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]

The CFP is now live for the second cohort of faculty fellows at the Teaching and Learning Center’s Critical AI Literacy Institute, which will run from Spring 2026-Spring 2027.

Faculty can apply to one of three tracks:

1. Critical Foundations of AI. We will recruit faculty from multiple disciplines to work together to develop modules for a course…[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]

GCDI Conversations in Digital Scholarship
A Symposium Hosted by the GC Digital Fellows

May 13, 2025 from 2 -4 PM

The GC Digital Fellows are hosting a seminar featuring roundtable discussions on topics related to digital scholarship and methods. These sessions will be held concurrently on May 13, 2025 from 2-4pm, and are designed to generate a…[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]

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]

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, all!

I wanted to let you know that the CUNY Academic Commons 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 t…[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]

Hello Commons Group Admins, I wanted to let you know that the Commons will be inaccessible for maintenance tomorrow evening, Friday 10/18/2024, at 9:30 pm ET for two to three hours. Thanks for your patience, and feel free to message me with any questions!

Colin McDonald
Commons Project Manager
https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/members/colinmcd/

The Journal of Interactive Technology and Pedagogy

Themed Issue 24:

Digital Humanities: Labor, Political Economy, and Activism in the Age of Digital Mediation

Issue Editors:

Matthew N. Hannah, Purdue University

Gabriel Hankins, Clemson University

Anna Alexis Larsson, Indiana University

The Journal of Interactive Technology and Pedagogy…[Read more]