CUNY Humanities Alliance

Bridging Teaching and Learning through the Humanities

Author: Mehrnaz Moghaddam

Mehrnaz Moghaddam (she/her)

  • 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 School (SPHS) in Brooklyn. During the new teacher orientation, I remember reading an article titled “The Case Against Zero,” where…

  • Profile photo of Angela Dunne, standing on a sidewalk

    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 community and the public, and showcasing their accomplishments as fellows.  Angela Dunne (she/them) was a 2021-2023 fellow based at the Hostos Community College while pursuing her Ph.D. in Urban…

  • An Interview with Kelsey Milian Lopez, the CUNY Peer Leaders Facilitator.

    My name is Kelsey Milian Lopez, and I was raised in Miami, Florida. But I am Mexican, Japanese, and Guatemalan, with Indigenous ancestry connected to Aztec, Zapotec, and K’iche Maya. Currently, I am a PhD student at CUNY, getting my degree in Ethnomusicology, which is the study of music and culture. Being a multiethnic, multicultural…

  • Rosalia Reyes Simon

    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 accomplishments as fellows.  Rosalía Reyes Simon (she/her) was a 2021-2023 fellow based at the Guttman Community College while pursuing her Ph.D. in…

  • CUNY Represents Humanities Alliance at the 2023 Mellon Scholars Conference

    CUNY Represents Humanities Alliance at the 2023 Mellon Scholars Conference By Christina Katopodis (she/her/hers) On October 6, 2023, several members of the CUNY Humanities Alliance presented at the 2023 Mellon Scholars Conference in San Francisco, on a roundtable about “Doctoral Education and Community Colleges: The Experiences of the City University of New York (CUNY) Humanities…

  • Exploring Our Environments and Lives Through Sound Waves: CPL October Meetup

    Exploring Our Environments and Lives Through Sound Waves: CPL October Meetup Please find the recap of the CUNY Peer Leaders meetup on Soundscapes through the link below: By Christina Katopodis (she/her/hers)

  • Book Launch: The Border Simulator

    Book Launch and Reading in English and Spanish: The Border Simulator: El Simulador De Fronteras Monday, October 16th, 2023, 6 pm-8 pm At The Graduate Center (365 Fifth Avenue) Latin American, Iberian, and Latino Cultures Ph.D. Program (4th Floor Lounge) A Conversation with: Gabriel Dozal, author and Natasha Tiniacos, translator (HA Fellow) moderated by Esther…

  • Greg Hartman

    Celebrating Greg Hartman

    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 accomplishments as fellows.  Greg Hartman (he/him) was a 2021-2023 fellow based at the Guttman Community College while pursuing his Ph.D. in Music…

  • Sokunthary Svay

    Celebrating Sokunthary Svay

    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 accomplishments as fellows.  Sokunthary Svay (she/her) was a 2021-2023 fellow based at the Guttman Community College while pursuing her Ph.D. in English…

  • Ariel Leutheusser

    Celebrating Ariel Leutheusser

    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 accomplishments as fellows.  Ariel Leutheusser (they/them) was a 2021-2023 fellow based at the Borough of Manhattan Community College, while pursuing their Ph.D.…

  • “Reimagining Professional Development of Critical Pedagogy and Humanizing Teaching & Learning in the Humanities;” Humanities Alliance Presents at the Comparative & International Education Society Conference.

    Higher education is at a critical juncture, where the push for inclusivity, accessibility, and student-centered learning is reshaping academic spaces. In a recent panel discussion on February 20, 2022, in Washington DC at the CIES, Humanities Alliance members explored various aspects of this transformation—how care informs professional development, the contradictions within community-based graduate programs, the…