Wondering what’s in store for the upcoming Princeton/Wesleyan Student Abolition Geography Symposium? It’s gonna be 🔥🔥🔥African American Studies, Princeton Wesleyan University The People's Forum The Graduate Center CUNY GC EES Bowdoin College Black Geographies CPCP Futures Initiative Register now: eventbrite.com/e/abolition-ge…

This past February, FI founder, Dr. Cathy N. Davidson, delivered a keynote talk at the National Student Success conference in Orlando, Florida. Speaking about her strategy, Cathy Davidson emphasized needing to address 4 main strategies: cathydavidson.com/blog/what-do-w….

Read HASTAC Co-director Coline Chevrin's reflection on #PlayingWithAI 'creating images of Africa with Dall-E: unsettling hegemonic geographical narratives'

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These are such thoughtful, useful prompts for critical AI work in the (many fields, many levels) classroom by HASTAC Scholars co-Director and Futures Initiative Fellow Coline Chevrin : …networks-sciences.hastac.hcommons.org/2024/04/11/pla… @HASTAC The Graduate Center

CUNY Peer Leaders Director Lauren Melendez led a meetup on Feb 16, 2024, discussing professional development, from education to career paths. Rod Hurley, Assistant Director of Futures Initiative, shared advice for undergraduates thinking about grad school: bit.ly/CPL-Profession…. #cuny

Meet HASTAC Scholar Catherine Evans(@caevans32):

'I am focused on recentering the types of drag happening in local communities and building a teachable collection that brings together practitioners, scholars, and community members'.

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Join us for a panel discussion on “Social Science and the Changing Terrain of Inclusion at US Universities,” April 19th at 12 Noon via Zoom! Featuring speakers Tehama Lopez Bunyasi from George Mason University & Tony Eugene Carey from University of Pissburgh. Register: tinyurl.com/4hkydwhy.

Got work to do? Join us online or in person every Monday for 4 hours of fun, easy-going productivity. The Writing Café offers a calm and quiet space for all members of the academic community to work together and hold each other accountable! Register here: bit.ly/FI-Writingcafe.

Dr. Christina Katopodis Christina Katopodis, PhD delivered a keynote talk at CU Boulder on “Cultivating an Environment of Belonging in Our Classrooms” about using active learning tools to democratize the classroom so that every student is engaged and ready to learn. bit.ly/FI-Active

Let’s play a game!

We at the Futures Initiative have spent two of our weekly meetings on games, infusing our efforts with fun while tackling academic reform sincerely. Read about playing and making games at the Futures Initiative in a piece by Will Arguelles: futuresinitiative.org/2024/04/03/pla….

President Rolando Roncacio (r.) and Director of Outreach and Co-Creation Juan Carlos Camelo Vargas (l.)  of La Sabana University in Colombia came to NY to visit FI Founder Cathy N. Davidson and discuss transformation, active learning, and career readiness, inspired by her work.

Check this great dialogue between HASTAC Scholars:

Great @HASTACScholars Program 'Empowering Change: Virtual Reality for Gender-Based Violence” | Digital Fridays of Spring 2024, March 22nd | Digital Horizons: Navigating Stories, Realities, and Visions'…ural-institutions.hastac.hcommons.org/2024/04/01/emp…

🌟Join us as a Futures Initiative Fellow!

Our previous Fellows have made a significant impact in academia and beyond. We welcome The Graduate Center doctoral students from underrepresented backgrounds to apply and bring their unique perspectives.

Apply now: bit.ly/2024FIFellows.

Let’s play a game!

We at the Futures Initiative have spent two of our weekly meetings on games, infusing our efforts with fun while tackling academic reform sincerely. Read about playing and making games at the Futures Initiative in a piece by Will Arguelles: futuresinitiative.org/2024/04/03/pla….

Fabulous opportunity alert! And don't forget, we're here at the Writing Center to help you brainstorm, compose, and revise your applications. So, what are you waiting for?!!!

FI Faculty Co-Chair, Dr. Shelly Eversley (Shelly Eversley), is currently teaching an engaging Climate Justice class at Baruch (@BaruchCollege). She recently sat down with CUNY TV (@cunytv) to talk about it, highlighting the course’s student-led and issue-centered learning.

Check out this gorgeous and rich newsletter from Baruch College Black and Latinx Studies mailchi.mp/0359f943dd53/b… The City University of New York Futures Initiative

Only four days left to apply!!

The Futures Initiative is seeking applications from Graduate Center doctoral students in any field for 2024-2025 fellowships.

To learn more and apply: bit.ly/2024FIFellows.

📅The application deadline is April 5, 2024, by 11:59 pm.