Category: Schools
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Putting the Humanities PhD to Work: Book Launch Video and Q&A
Click to watch the full conversation I had the great pleasure of speaking with Dr. Teresa Mangum at the University of Iowa to celebrate the launch of Putting the Humanities PhD to Work. Following a generous introduction by Dr. Cathy Davidson, Teresa and I had an invigorating conversation about the nature of graduate education, the […]
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Scholar Spotlight: Jesse Rice-Evans
Why did you apply to HASTAC? In composition/rhetoric and writing studies, digital pedagogy is a crucial element of developing effective and equitable pedagogy! Building community around digital equity is an important component of centering access in future intellectual projects 🙂 What has been your favorite course so far as an instructor or student? Why? My […]
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A Year In Review: The Futures Initiative Undergraduate Leadership Program (2019-2020 Cohort)
By Lauren Melendez and Kashema Hutchinson (cross-posted on futuresinitiative.org) Leadership Fellows during our monthly meet-up, CUNY Graduate Center The Futures Initiative’s Undergraduate Leadership Program (ULP) supports CUNY undergraduate students who are learning to be leaders within their colleges and within their communities. The program, directed by Lauren Melendez, MSEd Director of the Undergraduate Leadership Program […]
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The Pandemic and Children’s Mental Health
On the news again are the arguments for reopening schools. I heard some of the arguments from pediatricians regarding mental health and the need for students to be in school. I am not sure if many pediatricians realize that special education teachers set up mental health services for our students. For example, at the beginning of […]
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Teachers & Profs Talk About It Meet Up?
Hi Fellow Teachers and Profs, With all that is going on are we really hearing from educators themselves? Today I was watching DeVos again. She said that she couldn’t give an opinion on something because she is not a doctor or medical professional, but has she ever been a teacher? I see that she has […]
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Pandemic Pedagogy
Last week, I went by my school and cleaned out my classroom. Many of the nontenured teachers were not rehired back for next school year. I was nervous going to my school. I hadn’t been back to school since mid-March. California went on shelter-in-place and we received notice. All my little knickknacks were on the kidney […]
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The time to reinvest in higher education is now
More than a week into worldwide protests against racial injustice in the United States, the glaring resource discrepancy between police departments and other public services—including health care, social services, and education—is more apparent than ever. Calls abound to reduce funding to police departments, and are already having an effect. NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio has […]
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Graduate Education for the Public Good: Event Recap and Reflection
Event date: May 1, 2020 What a joy to gather, in the midst of a time of separation and loss, to talk about what we imagine for higher education. On Friday, May 1—Labor Day across much of the world—my colleagues and I hosted a digital forum on graduate education for the public good. That more […]
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Scholar Spotlight: Jesslyn Parrish
Why did you apply to HASTAC? I applied to HASTAC after learning about it from my professors within the Texts & Technology PhD program. The Texts & Technology program focuses on understanding the interdisciplinary possibilities between the humanities and technology. My background is in anthropology and applied linguistics, and I returned to graduate school to […]
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Postponing UCSC Residency in Solidarity with Striking Students
Sunday March 8th I sent the letter below to upper administration of the UC system, including President Napolitano. I sent this text along with additional comments directly to my hosts at the UCSC CITL, whose programming will be seriously impacted by my decision. I do not make this move lightly, but also we cannot proceed […]