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Student Reflections

Humanities Alliance Conference Day 1

It was such a pleasure to attend day 1 of the Humanities Alliance Conference. The day started with a very informative statistical study. Then with a panel of few fellows…

Student Reflections

The Hum of Humanities is in the Air: Day 1

Author’s Note: Future blog posts elaborating on individual breakout sessions to follow with embedded hyperlinks. 6:15 am - I touched down at JFK airport from San Diego, California where the…

Student Reflections

Conference Reflection – Hierarchy of Language

Language and multilingualism is something I think of often in part because it shapes up such a large part of my life, so I was really excited to attend the…

Student Reflections

The Importance of a Collaborative Approach to Learning

Most of my life as a student I had always approached learning very individualistically, even the ideas of study groups seemed foreign to me. If I didn’t understand something, I…

Student Reflections

Approaching Difficult Texts as Students and Educators

On the first day of the conference, I had the fortunate opportunity to attend the “Difficult Texts” panel with Anthony Alessandrini and Libby Garland, professors at Kingsborough Community College, Karen…

Student Reflections

Learning from fellow attendees at the 2018 CUNY Humanities Alliance Conference

I had the distinct pleasure of learning from fellow attendees at the 2018 CUNY Humanities Alliance Conference, and I was struck by the thoughtful educators, graduate students, undergraduates, staff, and…

Dr. Kim's Research Corner…

Classrooms as a Sphere of Possibility: Workshopping Pedagogy and Social Justice

3 Oct 201820 Jan 2021

On September 13, The Futures Initiative at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York hosted a public event entitled, Classroom and Social Justice: Why Start with Pedagogy.…

Dr. Ananda's Research Posts…

Student Evaluations of Teaching Aren't Perfect, But Here's One Way to Use Them

21 May 201820 Jan 2021

How do you know whether things are going well in your class? And whether students are learning anything? Do they like your teaching style? Does your course meet their needs?…

Dr. Ananda's Research Posts…

Event Recap: Teaching and Learning with New Majority Students: Lessons Learned from the CUNY Humanities Alliance

10 May 201820 Jan 2021

Notes | Photos | Video (forthcoming) | #fight4edu On Thursday, May 3, 2018, the Futures Initiative hosted a roundtable discussion on Teaching and Learning with New Majority Students: Lessons Learned from the CUNY…

Dr. Ananda's Research Posts…

May 3 Thursday Dialogue: The CUNY Humanities Alliance on Teaching and Learning with New Majority Students

19 Apr 201820 Jan 2021

Fellows of the CUNY Humanities Alliance will hold a roundtable discussion at the Futures Initiative's Thursday Dialogues series. Join us to talk about student-centered pedagogy, teaching the humanities in community…

Dr. Ananda's Research Posts…

Reflections on the "Research Paper" Assignment

16 Apr 201820 Jan 2021

Author's note: This post is the third in a three-part series. You can read the first two parts of the series here and here. Now that I’ve discussed how I…

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