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]

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]

Hi all,

The GC Digital Fellows are planning to reinvigorate the Python User’s Group in Spring 2026. We will plan to have our first meeting next week. We can use the first meeting to discuss what kind of space we want the user group meetings to be, and make a plan for the coming semester. Please comment below to indicate interest, and mention any…[Read more]

CUNY has switched to remote work and instruction for Monday, January 26th. The central office has sent out this guidance for instructors.

Should on-campus access be suspended due to the storm, all faculty scheduled to teach an in-person class on Monday would be required to shift their classes to an online modality. This would be necessary to…[Read more]

The Association for Computers and the Humanities (ACH) will be holding our annual virtual conference, ACH 2026, from June 24 to 26, 2026. We are excited to share our annual call for papers, due February 2, 2026: https://ach2026.ach.org/en/cfp/

The ACH 2026 conference is focused on themes of transnationalism and solidarity, particularly with an…[Read more]

Faculty from Hostos Community College — Greg Marks, Amina Tajbhai, and Tram Nguyen — are planning a conference called “The Arc of the Nation: America at 250,” to take place on Feb. 27, 2026. Roosevelt Montas (Bard College), Bryan Garsten (Yale), and Amy Wood (Illinois State) will participate in a plenary on the future of civic education, the…[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]

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,

This CfP may be of interest to some here. I am interested in brainstorming and collaborating on a submission if anyone wants to chat.

Abstracts are due December 1st, so there is plenty of time to put something together.

Ian

https://comai.space/en/call-for-papers-the-imaginative-landscape-of-ai-visions-positions-conflicts-2/

Call for…[Read more]