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Digital Archive Review: CUNY Digital History ArchiveYou can find the review on CUNY Digital History Archive in the link below. The review is written by Marianne Madoré, Sociology Doctoral Candidate, and a former HA fellow, at The Graduate Center, CUNY.

A Recap of the CUNY Peer Leaders Showcase  This recap blog post is from contributing author Inma Zanoguera, who is a CUNY Humanities Alliance Fellow and PhD Candidate in English.  The Spring 2024 CPL Showcase was a well-rounded event, with presentations that

3 Ways You Can Use Your HA Fellowship Experience in Academic Job ApplicationsBy Francisco A. Medina Last semester I applied for a teaching position at a community college and was able to leverage my experience as a Humanities Alliance Fellow in application materials and interviews. In this blog

To Serve With Love: Hip Hop At CUNY Authored by Janelle Poe What do we owe to the things we love? To the people who made us?  2023 gave me a lot to reflect on as it was not only the 50th anniversary of Hip Hop, but also of my parents’ wedding, ex

“Graduate School, Career and Professional Development” Feb 16, 2024 CPL Meetup with Rod HurleyPlease find the recap of the CUNY Peer Leaders meetup with Rod Hurley through the link below: By Christina Katopodis (she/her/hers)

Performance: Between Thinking and DoingAuthored by Joned Suryatmoko I always like hanging out in public spaces, parks, or other places where I can see people’s activities. Later as I started studying theater and performance, I learned that the body, along w

“Average is Better than Luxury: A Financial Literacy and Personal Budgeting Presentation” with FI Budget Manager Celi LebronPlease find the recap of the CUNY Peer Leaders meetup with Celi Lebron through the link below: By Christina Katopodis (she/her/hers)

Never Too Late: Mediation and the Humanities Written by Sharanya Dutta As I write this blog post (a fairly transient form as far as writing goes), I’ve been thinking a lot about a piece by Merve Emre on the personal essay. In a rather brutal review of a novel, s

Celebrating Mehrnaz Moghaddam To honor the achievements and contributions of our Humanities Alliance Fellows, this year we are featuring each fellow on our website, introducing them to our CUNY communityContinue reading

Celebrating Marianne Madoré Marianne Madoré (she/her) was a 2021-2023 fellow based at the LaGuardia Community College while pursuing her Ph.D. in Sociology at the CUNY Graduate Center.  At LContinue reading

The Humanities in Times of Robot-Generated Everything: Reflections Authored by Inma Naima Zanoguera  What will remain of the essence of the human as the unfolding (the inevitably, exponentially, vertiginously unfolding) world of Artificial Intelligence (henceforth referred to as AI, in

Celebrating Oriana Mejías Martínez To honor the achievements and contributions of our Humanities Alliance Fellows, this year we are featuring each fellow on our website, introducing them to our CUNY communityContinue reading

December 2023 CUNY Peer Leaders Meetup with Dr. Jody Vaisman Originally posted on the CPL website. Gathering in the Graduate Center’s Skylight Room for the last CPL meetup of the year on December 15, 2023, the CUNY Peer Leaders welcomed a guest speaker: Dr. Jody C

Redrawing CUNY’s Diversity Pyramid By Jayson Castillo When I work with undergraduate students, I am sure to let them know at some point or another that I did not enjoy school, that I was “not a good student,” which they almost always seem surprised to

Grading as Punishment Graphic designed by Roger Peet Grading As Punishment Authored by Jennifer (Jenna) Queenan I began my teaching career in 2013 as a high school English as a New Language (ENL) teacher at Sunset Park High

Celebrating Angela Dunne To honor the achievements and contributions of our Humanities Alliance Fellows, this year we are featuring each fellow on our website, introducing them to our CUNY communityContinue reading

CUNY Peer Leaders Share Their NYC Soundscapes in November Meetup This recap was originally posted on the CUNY Peer Leaders website. On November 3, 2023, the CUNY Peer Leaders gathered in person at the Graduate Center and presented their recorded soundscapes, reflections on the

An Interview with Kelsey Milian Lopez, the CUNY Peer Leaders Facilitator. Please give us an introduction of yourself, your background, and your work. My name is Kelsey Milian Lopez, and I was raised in Miami, Florida. But I am Mexican, Japanese, and Guatemalan, with Indigenous

Celebrating Rosalía Reyes Simon To honor the achievements and contributions of our Humanities Alliance Fellows, this year we are featuring each fellow on our website, introducing them to our CUNY community and the public, and showcasing their