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Greetings, All,

Sharing a few pieces this week that span genAI’s impact on our work in universities, highlight some smart responses and intentional uses, and reveal much about how the federal government is perceiving the space.

Kashmir Hill writes in the New York Times about college professors who use genAI, and students who are calling them on…[Read more]

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The onslaught of AI-related think pieces, research, reports, and commentary continues this week. The conversation remains intense.

The most talked about piece among those working in or otherwise connected to higher education is this from James Walsh in New York Magazine: “Everyone Is Cheating Their Way Through College.” (Ap…[Read more]

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Sharing three readings we’ve been discussing this week, each profound and challenging in their own way.

Suffice it to say, British journalist and technology media critic Ed Zitron has had enough. This week he offered a rather forceful reaction against how the massive capitalization of the AI industry has distorted public…[Read more]

Greetings, All,

Sharing several noteworthy readings that caught our team’s attention this week…

We’ll start with the the White House’s Executive Order on “Advancing Artificial Intelligence Education for American Youth,” issued Wednesday, the impacts of which are sure to reverberate through the American educational system in the coming year.…[Read more]

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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

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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]

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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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