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Miriam Rodriguez and Krillhe Gonell are now friends 2 minutes ago
Mari Fujimoto became a registered member 8 minutes ago
Jenn Chmielewski wrote a new post, Research Blog: Let’s talk about sexual attraction! Girls who love girls remember their firsts, on the site 9 minutes ago

Research Blog: Let’s talk about sexual attraction! Girls who love girls remember their firsts
By Elise Bragard

The passing of Valentine’s Day this year had me thinking about all my past loves and exp […]
Michael Villanova wrote a new post, Spring 2019 Alum Interview: Dr. Hollis France, on the site Political Science | The Graduate Center, CUNY 28 minutes ago

Dr. Hollis France is an Associate Professor of Political Science at the College of Charleston’s Latin American and Caribbean Studies Program, and the Women and Gender Studies Program. She is also the director o […]
Michael Villanova wrote a new post, Fall 2019 Alum Interview: Dr. Milton D. Ottensoser, on the site Political Science | The Graduate Center, CUNY 37 minutes ago

Milton D. Ottensoser, Ph.D., J.D. manages his own law practice in Miami Beach, Florida where he practices trust and estate law and real estate law. He completed his Ph.D. at the GC in 2018. In May 2019, he […]
Michael Villanova wrote a new post, Fall 2019 Alum Interview: Kate Duguid, on the site Political Science | The Graduate Center, CUNY 41 minutes ago

Kate Duguid is a bonds and currency reporter at Reuters. Most recently, she has covered the U.S. economy and trade in articles, including “Two-Year Yields Tick Up On Steady U.S. Job Growth Data,” “Yield Curve […]
Patrice P. Eaton added the event Michele Smith 57 minutes ago
Patrice P. Eaton added the event John Popham 58 minutes ago
Patrice P. Eaton added the event Pala Garcia 59 minutes ago
Maria Reyes became a registered member 1 hour, 23 minutes ago
Office for the Advancement of Research wrote a new post, Using Crime Science to Fight for Wildlife, on the site John Jay Research 1 hour, 57 minutes ago

There is no question that the fashion industry causes great harm to the environment. The industry’s faddish nature, combined with the overproduction of low-cost, low-quality pieces, is designed to encourage o […]
Patrice P. Eaton added the event Shiwen Mo 2 hours, 11 minutes ago
Patrice P. Eaton added the event Federico Diaz Paez 2 hours, 13 minutes ago
Patrice P. Eaton added the event Federico Diaz Paez 2 hours, 14 minutes ago
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Commons News

Commons Ten Year Growth February 13, 2020

Scott Voth

Commons Ten Year Retrospective January 19, 2020

The Commons Timeline documents the site’s ten year evolution and shows how new functionality is driven by member needs.

Scott Voth

Thought Project Interviews Matt Gold and Luke Waltzer January 9, 2020

Gold and Waltzer return to The Thought Project podcast to celebrate and discuss the 10th anniversary of Commons, which achieved their goal to establish a generative platform that enhances the intellectual life of CUNY. Tune in to hear about their plans for the next 10 years. –Thought Project News – Episode 75

Scott Voth

Version 1.16 Released: Revamped Courses Directory December 4, 2019

Teaching continues to drive substantial growth on the Commons, so we’re excited today to launch new features for searching and discovering the rapidly-increasing number of courses in our community. Our revamped Courses Directory now boasts a hero slideshow of rotating course highlights, a new filter bar for finding Courses based on a variety of configurable […]

Colin McDonald

CUNY Academic Commons Annual Report 2018 – 2019 August 19, 2019

Driven by intense interest across the CUNY system in using the Commons as a teaching platform, our 2018-2019 Annual Report shows how our site continues to provide a generative platform to showcase the intellectual life of the entire university.

Scott Voth

Version 1.15 Released: Streamlined Creation for Groups and Sites May 7, 2019

As the CUNY Academic Commons grows faster than ever, and is used by an increasing number of community members for a diverse range of projects, our latest release makes it easier to set up new spaces for collaboration and sharing. Today we are introducing a Creation Portal that will be a one-stop launch point for […]

Colin McDonald

Sutori, Padlet, and VoiceThread Embeds Now Supported on the Commons February 15, 2019

The Commons Dev team recently implemented code changes to support Sutori, Padlet, and VoiceThread embeds on WordPress sites. Actively engaged with the pedagogical needs of the CUNY community, the Commons provides an open source infrastructure that integrates both proprietary and non-proprietary resources. Here is a list of custom file and content types which can be […]

Scott Voth

Gutenberg – The New WordPress Editor January 22, 2019

Block Editing WordPress 5.0 was released in early December and features a modern, new editor called “Gutenberg” that replaces the “Classic” editor that has been around for years. Gutenberg is one of the biggest and most controversial changes in WordPress history, and the web is filled with articles, both pro and con. Gutenberg’s user experience […]

Scott Voth

The Graduate Center Welcomes Two New Open Educational Technologists January 7, 2019

The Graduate Center’s Teaching and Learning Center (GCTLC) and GC Digital Initiatives (GCDI) are pleased to announce the hiring of two Open Educational Technologists who will support open pedagogical projects at the GC and throughout CUNY. Their work will primarily center on support for teaching with the CUNY Academic Commons, Manifold Scholarship, and Vocat, three […]

Luke Waltzer

Announcing Version 1.14: Improving the Commons for OER Teaching and Research November 13, 2018

Welcome to Release 1.14 Our new 1.14 release offers an array of enhancements to the Commons that respond to recent usage patterns and expanding interest in the Commons as an open solution for CUNY’s teaching, research, and scholarship. Our 1.13 release made it easier to add users to sites and groups on the Commons by […]

Stephen Real