What to Know Before Seeing ‘The Odyssey’ Christopher Nolan’s conception of the Trojan horse. Credit…Melinda Sue Gordon/Universal Pictures Dear Commons Community, On Fr […]

Two American soldiers killed in the Iranian War! A poster of Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, Iran’s new supreme leader, in Tehran on Saturday. Credit…Arash Khamooshi/Polaris for The New Y […]

Sports Smorgasbord This Weekend – Soccer, Golf, Baseball! Dear Commons Community, This weekend is a smorgasbord for sports lovers.  Here is the lineup. Soccer – The World Cup The World Cup Ch […]

Lt. Gov. Sara Rodriguez drops out of Wisconsin governor's race following financial disarray! Dear Commons Community, Lt. Gov. Sara Rodriguez is suspending her campaign for governor after a week of trying to navigate the fallout […]

Library 2nd Floor Closures 7/20-7/22 at 3:00pmThe 2nd Floor of the Graduate Center’s Mina Rees Library will close early at 3:00pm on Monday, July 20, Tuesday, July 21, and Wednesday, […]

NSF bans almost all research collaborations with China Dear Commons Community, Science has an article this morning entitled, “NSF bans almost all research collaborations with China”.  […]

New Movie: "The Odyssey" directed by Christopher Nolan Matt Damon as Odysseus and Zendaya as Athena in The Odyssey directed by Christopher Nolan. Credit…Melinda Sue Gordon/Universal […]

Incredible Game:  Defending Champion Argentina Reaches World Cup Final By Beating England 2-1 Lionel Messi of Argentina celebrates after winning the 2026 FIFA World Cup semifinal match between England and Argentina  (Photo by Evrim […]

At last – Trump pays E. Jean Carroll$5.6 million in sex abuse case! E. Jean Carroll. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File) Dear Commons Community, The writer E. Jean Carroll has collected over $5.6 million […]

Commons In A Box 1.8.0I’ve just released version 1.8.0 of Commons In A Box. See https://commonsinabox.org/archives/9301 for more details.

US House of Representatives Passed Bill Making Daylight Saving Time Permanent All Year Round! Dear Commons Community, The House passed a bill yesterday that would make daylight saving time permanent. Proponents, including the […]

Janet Napolitano, former President of the U of California System, Calls for Restoring the SAT and ACT! Janet Napolitano.  Photo courtesy of Joe Rondone. Dear Commons Community, The New York Times Editorial Board had an editorial on […]

Commons 2.7.7I’ve just released version 2.7.7 of the CUNY Academic Commons. This maintenance release includes the following improvements: Fixed an issue […]

Darline Graham Nordone – Lindsey Graham's sister appointed to serve out his term in the Senate! Darline Graham Nordone.  Courtesy of Yahoo News. Dear Commons Community, It was announced yesterday that Senator Lindsey Graham’s […]

Comparing a Nation's Average Wealth versus Median Wealth. Click on to enlarge. Dear Commons Community, My colleague, Peter Shea posted the above on Facebook.  Here are his […]

Summer Reading: "The Chaneysville Incident" by David Bradley Dear Commons Community, I have just finished reading David Bradley’s novel, The Chaneysville Incident.  Published in 1981, the Los An […]

David Bloomfield on Troubles for Chancellor Kamar Samuels and NYC schools Schools Chancellor Kamar Samuels is pictured on March 5, 2026. (Barry Williams / New York Daily News) Dear Commons Community, My […]

Senator Lindsey Graham, Republican of South Carolina, Dies at 71 Senator Lindsey Graham. Credit…Will Crooks for The New York Times Dear Commons Community, Senator Lindsey Graham, a South Carolina […]

In the Race to Build Smarter AI, We also Need to Build Smarter Humans Shutterstock Dear Commons Community, Every conversation about artificial intelligence in schools asks the same question: How do we keep […]

Apple Sues OpenAI, Accusing It of Stealing Company Secrets Credit…MacRumors. Dear Commons Community, Yesterday, Apple filed a lawsuit accusing OpenAI of stealing secrets about products still […]