CUNY Academic Commons | Matthew K. Gold | Friends Activity https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/members/admin/activity/friends/ Activity feed for Matthew K. Gold's friends. Sat, 01 Jan 2050 18:00:18 -0500 https://buddypress.org/?v= en 30 hourly 2 3b3cbeacc5bc1f9154c61e583c6145a4 Anthony Picciano wrote a new post on the site Tony's Thoughts https://apicciano.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=55255 Sun, 05 Jul 2026 09:00:22 -0400 The Passing of Marcia Knoll Marcia Knoll with Janet Patti Dear Commons Community, It is with great sadness that I learned of the passing of my Hunter College […]

]]> f4995c8b4713c605699710f5772af685 Anthony Picciano wrote a new post on the site Tony's Thoughts https://apicciano.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=55231 Sun, 05 Jul 2026 08:37:51 -0400 Hunter Biden Mockingly Nominates Donald Trump for Nobel Peace Prize for Ending 'the Same War' 38 Times! Credit:  Kevin Dietsch/Getty; Magali Cohen / Hans Lucas / AFP via Getty Dear Commons Community, Hunter Biden nominated Trump for the No […]

]]> 1a34162a9f56546c266c819c6b0ab9e8 Anthony Picciano wrote a new post on the site Tony's Thoughts https://apicciano.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=55239 Sun, 05 Jul 2026 08:30:22 -0400 Video: The Empire State Building Lit Up in Blue for Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce Wedding   Dear Commons Community, New York City was abuzz even more than usual this weekend, and not just because of the Independence […]

]]> d7db3f9eb61eb606ee5dceca0f70cef7 Anthony Picciano wrote a new post on the site Tony's Thoughts https://apicciano.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=55223 Sat, 04 Jul 2026 09:21:21 -0400 Celebrating out 250th Birthday Dear Commons Community, Today America will celebrate a milestone unlike any other: 250 years since the signing of the Declaration of […]

]]> 96eb835a33e12fdc3c51d8d158ef0363 Anthony Picciano wrote a new post on the site Tony's Thoughts https://apicciano.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=55217 Fri, 03 Jul 2026 09:58:46 -0400 "Science" Editorial – 250 years of promise – We need to restore trust in American science! Photo: Bloomberg! Dear Commons Community, On the occasion of our country’s 250th Anniversary, Science Editor, H. Holden Thorp, has a s […]

]]> 8e84f27256fe892ab83e069a4a32c14f Anthony Picciano wrote a new post on the site Tony's Thoughts https://apicciano.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=55205 Fri, 03 Jul 2026 09:12:46 -0400 Trump ‘livid’ over crowd size at National Mall state fair! Sparse crowds turned out for the Great American State Fair on the National Mall.  (Getty) Dear Commons Community, President Donald […]

]]> 2f0fd6b7641e3ee3dc576a72be949079 Anthony Picciano wrote a new post on the site Tony's Thoughts https://apicciano.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=55181 Thu, 02 Jul 2026 09:45:11 -0400 Russian natives climb to top of the Empire State Building with pro-peace banner and get engaged! Dear Commons Community, A couple wearing black climbed to the top of the Empire State Building’s transmitter, and by the time they […]

]]> 080c5521da3a250246b95c5d934b86e1 Anthony Picciano wrote a new post on the site Tony's Thoughts https://apicciano.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=55191 Thu, 02 Jul 2026 09:29:22 -0400 Comments from Fatemeh Shamshirgaran, Ph.D. on my book, "Online Education:  Foundations, Planning and Pedagogy" Dear Commons Community, Over the years, I have received comments from individuals who have read my scholarly […]

]]> 20b6c62aa39f3bbd21ea52cea8225aaf Anthony Picciano wrote a new post on the site Tony's Thoughts https://apicciano.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=55159 Wed, 01 Jul 2026 10:12:12 -0400 John F. Kennedy (The Young Lion) and Dwight D. Eisenhower (The North Star) Dear Commons Community, This was sent to me by my colleague, Gary Miller, formerly at Penn State. On May 8, 1965, more than a year […]

]]> 7f1eab247181334ae8c015e14f645253 Anthony Picciano wrote a new post on the site Tony's Thoughts https://apicciano.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=55165 Wed, 01 Jul 2026 10:09:44 -0400 The Manhattan Institute – The Think Tank Fueling Trump’s War on Higher Education Dear Commons Community, The Chronicle of Higher Education has an article this morning describing the Manhattan Institute and how it has […]

]]> 3b3c1fb22ccbec627040724e595d485d Anthony Picciano wrote a new post on the site Tony's Thoughts https://apicciano.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=55147 Tue, 30 Jun 2026 08:10:15 -0400 US Supreme Court handed down major rulings yesterday! Dear Commons Community, The US  Supreme Court issued several major rulings yesterday, delivering significant decisions regarding […]

]]> 619d4daa9343bdb5a3f4dc033d4304ff Anthony Picciano wrote a new post on the site Tony's Thoughts https://apicciano.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=55141 Tue, 30 Jun 2026 07:58:27 -0400 Nassau County announces $1M drone first responder program. Nassau County Police Commissioner Patrick Ryder explaining how the drone emergency response program will work. Dear Commons […]

]]> 8caaaa6128296afd663ffe241ab1c48d Zach Muhlbauer and Stefano Morello are now friends https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/1179731/ Tue, 30 Jun 2026 01:39:41 -0400 9dcfed7b5d5abbc0419c5ab972d5015c Anthony Picciano wrote a new post on the site Tony's Thoughts https://apicciano.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=55131 Mon, 29 Jun 2026 09:57:56 -0400 Wall Street Journal Editorial Board: Will Trump Ever Learn!   Dear Commons Community, Yesterday, the editorial board of The Wall Street Journal asked damning questions of President Trump. This […]

]]> 50747fbfcbc7347e46ee54e58ecda818 Anthony Picciano wrote a new post on the site Tony's Thoughts https://apicciano.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=55123 Mon, 29 Jun 2026 09:29:39 -0400 Maureen Dowd on America’s Aspiration to Fairness Dear Commons Community, In her New York Times column yesterday, Maureen Dowd questioned whether the foundational American aspiration to […]

]]> 798e2ad41c2b1f3e1001495e941d9787 Anthony Picciano wrote a new post on the site Tony's Thoughts https://apicciano.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=55115 Sun, 28 Jun 2026 09:58:17 -0400 Remembering the 70th anniversary of the first AI workshop – Dartmouth’s AI Summer Research Project! Dear Commons Community, It has been 70 years since the Dartmouth Summer Research Project on Artificial Intelligence—a workshop widely r […]

]]> 641bb3d094dd92c96f8d2488b8e35f4d Anthony Picciano wrote a new post on the site Tony's Thoughts https://apicciano.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=55107 Sun, 28 Jun 2026 09:28:19 -0400 Unity Environmental University Sells Its Campus and Goes Online/Remote! Dear Commons Community, Last week, Unity Environmental University, a college known historically for its residential liberal-arts […]

]]> 819e1ec0ef16f8f52f3a3816f3dcce79 Anthony Picciano wrote a new post on the site Tony's Thoughts https://apicciano.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=55095 Sat, 27 Jun 2026 09:31:03 -0400 Texas Public School Students Will Be Required to Read the Bible Ruth Nasrullah, left, and Rocio Fierro-Perez, political director for the Texas Freedom Network, participate in an interfaith funeral-themed […]

]]> 391d9464f224ba98c8c301cb652a2d39 Anthony Picciano wrote a new post on the site Tony's Thoughts https://apicciano.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=55083 Sat, 27 Jun 2026 09:13:59 -0400 Judge Voids Trump Rule Excluding Education From ‘Professional’ Degrees Graduates in the School of Education hold up books during Harvard’s 371st Commencement on May 26, 2022, in Cambridge, Mass. Mary […]

]]> 2523b2a39586259022bc719c4ba7f73d Ann Matsuuchi (she/they)'s profile was updated https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/1179515/ Fri, 26 Jun 2026 19:05:57 -0400 bbbe6011fd364daa4335c74790f9f448 Anthony Picciano wrote a new post on the site Tony's Thoughts https://apicciano.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=55075 Fri, 26 Jun 2026 09:57:48 -0400 Iran strikes ship in Strait of Hormuz in challenge to U.S.-Iran peace deal Vessels at the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, June 22, 2026. REUTERS/Stringer Dear Commons Community, Iran’s […]

]]> 950fa2f01bcc0f2ee8c239c7c7e8e44f Anthony Picciano wrote a new post on the site Tony's Thoughts https://apicciano.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=55067 Fri, 26 Jun 2026 09:45:12 -0400 Federal Judge Strikes Key Parts of Trump Order Restricting Mail Voting “The Constitution does not grant the President any specific powers over elections,” a federal judge ruled on Thursday, tossing crucial par […]

]]> 92e4c1002776b9e5b08d736abf8f7e7d Anthony Picciano wrote a new post on the site Tony's Thoughts https://apicciano.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=55057 Fri, 26 Jun 2026 09:21:50 -0400 Barack Obama says Jalen Brunson is the King of New York Photo by DAVID DEE DELGADO / AFP via Getty Images© HITC Dear Commons Community, Jalen Brunson played a pivotal role in finally making t […]

]]> 100961b0dfb0ae4da95718cc1b998627 Luke Waltzer started the topic Graduate Center AI Guidelines in the forum Teaching and Learning Center https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/groups/teaching-and-learning-center/forum/topic/graduate-center-ai-guidelines-7/ Thu, 25 Jun 2026 19:54:29 -0400 Hi All,

I’m pleased to share AI Guidelines for the Graduate Center, published this week. I think you’ll see that they reflect the work of the Critical AI Literacy Institute, and critical conversations about GenAI that are happening in many spaces across…[Read more]

]]> eb6c36f1d00ce3c83d2bea2bc63d05ec Anthony Picciano wrote a new post on the site Tony's Thoughts https://apicciano.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=55043 Thu, 25 Jun 2026 07:54:10 -0400 Jamie Raskin grounds Trump's Qatar-gifted Air Force One – It is unconstitutional for a US president to accept the gift! Qatar’s Airforce One Dear Commons Community, Trump unveiled the new presidential aircraft last week, a plane gifted by the Qatari […]

]]> a0dedb6b8fd40fda47c865666c47502a Anthony Picciano wrote a new post on the site Tony's Thoughts https://apicciano.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=55037 Thu, 25 Jun 2026 07:46:48 -0400 New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani Allies Sweep House Primaries in Big Night for Left-Wing Democrats Mayor Zohran Mamdani made appearances at three victory parties on Tuesday, the last with Darializa Avila Chevalier. Credit…Lexi […]

]]> 7748762d56c9a57352008cdf188a28b0 Anthony Picciano wrote a new post on the site Tony's Thoughts https://apicciano.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=55031 Wed, 24 Jun 2026 08:11:05 -0400 US Senate passes war powers resolution defying Trump’s Iran war authority Dear Commons Community, The US Senate approved a war powers resolution preventing Trump from continuing hostilities against Iran, d […]

]]> 24f12b46f967d045d0ac467208721c40 Anthony Picciano wrote a new post on the site Tony's Thoughts https://apicciano.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=55019 Wed, 24 Jun 2026 07:48:19 -0400 AI could breach government and business defenses in a matter of months not years! Photo courtesy of DeepStrike. Dear Commons Community, AI models capable of launching major cyberattacks that could overwhelm the […]

]]> 0d7311975033d0abb4d0d0528608f207 Boone Gorges (he/him) wrote a new post on the site CUNY Academic Commons Development Blog https://dev.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=2459 Tue, 23 Jun 2026 15:20:33 -0400 Commons 2.7.6I’ve just released version 2.7.6 of the CUNY Academic Commons. This maintenance release is a major-update release for plugins and themes. For complete details, visit the 2.7.6 milestone.

]]> 2ff0484fa6c5f3d912e50efba8d00e0c Ryan Seslow edited the blog post Building the Tesseract: The Archive Learns to Search, See, and Talk Back in the group Net-Art https://netart.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2026/06/23/building-the-tesseract-the-archive-learns-to-search-see-and-talk-back/ Tue, 23 Jun 2026 14:21:30 -0400 Building the Tesseract: The Archive Learns to Search, See, and Talk Back Sharing this with the NET-ART and CUNY Commons community because, underneath the build, it is a teaching question: what becomes possible when […]

]]> 8b8cc32ac4c5b5450f510a62864f9503 Anthony Picciano wrote a new post on the site Tony's Thoughts https://apicciano.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=55005 Tue, 23 Jun 2026 08:27:10 -0400 Tucker Carlson officially dumping the Republican Party! Tucker Carlson   (AFP/Getty) Dear Commons Community, Conservative commentator Tucker Carlson is officially breaking with the Repu […]

]]> 95568f5dabfdd36c77f921338f9319d9 Anthony Picciano wrote a new post on the site Tony's Thoughts https://apicciano.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=54993 Tue, 23 Jun 2026 07:33:13 -0400 New York Times Editorial Board: President Trump Lost This War Credit:  Damon Winter/The New York Times Dear Commons Community, Over the weekend, The New York Times had a scathing editorial […]

]]> a0823cb9a8e7ba178c032f1cddcc9b49 Anthony Picciano wrote a new post on the site Tony's Thoughts https://apicciano.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=54983 Mon, 22 Jun 2026 09:31:46 -0400 Maureen Dowd:  Trump – The Creature from the Green Lagoon! Dear Commons Community, Maureen Dowd in her column yesterday, used the Reflecting Pool at the Lincoln Memorial as a metaphor for […]

]]> 411603a9cf953d69e2912b7211faea12 Anthony Picciano wrote a new post on the site Tony's Thoughts https://apicciano.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=54949 Mon, 22 Jun 2026 09:18:47 -0400 Trump and Giorgia Meloni feud escalates – He insists Meloni asked for G7 photo with him – She says it is nonsense!

]]> 8fe4e85c73b8505a3a50c53b366e90d6 Anthony Picciano wrote a new post on the site Tony's Thoughts https://apicciano.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=54961 Sun, 21 Jun 2026 08:40:04 -0400 Strait of Hormuz Closed Again! Dear Commons Community, Shipping numbers in the Strait of Hormuz have been on a slow climb since the United States and Iran agreed to a […]

]]> 01198724947b57cc3c68fb591148556d Anthony Picciano wrote a new post on the site Tony's Thoughts https://apicciano.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=54941 Sun, 21 Jun 2026 08:34:29 -0400 “ITALY NEVER BEGS!” Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni publicly tears into Trump! Dear Commons Community, Insecure and attention-hungry Donald Trump has apparently created a major rift between the United States and […]

]]> 1850b4264cef1bb68762a2dddee1840c Anthony Picciano wrote a new post on the site Tony's Thoughts https://apicciano.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=54923 Sat, 20 Jun 2026 08:26:34 -0400 Policy Essay: "Scientific computing in an AI world" Trainium3 UltraServers are seen at Annapurna Labs, an Amazon subsidiary, in Austin, Texas. PHOTO: MARK FELIX/GETTY IMAGES Dear Commons […]

]]> 84978ed37b641f654a458d6058ddac67 Anthony Picciano wrote a new post on the site Tony's Thoughts https://apicciano.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=54915 Sat, 20 Jun 2026 08:13:57 -0400 Trump's $14M Reflecting Pool Paint Job Is Now Green and the Blue Coating Is Peeling Off. Dear Commons Community, Trump touted the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool renovations he ordered earlier this year, having put in “more […]

]]> 35c0db29d924376050634882853a7bfd Anthony Picciano wrote a new post on the site Tony's Thoughts https://apicciano.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=54903 Fri, 19 Jun 2026 10:59:40 -0400 Happy Juneteenth – Freedom Day! Dear Commons Community, Today is Juneteenth in commemoration of the end of slavery in the United States. Juneteenth was first used in […]

]]> e562eed1e8ba7d4b25061a53b73d7395 Anthony Picciano wrote a new post on the site Tony's Thoughts https://apicciano.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=54883 Fri, 19 Jun 2026 05:47:50 -0400 New York City celebrates a "Parade of Champions" for the Knicks! Dear Commons Community, New York City celebrated the NBA Champion New York Knicks yesterday with a parade and City Hall ceremonies. The […]

]]> 14fc8b7675c2ae9695d2f510e1d786bd Anthony Picciano wrote a new post on the site Tony's Thoughts https://apicciano.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=54863 Fri, 19 Jun 2026 05:24:52 -0400 US and Iran sign initial agreement to end the war – But questions remain! Trump and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian. (Photos: The White House and IRNA). Dear Commons Community, Trump signed an initial […]

]]> eb66ff7cc8aa9479fff317352d17fa16 Anthony Picciano wrote a new post on the site Tony's Thoughts https://apicciano.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=54853 Thu, 18 Jun 2026 10:45:18 -0400 Teenager dies after being thrown from horse-drawn carriage in NYC's Central Park Horses and carriages wait for customers near Central Park in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File) Dear Commons Community, Carriage […]

]]> 97290ef24c133022a1c8f3b9cd71232a Anthony Picciano wrote a new post on the site Tony's Thoughts https://apicciano.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=54839 Thu, 18 Jun 2026 10:26:17 -0400 New Book: “Remarkably Bright Creatures” by Shelby Van Pelt   Dear Commons Community, I have just finished reading a novel by Shelby Van Pelt, entitled, Remarkably Bright Creatures. I wa […]

]]> 4d8985f770bb035ade927cba7d96ef35 Javier Otero Peña created the site Zuplemento - Repository of Venezuelan Comic Art of the 2000s https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/1178305/ Thu, 18 Jun 2026 02:43:52 -0400 46c12c062c7f3367dd506a11a3523ae4 Anthony Picciano wrote a new post on the site Tony's Thoughts https://apicciano.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=54833 Wed, 17 Jun 2026 09:51:40 -0400 Epstein tried to offer dirt on ‘con artist’ Trump after his arrest, notes reveal    (Reuters) Dear Commons Community, Jeffrey Epstein sought to leverage his connection to Donald Trump in an apparent last-ditch r […]

]]> fcdf65fc99672f0e775b4090ac847f12 Anthony Picciano wrote a new post on the site Tony's Thoughts https://apicciano.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=54825 Wed, 17 Jun 2026 09:30:54 -0400 U.S. Education Department Moves Special Ed. and Civil Rights to Other Agencies Dear Commons Community, The U.S. Department of Education has begun outsourcing responsibility for overseeing the nation’s special e […]

]]> ec57944dfae4e71169bac0258064f430 Anthony Picciano wrote a new post on the site Tony's Thoughts https://apicciano.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=54817 Tue, 16 Jun 2026 09:30:59 -0400 Travel Day – Returning to New YorkDear Colleagues, Elaine and I are returning to New York today after spending a week with our daughter and her family in Seattle. It was a good visit, but we are looking forward to coming home. Tony

]]> 4a7db46c9630df8df6c0996bfc37ad81 Anthony Picciano wrote a new post on the site Tony's Thoughts https://apicciano.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=54811 Tue, 16 Jun 2026 09:22:43 -0400 Bob Ubell – Online Is a "Safe Space" in War Dear Commons Community, My colleague, Bob Ubell, had an essay entitled, Online Is a “Safe Space” in War, that was posted in AI-Learn […]

]]> d70078ec926198c53acd1fb79a25eed3 Anthony Picciano wrote a new post on the site Tony's Thoughts https://apicciano.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=54801 Mon, 15 Jun 2026 13:34:52 -0400 The Atlantic: Is Trump Capitulating to Iran in Latest Peace Deal?   Dear Commons Community, The Atlantic has an article this morning questioning the peace deal that Trump is getting ready to sign […]

]]> 40a4722c6b1e1878157dcc5f4096bb7b Anthony Picciano wrote a new post on the site Tony's Thoughts https://apicciano.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=54793 Mon, 15 Jun 2026 13:01:30 -0400 Maureen Dowd on how Jeffrey Epstein is haunting Trump and the White House! Credit…Photo illustration by Allison DeBritz for The New York Times; source image by Thomas Concordia/Getty Images Dear Commons […]

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