Please join the GC English Department for this week's exciting Friday Forum on 10/17 at 4pm:
Nuyorican Aesthetic: The Life and Work of Maria Aponte
Come hear Maria Aponte discuss Nuyorican intellectualism and join us in celebrating her recent award-winning book "The Things That Shape Us" (2024)!
π’TODAY'S FRIDAY FORUMπ’
We can't wait for this afternoon's Friday Forum on syllabus design with Mira Zaman of the BMCC Graduate Student and Early-Career Support (GSECS) committee, featuring speakers Eugenia Cawley (Lecturer in English, BMCC) and Adele Kudish (Professor of English, BMCC)!
Congratulations to Prof. Lyn Di Iorio, whose short story βMaritza and Carmenβ is included in the anthology βBest American Short Stories 2025β www.gc.cuny.edu/news/profess... @cunyenglish.bsky.social
White flyer with black texts that reads HAPPY NOSTALGIA: BOOK TALK WITH DR. DAVID HUMPHRIES Making Connections with the Music of the β90s Panel speakers include: Joel Rogers, Pune Dracker, Addy Malinowski, and Janelle Poe Date: Tuesday, September 30 Time: 6-7:15PM Refreshments to follow Location: CUNY GC, Skylight Room (9100) RSVP: https://tinyurl.com/happynostalgia The text is placed around images of MC Hammer, Queen Latifah, Arthur Russell, Bob Dylan, and The Sundays.
This evening, attend another event with English Program students! Janelle Poe & Addy Malinowski will join Pune Dracker, Joel Rogers, & Dr. David Humphries to discuss Dr. Humphries's book Happy Nostalgia: Making Connections with the Music of the β90s!
Rm. 9100, 6-7:15PM
tinyurl.com/happynostalgia
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On Friday, we had a great talk from English Program students Dale Ireland, S.E. Hamlet, Nina Lopez-Ortiz, and Janelle Poe on Cultivating Universal Design in the English Classroom, with advice and resources for designing pedagogy with accessibility in mind!
Flyer with green background and white and yellow text which reads: Friday Forums Presents Cultivating Universal Design in English Courses Unsure of what UDL is? Care about accessibility but don't know where to begin? Join us for a conversation on building accessibility and inclusion into our teaching from day one...and during week five! Leave with connections and resources. September 26, 2025 at 4:00 PM In person and via Zoom English Student Lounge Room 4406 Image description: QR Code for Zoom meeting (link also in flyer text) Zoom Link: 85626811423 Password: 186484 Nina Lopez-Ortiz S.E. Hamlet Janelle Poe Dale Ireland Questions about accessing the forum? Please email us at: accessandspoons@gmail.com
π’THIS WEEK'S FRIDAY FORUMπ’
4pm on Friday, 9/26, in Room 4406 and over Zoom: Cultivating Universal Design in English Courses
We're excited to host a panel on building accessibility into the classroom, featuring English Program students S.E. Hamlet, Dale Ireland, Nina Lopez-Ortiz, and Janelle Poe!
On Friday, we were thrilled to see a packed student lounge for a reading by Gazan poet Yahya Ashour!
I'm a proud alum of @cunyenglish.bsky.social They have a mentorship cluster program that brings together a new student, returning student, faculty, and alum for the year. We meet monthly. This is my 3rd year participating. I love it. It's great connecting with current students and faculty.
Congratulations to Dr. Dhipinder Walia on the successful defense of ""The Rhetorical Agency of Student-Parents: Assembling, Archiving, and Naming Practices and Interpretations that Transform Worlds" today!
Committee: Jessica Yood (Chair), Talia Schaffer, and Amy Wan (not pictured)
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Great program tonight @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social
@mandiberg.bsky.social @angiewaller.bsky.social Annette Gilbert β’Library of Print on Demand: Post Digital Publishing in Times of Platform Capitalismβ’
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Learn more and register here for the book launch: centerforthehumanities.org/event/contro...
And on 9/19 at 6pm, following Yahya Ashour's reading, we encourage everyone to attend the book launch event for Ammiel Alcalay's CONTROLLED DEMOLITION, hosted by @humanitiescuny.bsky.social and @cunypoetics.bsky.social and featuring @zohrasaed.bsky.social and Safira Berrada-Riggs!
9/19 at 4pm in Rm 4406: Never Mind Gaza: A Reading with Gazan Poet Yahya Ashour
Co-sponsors: Palestine Studies @ GC; DGSC; @wawog.bsky.social; CUNY GC 4 Palestine; The Center for Place, Culture & Politics; CUNY Faculty & Staff For Justice in Palestine, The Committee on Globalization & Social Change
9/18 at 6pm in the James Gallery: Reverberations Mixtape Launch and Listening Party
Feat. artists Chitra Ganesh, Rojava Film Commune, and Hα»ng-An TrΖ°Ζ‘ng & project organizers denisse andrade, Mia Curran, and Michele Chinitz.
Co-sponsors: Racial Imaginary Institute, @cunygcarthistory.bsky.social
π’THIS WEEK'S FRIDAY FORUMSπ’
This week we're excited to host two Friday Forum events, one on Thursday and one on Friday!
Thurs. 9/18 at 6pm in the James Gallery: Reverberations Mixtape Launch and Listening Party
Fri. 9/19 at 4pm in Rm. 4406: Never Mind Gaza: A Reading with Gazan Poet Yahya Ashour
Ph.D. candidate Alessandra Occhiolini will present her research on Jean Stein's Edie: An American Biography at the NYPL on Friday, 10/3, at 2pm! Register in advance for this free event: www.showclix.com/event/alessa...
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Students and recent graduates are encouraged to attend and to bring their cover letters, CVs, and a job ad (or two!) to learn how to tailor their materials for applications!
π’FRIDAY FORUM ANNOUNCEMENTπ’
September 12 at 2pm in Room 4406
*Please note 2pm start time!*
This week, we're excited to host the semester's first Job Search event on Cover Letters and CVs, hosted by Prof. Mary M. McGlynn @sistermmm.bsky.social, DEO of Job Search!
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On Friday, the English Program welcomed our new cohort of students, returning students, and faculty for a fantastic Meet the Faculty event! We were thrilled to host so many folks in the student lounge and look forward to seeing everyone at future Friday Forum events!
πFRIDAY FORUM ANNOUNCEMENTπ
Tomorrow is our Fall 2025 Meet the Faculty event! We can't wait to introduce our new cohort of students and welcome back returning students and faculty to celebrate the start of the Fall 2025 semester. Join us tomorrow, 9/5, in Rm. 4406 at 4pm! Dinner will be served!
We were thrilled to host two packed events on Tuesday to start the Fall 2025 Friday Forum schedule, featuring visiting scholar Caleb Ward! Thank you to @humanitiescuny.bsky.social and
@cunypoetics.bsky.social for co-sponsoring the events, and to Ph.D. in English candidate Ju Ly Ban for organizing π
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Announcing fall 2025 public programs! Timely discussions, in-depth perspectives, creative ideas. Join us in person or online β RESERVE: www.gc.cuny.edu/public-progr... @pkrugman.bsky.social @asrc-gc.bsky.social @humanitiescuny.bsky.social @cuny.edu @stone-lis.bsky.social @rbiis.bsky.social
Started teaching "Critical AI Studies" last night in the @gc-dh.bsky.social & @cunyenglish.bsky.social programs. Great first class discussion in which we tried to come up with a community agreement on the use of AI for coursework (still unsettled).
Website: criticalai2025.commons.gc.cuny.edu
6pm on 8/26 in Room 4406 and over Zoom - Using and Abusing βThe Masterβs Toolsβ
To attend this lecture in person, register here: www.eventbrite.com/e/using-and-...
To attend over Zoom, register here: gc-cuny-edu.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
11:30am on 8/26 in Room 4406 - What Does a Poem Do to You?
Register for this in-person generative workshop here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
We can't wait for the Friday Forum events taking place tomorrow in the English Lounge (Room 4406)! Join us for a workshop at 11:30am and a lecture at 6pm with visiting scholar Caleb Ward, both co-sponsored by @humanitiescuny.bsky.social and @cunypoetics.bsky.social!
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Registration for newly admitted students starts today @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social and we have some great low stakes, no-credit professional development courses this fall to help you reach your writing goals! Learn more here:
6pm on 8/26 in Room 4406 and over Zoom - Using and Abusing βThe Masterβs Toolsβ
To attend this lecture in person, register here: www.eventbrite.com/e/using-and-...
To attend over Zoom, register here: gc-cuny-edu.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
11:30am on 8/26 in Room 4406 - What Does a Poem Do to You?
Register for this in-person generative workshop here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
π’FRIDAY FORUM ANNOUNCEMENTπ’
Our first Friday Forum events of the semester are one week away! On Tuesday, Aug. 26, join us in the English Student Lounge (Room 4406) for two events with visiting scholar Caleb Ward @calebw.bsky.social, organized by Ph.D. candidate Ju Ly Ban!
