Futures Initiative
The Futures Initiative aims to advance greater equity and innovation in higher education. Housed at the Graduate Center and reaching throughout the CUNY community, the Futures Initiative empowers the next generation of intellectual leaders with bold, public, and engaged teaching and learning. The Futures Initiative fosters greater understanding of the complexities of the higher education landscape by spearheading qualitative and quantitative research in areas such as academic labor practices and reward systems, open-access multimedia publishing, data visualization and interpretation, and institutional change. Through HASTAC@CUNY (a hub of the online network Humanities, Arts, Science and Technology Alliance and Collaboratory), the Futures Initiative extends its collaborative peer-to-peer practices across institutions, disciplines, national boundaries, and economic and social disparities, promoting reinvestment in higher education as a public good.
Recent group activity
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Jason Nielsen started the topic Event on Dec 1st, 5:30 PM, 5307: Exhaustion and Labor in the Digital Age in the forum
Futures Initiative 2 months ago
Hi all,
** This is a re-scheduled event from Oct. 20th **
Please join us on Thursday, Dec. 1st, at 5:30 PM in room 5307 for an event co-hosted by the MS Program in Data Analysis and Visualization with UnionDocs.
Exhaustion and Labor in the Digital Age:
Tung-Hui Hu in conversation with artist Elisa Giardina Papa
The Graduate Center, 365 5th Ave,…[Read more] -
Jason Nielsen started the topic MS in Data Vis Event/Book Launch: This Thursday, Oct 20th, 6:30 PM in 5307 in the forum
Futures Initiative 3 months, 2 weeks ago
Hello all,
Please join us this Thursday, Oct. 20th, at 6:30 PM in room 5307 for an event co-hosted by the MS Program in Data Analysis and Visualization with UnionDocs.
Exhaustion and Labor in the Digital Age:
Tung-Hui Hu in conversation with artist Elisa Giardina Papa
The Graduate Center, 365 5th Ave, Room 5307Eventbrite registration…[Read more]
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Luke Waltzer started the topic Fellowship with the Humanities Alliance, 2022-2023 in the forum
Futures Initiative 6 months, 1 week ago
A fellowship with the CUNY Humanities Alliance has become available for the 2022-2023 academic year. This position is open to doctoral students entering years 3-6 in study at the Graduate Center.
Read more and apply by Monday, August 8.…[Read more]
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Blog: Impact of Covid-19 on California Community College Enrollment and Students’ Outcomes from The Futures Initiative in the group
Futures Initiative 7 months, 1 week ago
Impact of Covid-19 on California Community College Enrollment and Students’ Outcomes **This essay is a reflection on the paper entitled, The ImpactRead More
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Jody R. Rosen started the topic Updated! City Tech’s OpenLab is Hiring in the forum
Futures Initiative 7 months, 3 weeks ago
Application deadline extended to Wednesday, June 22!
The OpenLab is hiring! Please help us to spread the word. See below or on the OpenLab for details.
The OpenLab team seeks to add a Digital Pedagogy Fellow to our enthusiastic team.
City Tech’s OpenLab (https://openlab.citytech.cuny.edu/) is an innovative, open digital platform for s…[Read more]
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Luke Waltzer started the topic Join the TLC Team for a Picnic Tomorrow! in the forum
Futures Initiative 8 months ago
Dear Colleagues,
The TLC team is hosting a picnic in Central Park tomorrow, June 10th, at noon, to celebrate the conclusion of our Teach@CUNY Summer Institute. We’ll meet on the bottom edge of Sheep Meadow, towards, the wester corner, at noon, and we’ll hang all day.
Please come by, bring a blanket and some food and drink, and celebrate…[Read more]
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Jody R. Rosen started the topic City Tech’s OpenLab is hiring in the forum
Futures Initiative 8 months ago
The OpenLab is hiring! Please help us to spread the word. See below or on the OpenLab for details:
The OpenLab team seeks to add a Digital Pedagogy Fellow to our enthusiastic team.
City Tech’s OpenLab (https://openlab.citytech.cuny.edu/) is an innovative, open digital platform for students, faculty, and staff at New York City College of T…[Read more] -
Blog: Enhancing Diversity, Equity, and the Public Good: Transfer Pathways from Community Colleges to Independent Colleges from The Futures Initiative in the group
Futures Initiative 8 months, 1 week ago
**This essay is a reflection on the “Playbook for Transfer Pathways to the Liberal Arts: How to Design and Implement StatewideRead More
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Blog: CUNY Peer Leaders Application Deadline For The 2022-2023 Cohort! from The Futures Initiative in the group
Futures Initiative 8 months, 2 weeks ago
Application Deadline: Friday, June 24, 2022 We’re recruiting for our next cohort of students for the Fall 2022 to Spring 2023 academic year!Read More
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Blog: Announcing the 2022 Grant Winners! from The Futures Initiative in the group
Futures Initiative 8 months, 3 weeks ago
Congratulations to this year’s recipients! The Futures Initiative awarded the Dr. Louise Lennihan Arts and Sciences Grant to 12 students and theRead More
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Blog: Call for Freelance Graphic Designer – Summer 2022 from The Futures Initiative in the group
Futures Initiative 8 months, 4 weeks ago
The Futures Initiative seeks applications for a Freelance Graphic Designer to work on a new layout for our website and annual report.Read More
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Blog: Breakin’ BLACK Reachin’ Back Conference Recap from The Futures Initiative in the group
Futures Initiative 8 months, 4 weeks ago
April 29-30, 2022 marked the first Breakin’ BLACK Reachin’ Back (virtual) two-day conference and celebration! BBRB Conference Organizers, Janelle Poe, Meli Kimathi,Read More
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Blog: Reflections on Care in Higher Education from The Futures Initiative in the group
Futures Initiative 9 months ago
This post is part of the year-long exploration of the theme of care in higher education. You can read previous posts inRead More
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Blog: Shining a Spotlight on FI Alumni, Christina Katopodis from The Futures Initiative in the group
Futures Initiative 9 months ago
Dr. Christina Katopodis is a former FI Fellow, active from 2017-2020. Her formal discipline is English with specializations in American Studies, SoundRead More
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Blog: Honoring Mr. Wayne Wong from The Futures Initiative in the group
Futures Initiative 10 months ago
75 years ago, Wayne Wong brought home a wooden box from Japan. He buried it under his house, where it sat undisturbedRead More
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Blog: Shining a Spotlight on FI Alumni, Siqi Tu from The Futures Initiative in the group
Futures Initiative 10 months ago
Siqi Tu is a former FI fellow, active from 2018-2020. Her formal discipline is Sociology. For more information, check out Siqi’s professionalRead More
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Claire Cahen started the topic Open Pedagogy (3/31): Upgrading Pt. 2 in the forum
Futures Initiative 10 months, 2 weeks ago
Dear Colleagues:
Greetings from the OpenLab at City Tech! Please see below for details on our upcoming Open Pedagogy event on Thursday, March 31 at 4 pm on zoom. We will discussing ungrading, inequity in assessment strategies and antiracist pedagogies. Please share this event with your networks. All are welcome–from within and without CUNY!…[Read more]
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Blog: Me vs the institution from The Futures Initiative in the group
Futures Initiative 1 year, 2 months ago
She woke up outraged, so she ran. What was she running from or for? To forget, to rid herself of the anxiety,… Continue Reading Me vs the institution
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Blog: Building a Research-Learning Community of the CUNY Humanities Alliance: Recap on the Internal Research Forum of the CUNY Humanities Alliance from The Futures Initiative in the group
Futures Initiative 1 year, 2 months ago
The CUNY Humanities Alliance had the first internal research forum on Friday, November 12. After Sujung Kim, a senior research specialist of… Continue Reading […]
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