If you’re entering the new academic year worried about retaliation or finding the courage to keep going in these times, this blog post helps. The @futuresed.bsky.social podcast drops October 13! #highered #equity

Cathy Davidson@cathyndavidson.bsky.social · 6d ago

In taping the kick-off of this year's @futuresed.bsky.social podcast, @shellyeversley.bsky.social asked: "How do we speak up without fear of retaliation? How can we defend and build with courage, especially when we are unsure whom to trust?" My answer today: cathydavidson.com/posts/change...

FI Podcast Ep 1:5 — “Teaching to Transform.” Christina Katopodis & Jason Hendrickson on student-centered teaching, rehumanizing education, and why humanities matter now more than ever. Listen here: futuresinitiative.org/2026/02/16/f... #HigherEd #Teaching #CUNY #FuturesInitiative

"And we are asking for your support, to help us prepare the mission and purchase the food and medicine that we will bring to the Cuban people."

Comrade Marsh 🇵🇸@esunaproxy.solidarity.social · 7mo ago

Fuck it, let's send Cuba aid ourselves. Help establish the flotilla headed for Cuba and stock it full of supplies and much needed help!! act.progressive.international/flotilla/

Episode #4 is here! @dryofiggy.bsky.social @valleruido.bsky.social are 🔥

Futures Initiative@futuresed.bsky.social · 7mo ago

🎉🎧 Episode 4 of the Futures Initiative Podcast is now available! 🎶📚 What can Puerto Rican Studies—and Bad Bunny’s music—teach us about the future of research? ▶️ Watch on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ISQw... #PuertoRicanStudies #FuturesInitiative #Decolonization #HigherEd #BadBunny

We are still accepting applications for a #tenured #associateprofessor in #QueerStudies @blsbaruch.bsky.social with an appointment @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social! Besides the base salary, there’s summer salary and research support. Application deadline is now Jan 5. cuny.jobs/new-york-ny/...

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Please share: TWO FT job openings in Black and Latino Studies @baruch.cuny.edu @blsbaruch.bsky.social details at cunyjobs.com

What is #academicfreedom and what does it matter now more than ever? Episode 2 of the @futuresed.bsky.social podcast with @moustafabayoumi.bsky.social and #michellefine @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social is now live! Listen anywhere or #subscribe on YouTube m.youtube.com/watch?v=Ba84...

FI Podcast Ep. 1:2 - “What Does Academic Freedom Really Mean?”

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Super excited to share this #academicjob announcement for a #tenured #associateprofessor of #queerstudies in @blsbaruch.bsky.social @cuny.edu. Application deadline is December 6 cuny.jobs/new-york-ny/...

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Without #equity there is no #innovation. Our new #podcast is live! You can find it anywhere you watch or listen. #futuresinitiativepodcast @futuresed.bsky.social

Cathy Davidson@cathyndavidson.bsky.social · 11mo ago

The @futuresed.bsky.social podcast is live on Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/0UN9... Why Does Innovation REQUIRE Equity? @cuny.edu @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social @shellyeversley.bsky.social

Since #JOY is an act of #resistance I thought I’d share some while I remind you that the @futuresed podcast launches next Tuesday, October 21! I’ll be talking with FI’s Founder @cathyndavidson You’ll find it everywhere and in YouTube💥

And it’s just what we need: talk about how we will continue the work of #highered for the #publicgood @futuresed.bsky.social @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social @cuny.edu

Cathy Davidson@cathyndavidson.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Coming soon! @shellyeversley.bsky.social is interviewing me on the all-new @futuresed.bsky.social podcast. Stay tuned for more details and drop date! @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social @cuny.edu

Hey Y’all! I’m thrilled to share the news that we will hire a #tenuretrack #assistantprofessor in #Black and #Latine studies @blsbaruch.bsky.social #BaruchCollege #CUNY! Please apply! Please spread the word. cuny.jobs/new-york-ny/...

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The CUNY Climate Assembly Project (CCAP) is a new democratic initiative for CUNY students to advance climate solutions at CUNY. We are seeking applications from CUNY Graduate Center doctoral students for 2 ($10,000) fellowship positions. APPLY & learn more: centerforthehumanities.org/call-for-app...

@hallcarlo.bsky.social @dr-bethany-jacobs.bsky.social Hey Bethany! Please meet my chosen family Hall! He’s drafting his first novel—a queer fantasy sci fi extravaganza and I thought y’all should meet. Also: I can’t wait for #thebrutalmoon

The #future of #highereducation requires us to #collaborate and #build as we protect #academicfreedom #research and every one of our #students @futuresed.bsky.social

Cathy Davidson@cathyndavidson.bsky.social · last yr.

The future of higher ed is uncertain, but one thing is clear: silence is not an option. @cathyndavidson.bsky.social, @shellyeversley.bsky.social, Nancy Cantor, William Kelly, Shelly Lowe, and Maurice Wallace call for bold, collective action to defend academic freedom www.gc.cuny.edu/news/leaders...

Imagine that

Cathy Davidson@cathyndavidson.bsky.social · 2y ago

He could give 1 billion (b) dollars to every one of the 8 billion inhabitants of the planet and he’d still have 408 billion and change to keep for himself. Imagine that.

One of the many things I love about this @hastac origin story is the 6 lessons feel like critical #lifelessons in these wild times @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social @hastac.bsky.social

Cathy Davidson@cathyndavidson.bsky.social · 2y ago

I wrote an open access personal history of HASTAC.org (NSF calls us "the world's first and oldest academic social network"--older than Facebook!) Please share! 6 "Lessons" apply to any organization (#1: Learn from your detractors but don't let them stop you.") www.cambridge.org/core/journal...