CUNY Academic Commons

I’d like to meet with everyone in the program this semester, so please use this to schedule a check-in:

https://calendly.com/jessiedaniels/office-hours

See you soon!

Passing it Forward: Black and Latinx LGBTQ+ Elders Sharing The Wisdom From Their Walk

Through their own voices and images, this project will link the personal stories of Black and Latinx, LGBTQ+ changemaking elders — those around 50 years old and above — to the political and social movements they are connected to.

Far too often when LGBTQ+ eld…[Read more]

New Graduate Student Welcome Reception on Monday, August 24, 2020, from 3:00 to 5:00pm, via Zoom.

This annual event is a fun and informative reception attended by the Provost, deans, program graduate student advisers and other new graduate students.  Representatives from and information on programs and services that you may find useful during yo…[Read more]

A couple of quick updates about registration:

• EVERYONE, please go ahead and register for your classes (administrators are canceling classes that don’t have hefty enrollments);
• NEW, INCOMING students should register for: Stats I (GSR 708), and Methods (GSR 710) and “Thinking Critically in a Digital Society” (GSR 79006-01) – which replaces the…

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It’s August and we’re gearing up here for a fabulous semester, even as we stay remote to protect everyone’s health.

• FIRST: Please save the date, August 24, 3-5pm for an Open House and Welcome from Hunter College. This will be for the whole college, and then we’ll do breakout rooms for specific programs. This will be an opportunity for you to…

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Research Assistant for Hispanic Serving Institutions NSF Grant Proposal

We are a team of CUNY researchers looking for someone who can work 10 hours a week to help us with the literature review for our National Science Foundation grant which we are writing.

Ideally, you are a student who is well versed in cross-disciplinary research in STEM…[Read more]

#CultureFix is a global, collaborative network of artists, cultural producers, and activists who use their platforms for social impact.  We believe in the power of arts, in the intersectionalities of sociopolitical issues, in cross-border collaborations, and in supporting each other’s movements and projects.  Through our web of independent but int…[Read more]

Call to Participate: Ten Questions for Elections Officials About Voter Access

Contact: jenkarius@gmail.com or 607-269-5104

Would you like to help improve our democracy, by overseeing voting and elections?

This research project aims to improve the integrity of elections by asking straightforward questions to elections officials regarding a…[Read more]

This is a free, online Quantitative Data Literacy Training (with a content focus on public health) offered by  Dr. Melody Goodman. This may be useful for some in the program who are interested in beefing up their quant skills and/or those who have an interest in health-related sociology.

You have to apply and register to get into the course, do…[Read more]

Students in the program are required to take “Contemporary Sociological Theory” (GSR 702). For the foreseeable future, this course is being replaced by, “Thinking Critically in a Digital Society,” (GSR 79006).

The pre-req for the course is that you be in good-standing (not academic probation) in the program and it requires permission of the…[Read more]

What motivates people to wear masks, the effects of social isolation on children and the elderly, infection rates among the incarcerated. These are just some of the COVID-19 research topics social scientists are investigating right now.

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COVID-19-related medical research is booming for reasons obvious and urgent. Perhaps less predictably,…[Read more]

erra Incognita: Mapping NYC’s Digital Public Spaces in the COVID19 Outbreak

https://www.civicsignals.io/terra-incognita

The NYU Alliance for Public Interest Technology, in collaboration with Civic Signals, is seeking five graduate student researchers with expertise in digital ethnography and urban spaces to conduct research for a two month fi…[Read more]

Internships are a crucial part of the Master’s in Social Research at Hunter College.  These are still part of the requirement for the degree during the time of COVID-19, although the time horizon for completing the internship can be extended, if necessary.

Here is more information on the research internship, including a long list of places where…[Read more]