Hello Group Admins!

The Commons Development Team recently released an update to the privacy options for groups. The new release adds a question to the “Public” privacy settings option that allows a Group Admin to make a public group only visible to logged-in Commons members.

Now, if you select the “Public” setting option under Group Privacy, you…[Read more]

“Let’s Archive It!” Three CUNY Archivists on What it Means to Steward Collections

** RESCHEDULED FOR MONDAY, APRIL 13, 12-1:30PM**

Graduate Center, Room 9206 with hybrid option (RSVP for Zoom link here).

Doing archival research? Teaching with archives? Creating digital archives? Come hear from three CUNY archivists about the exciting archi…[Read more]

This spring, the Graduate Center’s Mina Rees Library is offering three online workshops related to scholarly publishing. (Each workshop will occur twice: once on a Wednesday evening and once on a Friday afternoon.) All members of the CUNY community are welcome, regardless of campus. The workshops are especially well suited to faculty, graduate s…[Read more]

Hi all! I’ll be leading a workshop on Thursday on Digital Project Design in advance of the Provost’s Digital Innovation Grant deadline. You will be able to get something out of our work regardless of whether you are developing your project for a PDIG proposal or something else. I can’t wait to share with you a new activity for helping to refine…[Read more]

Hi All,

Parsons has an MS in Data Visualization and that program is hosting a lecture by Eric Rodenbeck of Stamen Design on Thursday 2/5 @ 7pm. You can find out more about the lecture and rsvp at the link below.  I’ll be attending and I hope to see some of you there!

https://event.newschool.edu/<wbr />ericrodenbeck?fbclid=<wbr…[Read more]

As members of the Group for Group Admins, you are all invited to join the next Commons Open Community meeting due to your extensive usage and knowledge of our platform. During the meeting we’d love to hear from you, our admin-level users, about how you are using the Commons to develop projects, facilitate collaboration, and foster connections…[Read more]

Hi all,

The GC Digital Fellows are planning to reinvigorate the R User’s Group in Spring 2026. We will plan to have our first meeting next week. We can use the first meeting to discuss what kind of space we want the user group meetings to be, and make a plan for the coming semester. Please comment below to indicate interest, and mention any times…[Read more]

Dear All,

The week of January 19th the Teaching and Learning Center will be hosting its annual Mid-Winter Institute.

This year’s institute will include three connected programs.

1. Individual Consultations. January 20-22, on Zoom.

Graduate Center students can sign up for a 30-minute conversation to prepare for spring teaching with a TLC F…[Read more]

Dear Collegues,

The call for applications for the January 2026 GCDRI is now open. Please consider applying and forwarding the call below to your collegues, students, and the larger CUNY community.

Are you interested in using digital tools in your research, but don’t know where to start? Do you want to learn more about digital technologies a…[Read more]

The GC Digital Research Institute (GCDRI) returns for its 10th year! Hosted by the GC Digital Fellows as part of GC Digital Initiatives, the DRI offers an immersive introduction to interdisciplinary research computing designed for beginning learners. Participants will gain foundational vocabularies and hands-on skills that empower them to become…[Read more]