Queer Career Insights (In-Person)

Date & Time
Wednesday, April 29, 2026
4:30 pm – 6:00 pm ET

Location
CUNY Graduate Center, room 9205(https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://careerplan.commons.gc.cuny.edu/locations/graduate-center-room-9205__;!!PxiZbSOawA!LRfxQBnGBDmSQIFti8J4A3P2moYuVRXhgvzNNBpaWwK2v3JkcT6Zk2jlyt8MdtZgDa5x0sTCeWADNFbxVsojwHCMDo0b$)

Together with representatives of the LGBTQI+ council, we’re pleased to present Queer Career Insights, the first annual job market panel featuring queer GC Alums at different points in their academic careers coming back to speak to GC students preparing for the job market.

Please use this link(https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfKr-4iToOAGVNa5r4eGjtGHWwD7uQcQGffER2roBt-hkM_qw/viewform__;!!PxiZbSOawA!LRfxQBnGBDmSQIFti8J4A3P2moYuVRXhgvzNNBpaWwK2v3JkcT6Zk2jlyt8MdtZgDa5x0sTCeWADNFbxVsojwCvYpUee$) to let us know you are coming.

Our panelists will be:

Debarati Biswas(https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.citytech.cuny.edu/faculty/debarati.biswas57__;!!PxiZbSOawA!LRfxQBnGBDmSQIFti8J4A3P2moYuVRXhgvzNNBpaWwK2v3JkcT6Zk2jlyt8MdtZgDa5x0sTCeWADNFbxVsojwGIpgpGk$), CLAGS Board Co-Chair, Faculty Fellow at The Center for Place, Culture, and Politics, and Assistant Professor of African American Studies, City Tech, CUNY (GC, English ’18)
Justin Brown(https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.gc.cuny.edu/people/justin-brown__;!!PxiZbSOawA!LRfxQBnGBDmSQIFti8J4A3P2moYuVRXhgvzNNBpaWwK2v3JkcT6Zk2jlyt8MdtZgDa5x0sTCeWADNFbxVsojwJ8br5Rt$), University Associate Dean of Academic Affairs for Academic Programming & Policy, CUNY, and Professor of Psychology, Black, Race, and Ethnic Studies, Women’s and Gender Studies, GC CUNY (GC, Critical Social/Personality Psychology ’17)
Gregory T. Donovan(https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.fordham.edu/academics/departments/communication-and-media-studies/about-us/faculty-and-staff/gregory-t-donovan/__;!!PxiZbSOawA!LRfxQBnGBDmSQIFti8J4A3P2moYuVRXhgvzNNBpaWwK2v3JkcT6Zk2jlyt8MdtZgDa5x0sTCeWADNFbxVsojwLEfZHJ9$), Associate Professor of Communication and Media Studies, affiliate faculty of Urban Studies and New Media and Digital Design programs, and Co-PI, Initiative on Migrants, Migration, and Human Dignity, Fordham University (GC, Environmental Psychology ’13)
Chris Alen Sula(https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.pratt.edu/people/chris-alen-sula/__;!!PxiZbSOawA!LRfxQBnGBDmSQIFti8J4A3P2moYuVRXhgvzNNBpaWwK2v3JkcT6Zk2jlyt8MdtZgDa5x0sTCeWADNFbxVsojwHa3f0Im$), Associate Provost for Academic Affairs and Associate Professor in the School of Information, Pratt Institute, and Co-Editor of Lateral(https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://csalateral.org/__;!!PxiZbSOawA!LRfxQBnGBDmSQIFti8J4A3P2moYuVRXhgvzNNBpaWwK2v3JkcT6Zk2jlyt8MdtZgDa5x0sTCeWADNFbxVsojwE4HhYmB$) (GC, Philosophy ’11)
Olivia Wood(https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.gc.cuny.edu/people/olivia-wood-0__;!!PxiZbSOawA!LRfxQBnGBDmSQIFti8J4A3P2moYuVRXhgvzNNBpaWwK2v3JkcT6Zk2jlyt8MdtZgDa5x0sTCeWADNFbxVsojwAYNmY6M$), Doctoral Lecturer, Co-Director of First-Year Writing, Undergraduate Advisor for the English Dept., and Program Director of the Undergraduate Certificate in Language, Writing, and Rhetoric, CCNY (GC, English ’24)
Our Moderator will be:
Poe Allphin(https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://poemallphin.com/__;!!PxiZbSOawA!LRfxQBnGBDmSQIFti8J4A3P2moYuVRXhgvzNNBpaWwK2v3JkcT6Zk2jlyt8MdtZgDa5x0sTCeWADNFbxVsojwLkf_ohk$), Adjunct Lecturer Queens College, (GC Musicology, ’26)

Jennifer S. Furlong, Ph.D. (she/her)
Director, Office of Career Planning & Professional Development
The Graduate Center of the City University of New York
365 Fifth Avenue, Room 3300.17
New York, NY 10016-4309
212-817-7416
[email protected]
cuny.is/careerplan

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Queer Career Insights (In-Person)

Date & Time
Wednesday, April 29, 2026
4:30 pm – 6:00 pm ET

Location
CUNY Graduate Center, room 9205(https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://careerplan.commons.gc.cuny.edu/locations/graduate-center-room-9205__;!!PxiZbSOawA!LRfxQBnGBDmSQIFti8J4A3P2moYuVRXhgvzNNBpaWwK2v3JkcT6Zk2jlyt8MdtZgDa5x0sTCeWADNFbxVsojwHCMDo0b$)

Together with representatives of the LGBTQI+ council, we’re pleased to present Queer Career Insights, the first annual job market panel featuring queer GC Alums at different points in their academic careers coming back to speak to GC students preparing for the job market.

Please use this link(https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfKr-4iToOAGVNa5r4eGjtGHWwD7uQcQGffER2roBt-hkM_qw/viewform__;!!PxiZbSOawA!LRfxQBnGBDmSQIFti8J4A3P2moYuVRXhgvzNNBpaWwK2v3JkcT6Zk2jlyt8MdtZgDa5x0sTCeWADNFbxVsojwCvYpUee$) to let us know you are coming.

Our panelists will be:

Debarati Biswas(https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.citytech.cuny.edu/faculty/debarati.biswas57__;!!PxiZbSOawA!LRfxQBnGBDmSQIFti8J4A3P2moYuVRXhgvzNNBpaWwK2v3JkcT6Zk2jlyt8MdtZgDa5x0sTCeWADNFbxVsojwGIpgpGk$), CLAGS Board Co-Chair, Faculty Fellow at The Center for Place, Culture, and Politics, and Assistant Professor of African American Studies, City Tech, CUNY (GC, English ’18)
Justin Brown(https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.gc.cuny.edu/people/justin-brown__;!!PxiZbSOawA!LRfxQBnGBDmSQIFti8J4A3P2moYuVRXhgvzNNBpaWwK2v3JkcT6Zk2jlyt8MdtZgDa5x0sTCeWADNFbxVsojwJ8br5Rt$), University Associate Dean of Academic Affairs for Academic Programming & Policy, CUNY, and Professor of Psychology, Black, Race, and Ethnic Studies, Women’s and Gender Studies, GC CUNY (GC, Critical Social/Personality Psychology ’17)
Gregory T. Donovan(https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.fordham.edu/academics/departments/communication-and-media-studies/about-us/faculty-and-staff/gregory-t-donovan/__;!!PxiZbSOawA!LRfxQBnGBDmSQIFti8J4A3P2moYuVRXhgvzNNBpaWwK2v3JkcT6Zk2jlyt8MdtZgDa5x0sTCeWADNFbxVsojwLEfZHJ9$), Associate Professor of Communication and Media Studies, affiliate faculty of Urban Studies and New Media and Digital Design programs, and Co-PI, Initiative on Migrants, Migration, and Human Dignity, Fordham University (GC, Environmental Psychology ’13)
Chris Alen Sula(https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.pratt.edu/people/chris-alen-sula/__;!!PxiZbSOawA!LRfxQBnGBDmSQIFti8J4A3P2moYuVRXhgvzNNBpaWwK2v3JkcT6Zk2jlyt8MdtZgDa5x0sTCeWADNFbxVsojwHa3f0Im$), Associate Provost for Academic Affairs and Associate Professor in the School of Information, Pratt Institute, and Co-Editor of Lateral(https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://csalateral.org/__;!!PxiZbSOawA!LRfxQBnGBDmSQIFti8J4A3P2moYuVRXhgvzNNBpaWwK2v3JkcT6Zk2jlyt8MdtZgDa5x0sTCeWADNFbxVsojwE4HhYmB$) (GC, Philosophy ’11)
Olivia Wood(https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.gc.cuny.edu/people/olivia-wood-0__;!!PxiZbSOawA!LRfxQBnGBDmSQIFti8J4A3P2moYuVRXhgvzNNBpaWwK2v3JkcT6Zk2jlyt8MdtZgDa5x0sTCeWADNFbxVsojwAYNmY6M$), Doctoral Lecturer, Co-Director of First-Year Writing, Undergraduate Advisor for the English Dept., and Program Director of the Undergraduate Certificate in Language, Writing, and Rhetoric, CCNY (GC, English ’24)
Our Moderator will be:
Poe Allphin(https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://poemallphin.com/__;!!PxiZbSOawA!LRfxQBnGBDmSQIFti8J4A3P2moYuVRXhgvzNNBpaWwK2v3JkcT6Zk2jlyt8MdtZgDa5x0sTCeWADNFbxVsojwLkf_ohk$), Adjunct Lecturer Queens College, (GC Musicology, ’26)

Jennifer S. Furlong, Ph.D. (she/her)
Director, Office of Career Planning & Professional Development
The Graduate Center of the City University of New York
365 Fifth Avenue, Room 3300.17
New York, NY 10016-4309
212-817-7416
[email protected]
cuny.is/careerplan

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