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• Commons 2.0: A New Era for the CUNY Academic Commons May 26, 2022
  As spring exams give way to summer, we’re pleased to announce the release of Commons 2.0! Since January, Commons members and visitors have been enjoying our homepage redesign – a long overdue rethinking of the look, feel, and functionality of the Commons homepage. As we move into the Commons 2.0, we have extended these new […]
  Colin McDonald
• Full Site Editing Now Available On The Commons May 3, 2022
  cc-licensed image “Cascada de colores in La Palma” by flickr user Sevenislands Photography Full Site Editing (“FSE“) lets you change every part of a WordPress post, page, or template, using the Block Editor. With a FSE-enabled theme such as Twenty Twenty-Two, you can build a page from scratch or edit the theme’s underlying templates so […]
  Scott Voth
• New Year, New Commons! January 4, 2022
  Welcome to the 1.19 Release As the CUNY Academic Commons enters its 13th year, we’re thrilled to unveil a cornerstone for the years to come – a new homepage with a visual and functional overhaul that will eventually transform the entire platform. A quick visit to commons.cuny.gc.edu should give you an idea of what’s now […]
  Colin McDonald
• New Features: OER Metadata and Editing Instructors January 4, 2022
  In addition to our homepage overhaul, today we’re also launching a few targeted improvements in how we catalog and display the fast-expanding number of courses on the Commons. As we increasingly open up education on the Commons, it is now possible to mark your Group and/or Site, including a course group or site, as one […]
  Colin McDonald
• Introducing Block Widgets September 29, 2021
  There is a big change in the way widgets are handled with the release of WordPress 5.8. Previously, Commons members added widgets to “widget areas” (sidebars, footers, etc.) by going to Appearance>>Widgets or to Customize>>Widgets. There they found an array of widgets, some provided by WordPress, some provided by the theme, and some provided by […]
  Scott Voth
• CUNY Academic Commons Annual Report 2019-2020 July 20, 2021
  The Commons Annual Report for 2019-2020 is now available to download! Released roughly six months later than usual due to the disruption of the pandemic, the report highlights the importance of the Commons to so many who are adapting to the world of remote teaching and learning. We have added 4,600 members since June (a […]
  Scott Voth
• New Release: Conference Template and OER Showcase May 26, 2021
  The CUNY Academic Commons team is pleased to announce a series of updates focused on the use of the platform for open educational resources (OER) and academic conferences. This release is not the official software version milestone we usually hit each semester, as we’re continuing to adjust to the impact of the pandemic on our […]
  Colin McDonald
• Visions of Open: Digital Humanities & Archival Praxis April 13, 2021
  Commons Community, We hope you join us on Monday, April 26th from 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM for our first official installment in a series born out of our commitment to social justice and anti-racism work within our community. The Commons team is excited for this to be the first of many open virtual events […]
  Anthony Wheeler
• Commons 1.18: Group Cloning, Library Management, and Much More December 8, 2020
  Today the CUNY Academic Commons team is excited to release a new version of the platform headlined by a new group cloning feature. Building on our summer launch of site cloning, admins can now duplicate any of their spaces on the Commons. Whether you’re a faculty member repeating a course and hoping to avoid having […]
  Colin McDonald
• The CUNY Academic Commons, Social Justice, and the Fall 2020 Semester August 26, 2020
  Dear CUNY Academic Commons Community, The CUNY Academic Commons team welcomes you back to the Fall 2020 semester. We do so with excitement about our work at CUNY, and with concern about the multiple crises we face, from the COVID-19 pandemic to the continuing effects of systematic racism in our country and our communities. As […]
  Matthew K. Gold