Greetings, All,

Below I’m sharing some relevant reading and watching from this week.

Arvind Narayanan and Sayash Kapoor have published a paper on “AI as Normal Technology,” which offers a rhetorical and analytical framework for thinking about AI developmental timelines, social impact, and policy responses. Lengthy and complex, but a tremendous…[Read more]

Hi All,

I’m sharing here an annotated list of readings/watchings from this week that our team has shared with the faculty who are participating in the Institute.

Feedback and discussion in this space is welcome!

• Emily Bender (computational linguist, and one of the most eloquent and powerful critics of AI) “debated” Sébastien Bubeck…

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Wonderful post-doc opportunity at Swarthmore, shared by GC alum Amanda Licastro, who is the Digital Scholarship Librarian there.

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

From: [email protected]…[Read more]

See below for a terrific opportunity for GC students who have four semesters of college teaching experience, and an advanced degree (including an en route MA). These positions pay $77k+benefits.

Best,
Luke

—
Luke Waltzer, Ph.D.
Director, Teaching and Learning Center
The Graduate Center, CUNY
365 Fifth Avenue, Room 3300.19
New York, NY…[Read more]

Greetings, All,

Zach Muhlbauer, a PhD Candidate in English and TLC Fellow, has been nominated for a 2024 DH Award in the category BEST USE OF DH FOR FUN for his project “Babylon Redux.”

Please consider voting for his project here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfBI4DwQQw3LOXlIUnZ6RrGGf-gST1HEZf5-5WuBmq2YvydRg/viewform.

And consider…[Read more]

Below please see a message from Ting Yuan about an exciting symposium this Friday at CSI, with remote attendance by Zoom option.

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On March 14 (next Friday), I will be joining the CSI AI + Education Symposium, which is being organized by the associate provost’s office on campus. The panelists for the symposium include colleagues from City…[Read more]

Dear Colleagues,

On March 21 GC CUNY/TLC alum and current Assistant Professor of Black, Race and Ethnic Studies and English at Queensborough Community College Chy Sprauve is offering a Zine making workshop(https://socialpracticecuny.org/portfolio-item/freedom-zines/) through Social Practice CUNY.

Read more about the above link and below, and…[Read more]

Dear Colleagues,

The TLC has five quick announcements. Please share this email with faculty and students in your programs.

1. Abolition Pedagogies: On February 12, the TLC will host a panel discussion on Zoom about “Abolition Pedagogies,” where leading national scholars will discuss how they translate activist principals into pedagogical…

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Are you searching for ways to make your classroom environment more collaborative, liberating and supportive? Have you been wondering what abolition means and looks like in an academic context?

Join the conversation during a panel discussion hosted by the Teaching and Learning Center at the CUNY Graduate Center. Scholars and activists RaShelle…[Read more]

Are you searching for ways to make your classroom environment more collaborative, liberating and supportive? Have you been wondering what abolition means and looks like in an academic context?

Join the conversation during a panel discussion hosted by the Teaching and Learning Center at the CUNY Graduate Center. Scholars and activists RaShelle…[Read more]

Great opportunity below-

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

From: — Open Educational Resources <[email protected]> on behalf of Christopher Silsby <[email protected]>
Date: Monday,…[Read more]

To anyone who is currently at the Graduate Center… we’re holding our Grading Social in Room 3317, and have coffee and cookies to keep you going as you respond to student work!

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