CUNY Humanities Alliance

An Interview with Melisa Martinez Ascanio, Humanities Alliance Fellow Can you introduce yourself and tell us about your background? I’m Melisa Martinez, a PhD candidate in the LILAC program at the Graduate […]

An Interview with Jennifer (Jenna) Queenan, Former Humanities Alliance Fellow Can you give us an introduction of yourself, your work, your background?  I’m a white queer educator and organizer. I was a high school […]

An Interview with Dr. Luis J. Henao Uribe, the Humanities Director of the Humanities Alliance You can read one of Luis’s short stories that has been translated into English through the following link: In Translation: Epidemic // Ep […]

CUNY Peer Leaders Presented at AAC&U in Washington, DC This post was originally published on the Futures Initiative website. The CUNY Peer Leaders (CPL) traveled to Washington, DC, to present an interactive panel at the 2025 American Association of Colleges & Universities

Creating Zines: An Experiential Learning Tool for Education Authored by Natalia Villarroel Torres, Ph.D. student in the Latin American, Iberian and Latino Cultures Program and Humanities Alliance Fellow at the Graduate Center, CUNY. What is a Zine? When I hear the word

An Interview with Dr. Kristopher Bryan Burrell, Faculty Coordinator of Humanities Alliance at Hostos College Could you introduce yourself and share a bit about your background? Dr. Kristopher Bryan Burrell: Thank you for having me! I’m Kristopher Bryan Burrell, an Associate Professor of History at Hostos Community College, wh

Building Solidarity in Academia: Tales of Humanity and Action – Panel Discussion RecapOn November 6, 2024, scholars, students, and activists gathered for a powerful roundtable discussion, Building Solidarity in Academia: Tales of Humanity and Action. The event explored how academia can bridge the gap between

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, Former Humanities Alliance Fellow 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, where I

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