CUNY Academic Commons

Ghost Work in Pandemic Times:
A Talk by Mary L. Gray
Thursday, December 2, 7:30 p.m.
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For those trying to register for the “Data Analytics” elective, there is a registration glitch on the CUNYFirst side that is preventing people from enrolling in that course. We just have to wait for the powers that control CUNYFirst to fix it, then if I’ve added a permission for you, you should be able to enroll in that course. I expect this to be…[Read more]

A professor at the CUNY Graduate Center is conducting research on older children’s foster care experience in New York City.  Help is needed gathering literature around certain topics as well as interviewing youth and foster parents.  Interns should possess a heightened awareness of cultural bias and sensitivity, around among other areas, race…[Read more]

This opportunity comes from Kristen Pappa, who works in this division of NYC DOHMH. Apply if you’re interested in health, or early childhood! Should be an excellent opportunity for an internship.

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The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene funded the NYC Early Childhood Mental Health Network in 2016 as an investment in…[Read more]

For students in the BA/MS program, you have to fill out this form, which requires your Hunter Net ID.

It’s a simple but important form that becomes crucial the semester you graduate. So, take a couple of minutes and fill it out now and save yourself trouble later on!

This just came across my feed, and thought this course on “Designing the Internet,” by two prominent scholar at CUNY, Jeff Jarvis and Doug Rushkoff, might be of interest to people in the program. This course would count as an elective for this program.  Details on how to register are in below (in bold). You’ll register through Queens College…[Read more]

Many of you are interested in the overlap between tech policy, cities (or, urban studies) and digital technologies, so I’m sharing this message is from Noel Hidalgo, an NYC-based researcher and activist about one of his projects, the Peoples’ Roadmap for a Digital NYC.

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Help us outline the future of NYC’s government tech and design policy! W…[Read more]

The Asian American Federation seeks an Associate Director of Research. Any candidates should apply ASAP as interviews have started. The role requires at least a few years of research experience.  Rimsha Khan, an alum of our program, is involved in this search.

More info and apply here:
https://www.aafederation.org/associate-director-of-research/

For those interested in the Research Intensive, here is the application form:

• https://forms.gle/zBxtTScgNgdX42Y57 

PLEASE COME!!! The Hunter Sociology Department brown bag lunch conversation will be this Wednesday (11/10/21) at 12:30pmET.

Guest speakers are Professors Mona Sloane and Jordan Kraemer who will chat with us about their ongoing research project, Terra Incognita, which attempts to map the transition of social life and interaction in NYC from…[Read more]

I’m glad to meet with you individually to go over your schedule of classes for Spring 2022, and want to provide some guidelines here to help before we have those consultations.

In general terms, everyone should study the course catalog from the year/semester that you entered the program, as that is what New York State views as the “contract” that…[Read more]

INSTITUTIONAL RESEARCH ASSISTANT

In collaboration with eight of CUNY’s senior campuses, Macaulay Honors College (MHC) provides the most promising undergraduate students with an elite academic program of interdisciplinary seminars, personalized advisement, and experiential learning supported by dedicated funding for study abroad, internships, a…[Read more]

Passing along notice about this 2-day event organized by Dr. Karen Gregory, CUNY PhD in Sociology, now Professor at University of Edinburgh, Scotland)

Showcasing worker-led data projects, discussing creation of apps, tools & software + challenges of working with worker data.

About this event

This event is co-hosted by the Centre for Data,…[Read more]

I mentioned this on our call recently, and am posting these learning objectives here for you to refer to for your digital portfolios.

Upon completion of the requirements for the Master of Science (or BA/MS) degree, students should be able to:

• explain the social and political context of how data is generated and why this matters for research;

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As promised, here is the slide deck from tonight’s session on Digital Portfolios. 

Email with any questions.

This career fair in Public Interest Technology may be of interest for people here. It’s free to attend so you might also look into it for internship possibilities.

https://www.abettertech.net/

A new requirement for all students to graduate is to have a digital portfolio. On Wednesday, Oct.6, 6pm, we’ll gather for a digital portfolio how-to session for everyone in the program. In this session, I’ll cover:

• what is a digital portfolio;
• what elements are required for yours;
• what kind of work you’ll want to create and save for it;

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Hunter College Food Pantry Manager, Part-Time Job:

The pantry staff assistant will be charged with addressing day to day operations of our Purple Apron Pantry.  The responsibilities of the position include but are not limited to: distribution of food items to students, keeping log of students served, monitoring food inventory and alerting…[Read more]

PIT (Public Interest Technology) in NYC: A Conversation with NYU about “A Better Tech” the Public Interest Technology Convention and Career Fair

Mona Sloane, Senior Research Scientist, NYU Center for Responsible AI, New York University

Matt Statler, Richman Family Director of Business Ethics and Social Impact Programming, Stern School of Busi…[Read more]