CUNY Academic Commons | Karen Greenberg | Friends Activity https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/members/kgreenberg/activity/friends/ Activity feed for Karen Greenberg's friends. Sat, 01 Jan 2050 18:00:18 -0500 https://buddypress.org/?v= en 30 hourly 2 01ff09e2e9bf5e8a90be03188d35e76d Anthony Picciano wrote a new post on the site Tony's Thoughts https://apicciano.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=54555 Thu, 04 Jun 2026 09:21:42 -0400 House Votes to End Iran War! Dear Commons Community, The House of Representatives yesterday voted to direct President Trump to withdraw U.S. forces from the conflict […]

]]> df76de39f08bbe653a276937dbf3d05d Anthony Picciano wrote a new post on the site Tony's Thoughts https://apicciano.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=54545 Thu, 04 Jun 2026 09:08:08 -0400 Scott Pelley Hits Back at CBS After Being Fired From '60 Minutes' Dear Commons Community, Journalist Scott Pelley accused CBS of weakening 60 Minutes “to curry favor with the Trump administration” a […]

]]> 73e5d27eb1e1a2e3beffd10089ec1796 Anthony Picciano wrote a new post on the site Tony's Thoughts https://apicciano.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=54535 Wed, 03 Jun 2026 09:59:10 -0400 New York City's Grand Central Station among the Top-Ranked Train Stations in the World!  Rendering of Grand Central Terminal.  Credit: Getty Images Dear Commons Community, This article appeared yesterday in Travel + L […]

]]> b9c5bb2357b79ef9b07f4a5458672c28 Anthony Picciano wrote a new post on the site Tony's Thoughts https://apicciano.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=54527 Wed, 03 Jun 2026 09:37:52 -0400 Scott Pelley Fired after accuses CBS News boss of ‘Murdering’ ‘60 Minutes’ Bari Weiss, the editor in chief of CBS News, and the show’s longtime correspondent Scott Pelley.Leigh Vogel/Getty Images for Uber, X and T […]

]]> 18b8084896b3a9b673187cfe91a0b0cf Anthony Picciano wrote a new post on the site Tony's Thoughts https://apicciano.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=54499 Tue, 02 Jun 2026 08:38:18 -0400 Bill Gates' image so tarnished he wasn't invited to Microsoft CEO Summit! Courtesy of The Wall Street Journal. Dear Commons Community, When we talk about influential figures in tech, Bill Gates is almost […]

]]> 3104b0fbab613e5b46e78fe7fb0b2b61 Anthony Picciano wrote a new post on the site Tony's Thoughts https://apicciano.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=54507 Tue, 02 Jun 2026 08:28:44 -0400 Special Edition of the "Online Learning Journal" – Higher Education in an AI-Transformed World Dear Commons Community, I am happy to announce that the latest edition of the Online Learning Journal (OLJ) was published yesterday. The […]

]]> 8b5419c925525965b3e8138b861f4d26 Anthony Picciano wrote a new post on the site Tony's Thoughts https://apicciano.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=54491 Mon, 01 Jun 2026 10:02:27 -0400 Manhattanhenge 2026 Dear Commons Community, Manhattanhenge occurs when the sunset aligns perfectly with New York City’s street grid.  In recent years, it […]

]]> bdf8114d11079b2e04237d73a4702a00 Anthony Picciano wrote a new post on the site Tony's Thoughts https://apicciano.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=54479 Mon, 01 Jun 2026 09:34:11 -0400 Trump Considering Canceling 250th Anniversary Performance after Most of the Participants Withdraw! Dear Commons Community, President Trump on Saturday floated the idea of cancelling all the musical performances at the Great American […]

]]> 5109dfe1076bdc8b9b19db76b554bcda Anthony Picciano wrote a new post on the site Tony's Thoughts https://apicciano.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=54465 Sun, 31 May 2026 09:39:00 -0400 George Will: Trump's Treatment of Ukraine's President Zelensky 'will live in infamy' George Will. Courtesy of Alternet. Dear Commons Community, George Will, columnist for The Washington Post, commented yesterday that U.S. […]

]]> ded5a976d637e92bcc96d2c56646a16d Anthony Picciano wrote a new post on the site Tony's Thoughts https://apicciano.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=54455 Sun, 31 May 2026 09:05:33 -0400 Maria Shriver Calls Judge's Decision to Reverse the Trump-Kennedy Center Rebrand a 'Great Birthday Gift' to Her Uncle JFK Credit: Ethan Miller/Getty; Aaron Schwartz/Sipa/Bloomberg via Getty; Bettmann Archive Dear Commons Community, Maria Shriver celebrated […]

]]> b1fe4d4b148f2cce0107b6c7d4c94d87 Anthony Picciano wrote a new post on the site Tony's Thoughts https://apicciano.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=54427 Sat, 30 May 2026 10:01:19 -0400 Florida Set to Stop Funding 'Preeminence,' Just as U. of Central Florida Qualifies! Dear Commons Community, A spending deal approved by the Florida state legislature, is headed to the desk of Florida Gov. Ron […]

]]> e989a75e96210bd5d14bb5bb8006807c Anthony Picciano wrote a new post on the site Tony's Thoughts https://apicciano.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=54431 Sat, 30 May 2026 09:32:14 -0400 More on Peer Review in Trouble: Trump Hijacks American Science and Scholarship Hung Chin Liu/iStock/Getty Images Plus Dear Commons Community, Yesterday I posted on “Peer Review in Trouble in Australia.” One of my […]

]]> d692912ec51220793dc57fa09cc8717e Anthony Picciano wrote a new post on the site Tony's Thoughts https://apicciano.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=54421 Fri, 29 May 2026 08:56:09 -0400 Peer Review in Trouble in Australia Dear Commons Community, This is the second posting I will be making in as many months on concerns with peer review.  In this morning’s […]

]]> cdec5c331d0acac66f3ac9d6049aeb7b Anthony Picciano wrote a new post on the site Tony's Thoughts https://apicciano.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=54411 Fri, 29 May 2026 08:28:17 -0400 Humanoids Summit: Robots on display including one cloned to look like its developer. Professor Hiroschi Ishiguro, on the right, talks to his android counterpart, Geminoid on the left. Photograph. Associated Press. Dear […]

]]> 68f40b2eb08fc89d5cb49530c41cc947 Anthony Picciano wrote a new post on the site Tony's Thoughts https://apicciano.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=54401 Thu, 28 May 2026 10:03:23 -0400 Jill Biden says she thought Joe Biden was having a stroke during 2024 debate The Bidens at the conclusion of his debate with Trump on 27 June 2024.Photograph: Gerald Herbert/AP Dear Commons Community, Jill […]

]]> ff8f945312b9cc2603b80034134276b0 Anthony Picciano wrote a new post on the site Tony's Thoughts https://apicciano.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=54389 Thu, 28 May 2026 09:42:19 -0400 Trump Blocks $2 Billion Approved for Education: See Programs Affected Sample of Education Programs Not Being Funded. Click on the table to enlarge. Dear Commons Community,   The […]

]]> 1d5a8a48ea3926a44f366b99791987d2 Anthony Picciano wrote a new post on the site Tony's Thoughts https://apicciano.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=54379 Wed, 27 May 2026 09:44:45 -0400 What are James Talarico’s Chances of Defeating Ken Paxton for the Texas Senate Seat? James Talarico. Brenda Bazán/Associated Press Dear Commons Community, Yesterday, Ken Paxton won the Republican nomination for the […]

]]> 2079c4be8eb21e096e6b7e760ecc68fe Boone Gorges (he/him) wrote a new post on the site CUNY Academic Commons Development Blog https://dev.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=2445 Tue, 26 May 2026 14:48:37 -0400 Commons 2.7.4I’ve just released version 2.7.4 of the CUNY Academic Commons. This maintenance release is a major-update release for plugins and themes. The […]

]]> 09ed73d8f35f2d12131465d43c29057a Anthony Picciano wrote a new post on the site Tony's Thoughts https://apicciano.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=54367 Tue, 26 May 2026 08:50:56 -0400 New York Knicks win NBA Eastern Conference Champion and are going to the Finals for first time in 27 years! OG Anunoby and the New York Knicks are heading to the NBA Finals. David Liam Kyle Dear Commons […]

]]> f9949838f9433cb5de54a3d56bf0c1c0 Anthony Picciano wrote a new post on the site Tony's Thoughts https://apicciano.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=54341 Tue, 26 May 2026 08:32:00 -0400 Michelle Goldberg: The Agony Around the Democrats’ Mysterious, Ridiculous Autopsy Dear Commons Community, Last week, I posted by views on the Democratic National Committee autopsy of what went wrong during the 2024 […]

]]> d1a955466dc8ea91074ca1f59e5ce08f Anthony Picciano wrote a new post on the site Tony's Thoughts https://apicciano.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=54353 Tue, 26 May 2026 08:28:02 -0400 Pope Leo issues an encyclical – warns of the risk of artificial intelligence! Dear Commons Community, Pope Leo XIV yesterday presented his vision for how to preserve human dignity in the era of artificial […]

]]> 286c23b51c6ab60df5e6bce81155e37c Anthony Picciano wrote a new post on the site Tony's Thoughts https://apicciano.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=54327 Mon, 25 May 2026 08:25:32 -0400 Memorial Day 2026 – We Remember! We thank our military men and women past and present for their service to our country. We especially honor and remember those who made the ultimate sacrifice.

]]> 4676cc2ca1ca6834aa507213e7568865 Anthony Picciano wrote a new post on the site Tony's Thoughts https://apicciano.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=54317 Sun, 24 May 2026 09:48:39 -0400 Police officers who defended Capitol on Jan. 6 sue to stop Trump's $1.7 billion Anti-Weaponization Fund Trump supporters clash with police and security forces as people try to storm the US Capitol on January 6, 2021 in Washington, DC. Brent […]

]]> 22c6f4e7dcb18512e255a50e7d703d61 Anthony Picciano wrote a new post on the site Tony's Thoughts https://apicciano.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=54311 Sun, 24 May 2026 09:34:51 -0400 The University of Arizona Chooses to Shrink Enrollment Illustration by The Chronicle of Higher Education. Dear Commons Community, At a time when most colleges are chasing enrollment gains to […]

]]> f264a28a7362dc5ab3b7bd4c4215121a Anthony Picciano wrote a new post on the site Tony's Thoughts https://apicciano.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=54301 Sat, 23 May 2026 10:40:33 -0400 The Chronicle Opinion Piece: Professors Are Too Old – The academy’s gerontocracy problem is worse than anyone admits. Dear Commons Community, The Chronicle of Higher Education recently had an essay entitled, “Professors Are Too Old: The academy’s g […]

]]> 651d05586ed2053e610c785d73b94d4e Anthony Picciano wrote a new post on the site Tony's Thoughts https://apicciano.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=54293 Sat, 23 May 2026 09:55:34 -0400 "Science" Policy Piece Based on Survey of Students Use and Misuse of Generative AI  AI concept art by Vikram Roy. Dear Commons Community, Yesterday’s issue of Science had a policy piece based on data collected in a […]

]]> fb337936990188bbb79f839d4c7e4f7d Anthony Picciano wrote a new post on the site Tony's Thoughts https://apicciano.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=54283 Fri, 22 May 2026 10:10:29 -0400 Google to Alter its Signature Search Bar – Major Change in How People Will Use the Internet! Dear Commons Community, For many people, Google’s search box is the lobby of the internet. Simple and intuitive, it has shaped how p […]

]]> ef7b1887c662074fe8d611d4bc66775c Anthony Picciano wrote a new post on the site Tony's Thoughts https://apicciano.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=54275 Fri, 22 May 2026 09:44:03 -0400 DNC releases postelection autopsy that criticizes Kamala Harris – Give me a break! Dear Commons Community, The Democratic National Committee (DNC) released a postelection autopsy yesterday that put much of the blame for […]

]]> 3758a3d55fc9f320f418888d2d6b3503 Anthony Picciano wrote a new post on the site Tony's Thoughts https://apicciano.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=54267 Thu, 21 May 2026 09:02:05 -0400 Harvard faculty votes to make it more difficult for undergrads to earn A’s! Dear Commons Community, At Harvard University, earning straight A’s is about to get harder. Harvard’s Faculty of Arts and Scie […]

]]> 516db955dd6f5f372029c18df11900de Anthony Picciano wrote a new post on the site Tony's Thoughts https://apicciano.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=54259 Thu, 21 May 2026 08:46:47 -0400 Michelle Obama has advice for the liberal wing of the Democratic Party Getty Images. Dear Commons Community, Former First Lady Michelle Obama warned liberals against labeling all Trump supporters as ra […]

]]> 3efce5f71bfaac14b306a0ef655ccf90 Anthony Picciano wrote a new post on the site Tony's Thoughts https://apicciano.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=54253 Wed, 20 May 2026 10:18:25 -0400 AI Will Make the Academic Article Obsolete – The fall of the research paper and the rise of the living manuscript. Dear Commons  Community, Kevin S. Smith, an assistant professor of economics and business at Beloit College, has an op-ed in today’s […]

]]> 8d044c7a7067d56885368cfde93fc262 Anthony Picciano wrote a new post on the site Tony's Thoughts https://apicciano.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=54243 Wed, 20 May 2026 09:31:11 -0400 David Bloomfield op-ed: NY Governor Hochul’s subverts public education Dear Commons Community, My colleague, David Bloomfield, had an op-ed in yesterday’s New York Daily News entitled, “Hochul’s schools s […]

]]> 5a7fef59ea433af4e1b6dad3d1d8f4eb Matthew K. Gold (he/him) joined the group Test https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/1172775/ Tue, 19 May 2026 19:57:43 -0400 6435a06c677b4078615b48ccc4400959 Anthony Picciano wrote a new post on the site Tony's Thoughts https://apicciano.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=54235 Tue, 19 May 2026 10:18:05 -0400 Anderson Cooper departs from '60 Minutes' in tears Dear Commons Community, Anderson Cooper’s farewell took “60 Minutes” viewers on a career retrospective that ended where it usually began […]

]]> 8b9150ec29fe05c16335ebe63312737e Anthony Picciano wrote a new post on the site Tony's Thoughts https://apicciano.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=54225 Tue, 19 May 2026 09:46:08 -0400 San Antonio Spurs top Oklahoma Thunder 122-115 in Stunning 2OT Win! Photo courtesy of The Associated Press. Dear Commons Community, Last night I watched the San Antonio Spurs outlast the Oklahoma Thunder […]

]]> d92ed5175acf73b5af4586049be99b66 Anthony Picciano wrote a new post on the site Tony's Thoughts https://apicciano.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=54217 Mon, 18 May 2026 10:31:58 -0400 A New Use for AI: Pronouncing Students’ Names at Graduation F. Sheehan for Education Week Dear Commons Community, Education Week has an article this morning entitled, “A New Use for AI: […]

]]> 6435b4823fff4d389afcd08889ba1598 Anthony Picciano wrote a new post on the site Tony's Thoughts https://apicciano.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=54211 Mon, 18 May 2026 10:07:54 -0400 Maureen Dowd: A Cry for the Humanities in "What A.I. Kant Do" Art by Jeff Chase. Dear Commons Community, Maureen Dowd yesterday made a plea for the humanities yesterday in her column, “What A.I. […]

]]> f4d91fd2df5988c8815d87475c8df2db Anthony Picciano wrote a new post on the site Tony's Thoughts https://apicciano.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=54199 Sun, 17 May 2026 09:38:58 -0400 ‘What in the ChatGPT Is This?’: How EL Teachers Are Navigating AI Use Dear Commons Community, Larry Ferlazzo, a former teacher, had a piece in Education Week yesterday on how AI can be helpful for ELL […]

]]> 0c94cf07c176c60eaee9c489bcd61fc2 Anthony Picciano wrote a new post on the site Tony's Thoughts https://apicciano.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=54189 Sun, 17 May 2026 08:59:54 -0400 Long Island Railroad Workers Strike Shutting Down the Busiest U.S. Passenger Rail Service! Credit…Ryan Murphy for The New York Times Dear Commons Community, Thousands of workers for the Long Island Railroad walked off the […]

]]> af84c0f7cf19e24fbb8b0cea32f7ddc3 Anthony Picciano wrote a new post on the site Tony's Thoughts https://apicciano.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=54177 Sat, 16 May 2026 09:40:30 -0400 Archaeologists Find Egyptian Mummy Buried with Homer's ‘Iliad’ The necropolis of Oxyrhynchus in Egypt, where a nonroyal mummy was found with some lines on papyrus from Book 2 of Homer’s “Iliad.” Credi […]

]]> 3b300fe2103a688d5bba5a7f2adf897d Anthony Picciano wrote a new post on the site Tony's Thoughts https://apicciano.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=54169 Sat, 16 May 2026 09:20:52 -0400 Smithsonian Adds Back Impeachment Language to Label on Trump Portrait The wall text accompanying Trump’s image in the National Portrait Gallery has been adjusted again. Credit…Valerie Plesch for The New Y […]

]]> 59785885bb912c1790beaa88d894a979 Anthony Picciano wrote a new post on the site Tony's Thoughts https://apicciano.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=54165 Fri, 15 May 2026 10:33:58 -0400 The Chronicle of Higher Education Reviews the Financial Difficulties at Twenty Colleges – It Ain't Pretty! Dear Commons Community, The Chronicle of Higher Education this morning has a review of financial difficulties facing colleges and […]

]]> 82b1c0840664fe1c220347ba70d5ef32 Anthony Picciano wrote a new post on the site Tony's Thoughts https://apicciano.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=54153 Fri, 15 May 2026 09:46:07 -0400 Longitudinal Texas Statewide Study of Postsecondary Value-added Earnings Exhibit S1. Cumulative Net VAE for Students Seeking Bachelor’s Degrees, Associate’s Degrees, and Certificates  Note: Cumulative net […]

]]> ba43082e0b4d24621bd593e5cb46df70 Anthony Picciano wrote a new post on the site Tony's Thoughts https://apicciano.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=54145 Fri, 15 May 2026 09:11:37 -0400 The Empire State Building Named the No. 1 Attraction in the U.S. Empire State Building at sunset. Dear Commons Community, Tripadvisor’s 2026 Travelers’ Choice Awards: Best of the Best Things to Do hav […]

]]> c5d307506920270ff0568dd278cafc74 Anthony Picciano wrote a new post on the site Tony's Thoughts https://apicciano.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=54137 Thu, 14 May 2026 09:20:42 -0400 CNN: Is Trump Being Mocked In China? Dear Commons Community, CNN anchor Erin Burnett was stunned to see the level of uninhibited mockery China has been hurling at Trump du […]

]]> ae49bd8fdeb5ceee8273a663cff4430a Anthony Picciano wrote a new post on the site Tony's Thoughts https://apicciano.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=54129 Thu, 14 May 2026 08:59:04 -0400 Yawning Helps ‘Clean’ Your Brain  Getty/WH Illustration Dear Commons Community, It can be hard to stop a yawn once the urge strikes, but now, new research […]

]]> df12a08c85e9d73dc791cec2f594f197 Anthony Picciano wrote a new post on the site Tony's Thoughts https://apicciano.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=54123 Wed, 13 May 2026 11:07:38 -0400 U.S. Test Scores Tanking! Dear Commons Community, The New York Times has a brief article this morning in its electronic edition reporting on the country’s test […]

]]> 34bc8f461d5597bd7dc0aff018b1f34b Anthony Picciano wrote a new post on the site Tony's Thoughts https://apicciano.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=54113 Wed, 13 May 2026 10:26:39 -0400 The Wall Street Journal Punctures Donald Trump's Latest Fantasy About Making Venezuela a 51st State!   Dear Commons Community, The conservative editorial board of The Wall Street Journal yesterday responded to Trump’s latest rh […]

]]> fe65176986b740c350eececcad953164 Anthony Picciano wrote a new post on the site Tony's Thoughts https://apicciano.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=54101 Wed, 13 May 2026 09:35:44 -0400 New Book: "Daughter of Egypt" by Marie Benedict Dear Commons Community, I have just finished reading a novel by The New York Times best-selling author, Marie Benedict, entitled, […]

]]> ec826130531b7e287f7df4079e292261 Luke Waltzer started the topic FW: Professional Development Creating Accessible Experiences for Deaf Students – CUNY Virtual Faculty & Staff Workshop in the forum Teaching and Learning Center via email https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/groups/teaching-and-learning-center/forum/topic/fw-professional-development-creating-accessible-experiences-for-deaf-students-cuny-virtual-faculty-staff-workshop/ Tue, 12 May 2026 18:38:33 -0400 See below for upcoming workshop.

Best,
Luke

—
Luke Waltzer, Ph.D.
Director, Teaching and Learning Center
The Graduate Center, CUNY
365 Fifth Avenue, Room 3300.19
New York, NY 10016
http://cuny.is/teaching

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