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Huge congratulations to Baruch Weissman
Professor Johanna Fernandez for winning Organization of American Historians's highly prestigious Frederick Jackson Turner Prize for her brilliant UNC Press book 'The Young Lords: A Radical History.' Baruch College The City University of New York Baruch College History Department
A book on part-time international students working remotely toward doctorates seemed like a niche topic. But the pandemic's normalization of virtual learning means many of its takeaways are now mainstream. Book co-edited by Maria Savva (@LaGuardiaCC)
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Even when played and taught on Zoom, improv games can improve skills like communication, leadership, and team-building. Baruch College Professor Don Waisanen explains in a new SUNY Press book, 'Improv for Democracy' sum.cuny.edu/how-learning-i…
When the pandemic peaked in NYC a year ago, the city’s “soundtrack was dominated by two remarkable strains of music: birdsong and sirens,' writes City College of NY Professor Emily Raboteau in an Orion Magazine essay about the bird murals of Upper Manhattan sum.cuny.edu/endangered-bir…
In her new book, 'Shades of Black,' The Graduate Center Professor Nathalie Etoke confronts the paradoxes of race and identity faced by every Black person. She says that identity 'is a living experience and an ever-evolving process.' ow.ly/IetC50EhBUy
We are very excited to announce that The 8th National Symposium on Spanish as a Heritage Language, hosted by the Institute for Language Education in Transcultural Context (CUNY ILETC) will take place virtually at The Graduate Center May 13-15. Details: bit.ly/3wAjzDE
Prof. Andrea Ortuño from Bronx Comm. College discusses different workhouses for women across the city during the 19th & 20th c. in her latest story. Check it out!
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A new book co-edited by LaGuardia Community College Prof. Maria Savva looks at an unconventional group of students: professionals in a part-time international Ed.D. program at @UCL. Savva also wrote a chapter about her own path and experiences sum.cuny.edu/reflections-on…
Improv techniques can boost communication, leadership, and team-building. Learning improv can even improve democracy. A new book by Professor Don Waisanen (@BaruchMarxe, Baruch College) offers step-by-step guidance on improv exercises and their takeaways sum.cuny.edu/how-learning-i…
Why study history? What can you do with a history degree? Find out the answers to these questions and more with the AHA's 'Careers for History Majors' booklet. #twitterstorians global.oup.com/academic/produ…
Ramadan begins next week. For many Muslim students and educators, this will be the second consecutive Ramadan restricted by social distancing. Here are ways educators can signal support and center inclusivity and connection during the month of Ramadan.
learningforjustice.org/magazine/assur…
What is Peace, Inc.? It’s a top-down approach to #peacebuilding that assumes outsiders “know better... have the right theories, skills and expertise, and... bring the ideal solutions.” Severine Autesserre explains to John Torpey The Graduate Center on Intl Horizons: bit.ly/3ulMGsk
Tomorrow!! There's still time to register!
Join us for an evening with Emily Wilbourne on 'Barbara Strozzi's Mother: Class, Race, and Female Performance in 17th-Century Italy'.
Register here: bit.ly/2ObOBAi
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