Caneia Brown, a core member of PP4CE, is a Brooklyn-born advocate, activist, and community-based participatory action researcher committed to advancing cultural equity for families and youth. #uwff

Ash Marinaccio, Ph.D., is a multidisciplinary documentarian and visual storyteller working in theatre, photography, and film. She is dedicated to storytelling highlighting the socio-political issues defining our times and regularly works throughout the United States and internationally. #uwff

Christopher Colón is a visual artist, and scholar-activist from Brooklyn, NY. He is a Ph.D. candidate in the Urban Education program at the Graduate Center.

Britney Moreira, MPhil is a PhD candidate in Critical Psychology and a Futures Initiative fellow. Her research examines criminal and juvenile (in)justice and its impact on Black adolescent development

Caneia Brown: “Art for me was passed down through lineage, through generations.” #uwff

Ash Marinaccio, PhD: “We want...the people who are represented in our work to have the mic.” #uwff

Britney Moreira, MPhil: “Art is a valid form of communication.” #uwff

Christopher Colón: “I think money is important, but it's also important to center your passion.” #uwff

PP4CE is a collective of Bedford-Stuyvesant mothers, caregivers, and grandparents conducting community-based participatory action research through their project Creative Pathways in Bed-Stuy. #uwff

Our wonderful attendees are getting started with an engaging workshop led by Parent Power for Cultural Equity (PP4CE). #uwff

Our University Worth Fighting For event, Arts, Inquiry, Action: Creative Methods, Community Knowledge & Scholarship, is starting in 15 minutes! Follow along using #uwff

Last call! Join us tomorrow, Thurs. May 7, from 5–7 PM at the GC for Art, Justice, and Research. Food will be served! RSVP today; link in the bio! Please spread the word! @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social @cuny.edu @psc-cuny.org @cdha.bsky.social @johnjayrec.bsky.social @baruch.cuny.edu

My new @hastac.bsky.social Intelligent Artifice post: "AI Ate My Homework"--for any level, any field. Inc Bonus Syllabus and Final by brilliant @fordham.edu Prof @jordanstein.bsky.social technology-networks-sciences.hastac.hcommons.org/2026/05/03/a... @hastac.bsky.social @futuresed.bsky.social

I've started a new blogging series @hastac.bsky.social: "Intelligent Artifice." I explore how we can think with, through, and sometimes despite AI ...and exercise agency, responsibility, and human intelligence in an automated world. hastac.hcommons.org

Announcing presenters in the 2026 Dissertation Showcase! Swapnil Landge, Maura McCreight, John Mwihaki, Clare Monfredo, Paul Odér, Julie Hecht, Siobhán O'Connor, Ivana Mellers, Rutika Patel, Kelly Brady, Evan Knight & Melanie Paul Austin. RESERVE for Mon, 5/11 event: www.gc.cuny.edu/events/insid...

Inside the CUNY Graduate Center: A Dissertation Showcase

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UWFF: Art. Justice. Research. 🗓️ May 7th, 5 pm - 7 pm Join us for the next University Worth Fighting For event exploring how creative practice connects with community, research, and social change. Refreshments will be provided 🍌🍇🥑🍓 #UWFF #ArtAndJustice #CreativeCommunity #PublicScholarship

HASTAC Scholar Spotlight: Rachael Mulvihill (@rachaelvm454.bsky.social) Rachael V. Mulvihill is a PhD Candidate in the Literary and Cultural Studies program at Carnegie Mellon University. To read more about Rachael, follow this link: tinyurl.com/2ne96cey

The Second Language Acquisition Lab at the CUNY Graduate Center is recruiting Turkish speakers in the U.S. or Germany for an online study on Turkish and bilingualism. Not eligible? Please share, word of mouth really helps! slalab.gc.cuny.edu/post/new-stu... #linguistics @verbingnouns.bsky.social

Interested in a (paid) study about Turkish language use?

The Second Language Acquisition Lab (SLAL) at The City University of New York (CUNY) is inviting participants to take part in a short online research study on how Turkish is used and understood by peo...

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This is the official account of HASTAC (Humanities, Arts, Science, and Technology Alliance and Collaboratory). HASTAC was an early participant in a National Science Foundation initiative to create “collaboratories,” online research clusters without walls, spanning many institutions and disciplines.

HASTAC Scholar Spotlight: Grace Dignazio Grace Dignazio is an interdisciplinary scholar and MFA candidate in Creative Writing at The New School in New York City. To read more about Grace, follow this link: tinyurl.com/mrr8w4zu

HASTAC Scholar Spotlight: Elisa Castro Elisa is a post-graduate fellow with the Transborder Digital Humanities Consortium at UTSA, where her research focuses on migration, archival studies, and transborder digital humanities. To read more about Elisa, follow this link: tinyurl.com/y36d9by7

📣✨ Call for Proposals! ✨📣 The Futures Initiative (FI) is now accepting proposals for team-taught graduate courses (AY 2026–2027) 🎓🤝 🗓️ Preliminary deadline: Feb 27, 2026⏰ 🔗 Apply via link in bio! #FuturesInitiative #CUNY #TeamTeaching #GraduateEducation #HigherEdEquity

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

HASTAC Scholar Spotlight: Ame Min-Venditti Ame Min-Venditti (they/them/elle) is a scholar motivated by water stories, sharing and learning from ancestral wisdom to create just and peaceful futures. To read more about Ame, follow this link: teaching-learning.hastac.hcommons.org/2026/02/08/h...

FINAL CALL: Scan the QR code or click the link in bio to apply for the 2026-2027 HASTAC Scholars Program by EOD today, December 5th! #education #highereducation #stem #stemeducation #science #technology #humanities #fellowship #scholarship #academia #collaboration

🎙✨ Episode #2 is live! What does academic freedom really mean, and why now?  Deep convo w/ Moustafa Bayoumi & Michelle Fine, hosted by Shelly Eversley 🔥💬 👉 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ba842N-OJCI&list=PLs4s4YzyzpmGp8pMRWPxR9H4rds1715Cm\ 🎧 Please subscribe! 🔔 #AcademicFreedom #HigherEd #CUNY ✊🏽🗽

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

What does academic freedom really mean—and why does it matter more than ever?Join us for Episode #2 of the Futures Initiative podcast as Faculty Chair Shelly...

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DEADLINE EXTENDED: Join a New Generation of Innovative Scholars – Apply for the 2026-2027 HASTAC Scholars Program! Scan the QR code or click the link in bio to apply! #education #highereducation #stem #stemeducation #science #technology #humanities #fellowship #scholarship #academia #collaboration

👏 👏 👏FI is proud to share once again that Dr. @Cathy N. Davidson’s #McGraw Prize in Education was celebrated with a full-page ad in #TheNewYorkTimes.  👏👏👏 A well-deserved recognition of her incredible impact on higher education.  #HigherEducation #EducationLeadership #innovation #equity #cuny

🚨 Event Reminder — Next Tuesday! 🚨 Join us for Learning Without Borders: Immigrants Transforming Higher Education, part of The University Worth Fighting For series by the Futures Initiative 💪🎓 ☕ Light refreshments will be served! #FutureInitiative #CUNY #LearningWithoutBorders

💪✨We’re thrilled to announce our incredible speakers for Learning Without Borders: Immigrants Transforming Higher Education 🤩 Join us for an inspiring conversation about courage and the impact of immigrant scholars who are reshaping higher education. ❤️RSVP below to secure your seats!❤️