ACERT at Hunter College Presents: Ungrading: How it started, how it’s going

Presenters: Amber Alliger (Psychology), Gina Riley (Special Education), Aine Zimmerman (German), Austin Bailey (English) We held our first session on "ungrading" in 2019, and have kept the conversation going during the following years. In 2021, several of us read and discussed the edited volume "Ungrading" together, and had to chance to further discuss with its

An Introduction to Difficult Dialogues in (and out of) the Classroom

In an increasingly polarized country where all of us tend to stay within our own identity groups, how do we strive to transform conflict across difference? What are the skillsets that we need to practice in order to understand conflict and, more importantly, each other? In and out of our classrooms, how can we create

21st Annual CUNY IT Conference

After meeting virtually for two years, we are excited to host the 21st annual CUNY IT Conference in person at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice on December 1-2. We hope you are planning to be there! With a theme of "The Power and Perils of Scripting," we invite you to join us and

Modeling Your Assignments after Your Own Writing Practices

This workshop is designed to support faculty as they reflect on their own approach to writing and use those insights to guide new experiments with student writing assignments. This interactive and discussion-based workshop will begin with a free write about what we do as writers, and then use our reflections to talk about, draft, and/or

Listening Sessions hosted by the Office of Transformation

The Office of Transformation is hosting a series of CUNY-wide “listening sessions” to gather feedback from students, faculty, staff, and employers on the best ways to help CUNY students prepare for their futures. Following is information about the listening session for faculty. CUNY’s Faculty Career Success Fellows have worked for two years gathering information and

The Center for Online Learning and ACERT at Hunter College Present: Week Zero Camp

3-Day Online Event for Faculty (some sessions are optional) Monday, January 9 – Wednesday, January 11, 2023, 10am-12pm and 2-4pm How do you help your students get ready for a new semester? Before the start of the semester rush, join colleagues from across CUNY to build your “week zero" orientation module, where students can find

CUNY 1969 | Panel Event

What We Learn from a Year of Unrest, Student Activism, and the Struggle for Black and Puerto Rican Representation at CUNY Where: Baruch College Vertical Campus, Room NVC 14-280 Live stream will be available on the CTL’s YouTube channel Featuring: Registration required (in-person or live streaming). Limited seating available.

Scholarship for the Public Good: Paths to Open Access Online

Open access scholarly literature—roughly, scholarly works that are online and free of charge for all—has developed over the past 20 years from wild idea to widespread reality. Open access journals, books, and repositories are now established parts of the scholarly ecosystem, and many consider near-universal open access to be inevitable.But publishing itself is not cost-free,

Good Trouble: A Speaker Series

New Academic Building A-205

Architects, academics and change makers consider solutions to some of the most pressing problems in the built environment. Organized by AIA Brooklyn & City Tech Department of Architectural Technology Where: New Academic Building A-205 This program is IN PERSON ONLY. Refreshments will be served in the Tillary Lobby at 6 PM and talks start promptly at

Priority Town Hall on Transfer of Credits

Dear CUNY Faculty and Staff, Last week, I wrote to you to share our new initiative regarding transfer and seek your support on behalf of our students. Although much progress has been made to facilitate transfer, work remains to be done. Students continue to lose credits upon transfer in the same major, delaying academic progression