universities (AACU.org). We’re planning to get some good work done to org […]
Kevin_J_Collins wrote a new post, OneSearch account now more accurately displays renewal eligibility, on the site What's New @ OLS57 1 day, 5 hours ago

Following a comment from a campus, we were able to improve functionality in OneSearch by increasing patron account checks for renewability.* What does this mean for you? Items on loan that are not renewable […]
Artem Altman wrote a new post, The philosophy of Stoicism (video), on the site Artem Altman 1 day, 5 hours ago

The philosophy of Stoicism – Massimo Pigliucci
Ryan Seslow wrote a new post, Electric City :: Digital Identity, on the site NET ART 1 day, 6 hours ago

Electric City :: Digital Identity
commented on the post, Paule Marshall Special Issue, on the site The Caribbean Commons 1 day, 9 hours ago

Long overdue.
Anthony Picciano wrote a new post, Donald Trump Does Not Want Poor People in His Cabinet!, on the site Tony's Thoughts 1 day, 11 hours ago

Dear Commons Community,

Two days ago during a rally in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Donald Trump commented that he does not want poor people in key cabinet positions. Instead he wants “brilliant business minds.” His d […]
Dusana Podlucka became a registered member 2 days, 1 hour ago
Jennifer Poggiali wrote a new post, Stop 2: Reference Desk, on the site Library Mobile Tour 2 days, 2 hours ago

Next Stop
The next stop is the Circulation and Reserve Desk.

Stand with the Reference Desk to your right
Look for the green signs hanging from the ceiling that read “Circulation” and “Reserve.” These […]
Stephen Klein replied to the topic CUNY IT Conference 2017 in the forum LACUNY Emerging Technologies Committee via email 2 days, 3 hours ago

Possibly. Let’s talk

From: Junior Tidal [mailto:noreply@gc.cuny.edu]
Sent: Thursday, June 22, 2017 12:50 PM
To: Klein, Stephen <SKlein@gc.cuny.edu>
Subject: (LACUNY Emerging Technologies Committee) Topic – CUNY IT Conference 2017
Scott Voth wrote a new post, CUNY Academic Commons Annual Report – 2016-2017, on the site CUNY Academic Commons News 2 days, 3 hours ago

It’s been a busy year on the Commons and our annual report highlights site stats and accomplishments.
Junior Tidal started the topic CUNY IT Conference 2017 in the forum LACUNY Emerging Technologies Committee 2 days, 3 hours ago

Hi all,

Would anyone be interested in proposing another panel discussion to show off CUNY Librarians’ tech projects?

Best,
Junior

On behalf of the IT Steering Committee, I am inviting your contributions to the 16th Annual CUNY IT Conference, scheduled for the end of the Fall 2017 semester. As has been the case for the past seven years, the…[Read more]
Kelly Baker Josephs wrote a new post, Paule Marshall Special Issue, on the site The Caribbean Commons 2 days, 4 hours ago

The Work of Paule Marshall Today
A Special issue of Anthurium: A Caribbean Studies Journal
Volume 14, Issue 1 (2017)

The Work of Paule Marshall Today
Kelly Baker Josephs

“You have permission to do […]
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