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]

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]

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]

Dear Colleagues,

Please join us in August for a series of online workshops on teaching with the CUNY Academic Commons and Manifold! See workshop details and Zoom registration links below.

Please do not hesitate to reach out if you have questions: [email protected]

Teaching with the CUNY Academic Commons Workshops

Wednesday, August 13 &…[Read more]

CUNY Colleagues–

Despite working in the same city, it often takes traveling to a conference to find time to see each other in person!

As the Journal of Basic Writing marks its 50th anniversary this year, we want to take this opportunity to gather CUNY folks at CCCC 2025. No association with JBW required–this meetup is open to all CUNY faculty…[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]

This spring, the Graduate Center’s Mina Rees Library is offering four online workshops about publication contracts, copyright, and related topics. (Each workshop will occur twice: once on a Wednesday evening and once on a Friday morning.) All members of the CUNY community are welcome, regardless of campus. The workshops are especially well s…[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]