Hi all,

Please come by TONIGHT, if you can, for the first of a few MA/MS Program events this week. This event is only in-person:

Agentic AI Final Showcase
Wednesday, May 13, 2026
6:30 pm — 8:30 pm, Room 9206
https://www.gc.cuny.edu/events/agentic-ai-final-showcase

From Professor McSweeney:
Please join us tonight to explore the applications a…[Read more]

Hi All,

Happening tonight! See event description in the link below, and flyer attached.

Master’s Thesis and Capstone Showcase (Hybrid Event)
Thursday, May 7, 2026
5:00 pm — 7:00 pm
Elebash Recital Hall

Register here for in-person or webinar:
https://www.gc.cuny.edu/events/masters-thesis-and-capstone-showcase

Thanks,
Jason

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]

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]

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]

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]

Hi all,

Please also join us tomorrow — Wednesday, May 14, 6 PM — for the Graduate Center’s second annual Master’s Thesis Showcase!

This event is hybrid: in person at the Graduate Center in the Skylight Room (Room 9100), and on Zoom. See below for registration link.

This event was designed to spotlight the research from across master’s p…[Read more]

Hello all,

We are excited to share that the GC Digital Fellows are hosting an inaugural event on Tuesday, May 13th called GCDI Conversations in Digital Scholarship. The event will feature six facilitated round table conversations designed to build cross-disciplinary dialogue about the many ways that scholarship and research are changing in…[Read more]

Hello all, I wanted to let you know that the Commons hosting migration that we announced last month will begin in one week, at 10:30am Eastern on Wednesday, January 15th. Because of the size and complexity of the data involved, please expect the Commons to be unavailable for 48-72 hours after the migration starts. During the downtime, we will…[Read more]

Hello Commons group admins, I wanted to let you know that we are planning a maintenance and feature release on Tuesday, Dec 17th around 11am Eastern. It is possible that the site will experience a couple hours of downtime as a result.

We apologize for any inconvenience. We are planning for this to be our last release before our scheduled hosting…[Read more]

Happy holidays, Commons Group Admins!

Our team just published this news post about two big upcoming projects. We are migrating hosts to improve Commons stability and performance, and we are starting a biannual series of Open Community Meetings to share updates, answer questions, and hear your feedback. We hope that you can join the first meeting…[Read more]