Retaining Diverse Groups in STEM

Speaker: Melanie Villatoro, Ph.D.Chair of Construction Management and Civil Engineering Technology Department Abstract:Colleges across the United States must produce more engineering graduates to keep up with demands of the engineering workforce. Population trends indicate that women and minorities are highly underrepresented in the STEM fields. Therefore, recruitment and retention of these populations is critical to

Adventures in Ungrading: The Community College Experience

What are your students actually learning from your course? Are your students intrinsically motivated to deepen their learning and content knowledge, or extrinsically motivated to play the game of getting a good score and grade? “Ungrading” is a growing movement in higher education that critically questions the conventional grading system and traditional forms of assessment.

Affilia: Feminist Inquiry in Social Work’s Critical Feminist Social Work Roundtable: “Social Work and Reproductive Justice”

We will hear Dr. Zakiya Luna, Dr. Stephanie Begun, and Dr.Erica Goldblatt Hyatt discuss their use of critical feminisms in social work research. Dr.Mery Diaz, faculty in City Tech's Human Services department and Editorial Board member at Affilia, will moderate. This webinar is hosted and co-sponsored by the New York College of Technology's Human Services Department, Gender

Playful Pedagogy in Higher Education Spring 2022 Series

Co-sponsored by CUNY/Hunter College and Professors at Play! All on Zoom! What does it mean to be a "playful professor"? Can gamelike aspects be woven into projects that address serious topics?  What role does play have in the learning of adult students?  We will explore these questions, be inspired, gain loads of new teaching ideas, and

Scholar on Campus Presentations

You are cordially invited to a special event honoring both the 2022-2023 Scholar on Campus, Professor Diana Samaroo and the 2020-2021 Scholar on Campus, Professor Hamid Norouzi. Join us for a celebratory hors d’oeuvre reception at 5:00 pm in the lobby of the New Academic Building (285 Jay Street). The reception will be followed by the Scholar on Campus presentations at 6:00 pm