CUNY Humanities Alliance

Building Solidarity in Academia: Tales of Humanity and Action,A Roundtable. Please join us for a panel discussion on Building Solidarity in Academia: Tales of Humanity and Action, organized by The CUNY Humanities Alliance.   At the core of the notion of humanity is recognizing others as part of

Using OER to Promote Cultural Competency, Student Engagement – Community College Daily. Please find the link to the article, “Using OER to promote cultural competency, student engagement,” co-authored by our Humanities Alliance fellow and PhD Candidate in English program, Janelle Poe.

All-Alliance Retreat on May 17 Event Recap On Friday, May 17, 2024, Humanities Alliance directors, staff, graduate fellows, and CUNY Peer Leaders met in the Segal Theatre at the CUNY Graduate Center for an afternoon retreat that included a networking lunch, opening

New York Liberation School: CUNY’s Past, Present, Future Authored by Jennifer (Jenna) Queenan What is humanities pedagogy? What are our responsibilities as educators and students at CUNY? Over the course of the Humanities Alliance fellowship, we’ve wrestled with these qu

An Interview with Rosalía Reyes Simon Introduction: Please give us an introduction of yourself and your work. What’s your background?  I am a doctoral candidate in the Latin American, Iberian and Latino Cultures Program at the CUNY Graduate Center, wh

End of the 2023-2024 Academic Year CPL MeetupPlease find the recap of the CUNY Peer Leaders meetup through the link below: By Christina Katopodis (she/her/hers)

Digital Archive Review: CUNY Digital History ArchiveYou can find the review on CUNY Digital History Archive in the link below. The review is written by Marianne Madoré, Sociology Doctoral Candidate, and a former HA fellow, at The Graduate Center, CUNY.

A Recap of the CUNY Peer Leaders Showcase  This recap blog post is from contributing author Inma Zanoguera, who is a CUNY Humanities Alliance Fellow and PhD Candidate in English.  The Spring 2024 CPL Showcase was a well-rounded event, with presentations that

3 Ways You Can Use Your HA Fellowship Experience in Academic Job ApplicationsBy Francisco A. Medina Last semester I applied for a teaching position at a community college and was able to leverage my experience as a Humanities Alliance Fellow in application materials and interviews. In this blog

To Serve With Love: Hip Hop At CUNY Authored by Janelle Poe What do we owe to the things we love? To the people who made us?  2023 gave me a lot to reflect on as it was not only the 50th anniversary of Hip Hop, but also of my parents’ wedding, ex

“Graduate School, Career and Professional Development” Feb 16, 2024 CPL Meetup with Rod HurleyPlease find the recap of the CUNY Peer Leaders meetup with Rod Hurley through the link below: By Christina Katopodis (she/her/hers)

Performance: Between Thinking and DoingAuthored by Joned Suryatmoko I always like hanging out in public spaces, parks, or other places where I can see people’s activities. Later as I started studying theater and performance, I learned that the body, along w

“Average is Better than Luxury: A Financial Literacy and Personal Budgeting Presentation” with FI Budget Manager Celi LebronPlease find the recap of the CUNY Peer Leaders meetup with Celi Lebron through the link below: By Christina Katopodis (she/her/hers)

Never Too Late: Mediation and the Humanities Written by Sharanya Dutta As I write this blog post (a fairly transient form as far as writing goes), I’ve been thinking a lot about a piece by Merve Emre on the personal essay. In a rather brutal review of a novel, s

Celebrating Mehrnaz Moghaddam To honor the achievements and contributions of our Humanities Alliance Fellows, this year we are featuring each fellow on our website, introducing them to our CUNY communityContinue reading

Celebrating Marianne Madoré Marianne Madoré (she/her) was a 2021-2023 fellow based at the LaGuardia Community College while pursuing her Ph.D. in Sociology at the CUNY Graduate Center.  At LContinue reading

The Humanities in Times of Robot-Generated Everything: Reflections Authored by Inma Naima Zanoguera  What will remain of the essence of the human as the unfolding (the inevitably, exponentially, vertiginously unfolding) world of Artificial Intelligence (henceforth referred to as AI, in

Celebrating Oriana Mejías Martínez To honor the achievements and contributions of our Humanities Alliance Fellows, this year we are featuring each fellow on our website, introducing them to our CUNY communityContinue reading

December 2023 CUNY Peer Leaders Meetup with Dr. Jody Vaisman Originally posted on the CPL website. Gathering in the Graduate Center’s Skylight Room for the last CPL meetup of the year on December 15, 2023, the CUNY Peer Leaders welcomed a guest speaker: Dr. Jody C