CUNY Academic Commons

Dear All:

The CUNY COIL Working Group is hosting a workshop: “A Language-Aware COIL: How to build on language diversity in virtual exchanges” led by Professors Lucy McNair and Leigh Garrison-Fletcher from LaGuardia Community College. It will take place on Thursday, March 18 from 9:00-10:15 am.

In an effort to ensure equitable op…[Read more]

Dear Colleagues,

We recently learned that at the December 14th meeting, the Board of Trustees will be voting to approve a $2m contract with Turnitin.

Lisa Rhody, Roxanne Shirazi, and I have prepared testimony opposition this contract, which must be submitted to the BOT by December 7.

You can read the statement here:…[Read more]

Colleagues:

Here‘s the latest issue of Forum published by European Association for International Education. Generally, it focuses on digitalization in international education. Jon Rubin’s and Piet Van Hove’s articles are very useful!

Best,

Olga

Dear Colleagues —

Please find attached a CFP for L2DL 2020 Symposium: Critical Transnational Dialogue and Virtual Exchange hosted by the University of Arizona’s Center for Educational Resources in Culture, Language and Literacy (CERCLL). It’s a one-week symposium + one synchronous day. No registration fee, and all participants will have access…[Read more]

To our CUNY friends and colleagues,

No one will deny that the coronavirus pandemic has left all of us with a deep sense of displacement. Not only have our 25 campuses splintered into thousands of individual bedrooms, living rooms, and kitchens, but much of the family and community that we count on for support during the school year now…[Read more]

Dear All:

I’m delighted to invite you to the first CUNY-wide COIL Colloquium that will take place on April 12 at LaGuardia Community College. We have an exciting program planned. I hope you can register and attend.

If you have any questions, please email me at oaksakalova@lagcc.cuny.edu.

Best,

Olga Aksakalova

LaGuardia COIL Coordinator

With apologies for duplication and cross-posting!

The OpenLab is hiring! Please help us to spread the word to your networks. Full details on the position, responsibilities, and qualifications can be found in the PDF below.

The OpenLab team seeks a current CUNY graduate student to join our enthusiastic team as a Digital Pedagogy…[Read more]

Dear CUNY Colleagues,

A reminder that the SUNY Council on Writing Conference is this Friday and Saturday, 10/19 & 10/20 at Farmingdale State College on Long Island. The theme of the conference,Why Writing Matters: Articulating the Value of Writing to Students, Administrators, and Faculty from Across the Disciplines is especially relevant to CUNY…[Read more]

TRANSCENDING FRONTERAS: BUILDING ON THE WORK OF DR. OFELIA GARCÍA

The work of Dr. Ofelia García–noted scholar, educator, and activist in bilingual education and critical sociolinguistics–has empowered people across geographical, linguistic, and disciplinary borders. Her work has prompted multiple generations of students and colleagues to r…[Read more]

TRANSCENDING FRONTERAS: BUILDING ON THE WORK OF DR. OFELIA GARCÍA

The work of Dr. Ofelia García–noted scholar, educator, and activist in bilingual education and critical sociolinguistics–has empowered people across geographical, linguistic, and disciplinary borders. Her work has prompted multiple generations of students and colleagues to r…[Read more]

Dear Composition Colleagues–

Dr. Bruce Horner from University of Louisville will be the keynote speaker at the upcoming SUNY COW Conference, Farmingdale College October 18 & 19th. Please distribute the attached flier widely with your departments and colleagues.

Warm thanks,

Cristina Migliaccio

Please share widely with your networks in and beyond CUNY:

SUNY Council on Writing Conference (CoW) 2018

Call for Proposals

Theme: Why Writing Matters: Articulating the Value of Writing to Students, Administrators,

and Faculty from Across the Disciplines

Dates: Friday, October 19 and Saturday, October 20, 2018

Location: Farmingdale State…[Read more]

Please consider attending the following conference at Medgar Evers College on May 11, 2018.

Keynote Speaker: Dr. Chris Emdin author of For White Folks Who Teach In the Hood and the Rest of Ya’ll Too, which is currently on the New York Times best sellers list.

The 6th Annual Coordinated Undergraduate Education Conference will be held on Fr…[Read more]