CUNY English PhD Program
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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)!
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)!
October 14, 2025 at 4:41 PM
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)!
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)!
📢TODAY'S FRIDAY FORUM📢
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)!
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)!
October 3, 2025 at 4:15 PM
📢TODAY'S FRIDAY FORUM📢
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)!
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)!
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Congratulations to Prof. Lyn Di Iorio, whose short story “Maritza and Carmen” is included in the anthology “Best American Short Stories 2025” www.gc.cuny.edu/news/profess... @cunyenglish.bsky.social
Professor's Story Chosen as One of 'The Best American Short Stories'
Lyn Di Iorio’s short story “Maritza and Carmen,” about the aftermath of Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico, is in the noted anthology “Best American Short Stories 2025.”
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October 3, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Congratulations to Prof. Lyn Di Iorio, whose short story “Maritza and Carmen” is included in the anthology “Best American Short Stories 2025” www.gc.cuny.edu/news/profess... @cunyenglish.bsky.social
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 ‘90s!
Rm. 9100, 6-7:15PM
tinyurl.com/happynostalgia
Rm. 9100, 6-7:15PM
tinyurl.com/happynostalgia
September 30, 2025 at 2:55 PM
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 ‘90s!
Rm. 9100, 6-7:15PM
tinyurl.com/happynostalgia
Rm. 9100, 6-7:15PM
tinyurl.com/happynostalgia
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!
September 30, 2025 at 2:45 PM
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!
📢THIS WEEK'S FRIDAY FORUM📢
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!
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!
September 23, 2025 at 7:21 PM
📢THIS WEEK'S FRIDAY FORUM📢
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!
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!
September 23, 2025 at 7:10 PM
On Friday, we were thrilled to see a packed student lounge for a reading by Gazan poet Yahya Ashour!
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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.
September 19, 2025 at 9:01 PM
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)
Committee: Jessica Yood (Chair), Talia Schaffer, and Amy Wan (not pictured)
September 19, 2025 at 4:42 PM
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)
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 •Library of Print on Demand: Post Digital Publishing in Times of Platform Capitalism•
@cunyenglish.bsky.social @cunygcdi.bsky.social #itpcertificate
#jojodoodles
@mandiberg.bsky.social @angiewaller.bsky.social Annette Gilbert •Library of Print on Demand: Post Digital Publishing in Times of Platform Capitalism•
@cunyenglish.bsky.social @cunygcdi.bsky.social #itpcertificate
#jojodoodles
September 17, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Great program tonight @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social
@mandiberg.bsky.social @angiewaller.bsky.social Annette Gilbert •Library of Print on Demand: Post Digital Publishing in Times of Platform Capitalism•
@cunyenglish.bsky.social @cunygcdi.bsky.social #itpcertificate
#jojodoodles
@mandiberg.bsky.social @angiewaller.bsky.social Annette Gilbert •Library of Print on Demand: Post Digital Publishing in Times of Platform Capitalism•
@cunyenglish.bsky.social @cunygcdi.bsky.social #itpcertificate
#jojodoodles
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!
Ammiel Alcalay‘s highly-anticipated, monumental new book: a mix of memoir, poetry, auto-critique, prose narrative, history, and investigative journalism by other means.
www.eventbrite.com/e/controlled...
@cunypoetics.bsky.social @zohrasaed.bsky.social
www.eventbrite.com/e/controlled...
@cunypoetics.bsky.social @zohrasaed.bsky.social
September 16, 2025 at 6:26 PM
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!
📢THIS WEEK'S FRIDAY FORUMS📢
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
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
September 16, 2025 at 6:22 PM
📢THIS WEEK'S FRIDAY FORUMS📢
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
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...
@thegraduatecenter.bsky.social
@thegraduatecenter.bsky.social
Edie Sedgwick and Writing the Unquiet Mind
Tickets for Edie Sedgwick and Writing the Unquiet Mind in New York from NYPL. Alessandra Occhiolini examines Jean Stein’s oral biography of the Warhol Superstar, reflecting on mental illness through t...
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September 10, 2025 at 7:26 PM
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...
@thegraduatecenter.bsky.social
@thegraduatecenter.bsky.social
📢FRIDAY FORUM ANNOUNCEMENT📢
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!
@thegraduatecenter.bsky.social
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!
@thegraduatecenter.bsky.social
September 8, 2025 at 9:09 PM
📢FRIDAY FORUM ANNOUNCEMENT📢
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!
@thegraduatecenter.bsky.social
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!
@thegraduatecenter.bsky.social
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!
September 8, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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!
🎉FRIDAY FORUM ANNOUNCEMENT🎉
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!
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!
September 4, 2025 at 6:28 PM
🎉FRIDAY FORUM ANNOUNCEMENT🎉
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!
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 🎉
@cunypoetics.bsky.social for co-sponsoring the events, and to Ph.D. in English candidate Ju Ly Ban for organizing 🎉
August 28, 2025 at 6:09 PM
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 🎉
@cunypoetics.bsky.social for co-sponsoring the events, and to Ph.D. in English candidate Ju Ly Ban for organizing 🎉
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Announcing fall 2025 public programs! Timely discussions, in-depth perspectives, creative ideas. Join us in person or online – 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
August 28, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Announcing fall 2025 public programs! Timely discussions, in-depth perspectives, creative ideas. Join us in person or online – 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
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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
Website: criticalai2025.commons.gc.cuny.edu
Syllabus – Critical AI Studies
criticalai2025.commons.gc.cuny.edu
August 27, 2025 at 4:43 PM
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
Website: criticalai2025.commons.gc.cuny.edu
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!
@thegraduatecenter.bsky.social
@thegraduatecenter.bsky.social
August 25, 2025 at 7:24 PM
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!
@thegraduatecenter.bsky.social
@thegraduatecenter.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:
Fall 2025 Courses
The Writing Center manages a range of professional development courses designed to help students at the Graduate Center in their careers and professional activities. While topics vary, each class s…
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August 18, 2025 at 1:10 PM
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:
📢FRIDAY FORUM ANNOUNCEMENT📢
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!
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!
August 19, 2025 at 3:01 PM
📢FRIDAY FORUM ANNOUNCEMENT📢
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!
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!
And congratulations to Dr. Emily Price on the successful defense of ""Earth took of Earth": Melancholy and Earth in Late Medieval English Literature" on August 15!
Committee: Karl Steel (Chair), Steve Kruger, and Jonathan W. Gray
Committee: Karl Steel (Chair), Steve Kruger, and Jonathan W. Gray
August 18, 2025 at 8:55 PM
And congratulations to Dr. Emily Price on the successful defense of ""Earth took of Earth": Melancholy and Earth in Late Medieval English Literature" on August 15!
Committee: Karl Steel (Chair), Steve Kruger, and Jonathan W. Gray
Committee: Karl Steel (Chair), Steve Kruger, and Jonathan W. Gray
Congratulations to Dale Ireland, who passed their Orals Examination today!
Committee Members: Talia Schaffer (Chair), Mario DiGangi, and Stephanie Hershinow
Committee Members: Talia Schaffer (Chair), Mario DiGangi, and Stephanie Hershinow
August 18, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Congratulations to Dale Ireland, who passed their Orals Examination today!
Committee Members: Talia Schaffer (Chair), Mario DiGangi, and Stephanie Hershinow
Committee Members: Talia Schaffer (Chair), Mario DiGangi, and Stephanie Hershinow
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Delighted by this contribution from our own Daniel Horowitz, which is going straight into my Intro to Media Studies syllabus! Please give it a read 💚🙌🏾
@thegraduatecenter.bsky.social @cunyenglish.bsky.social
@thegraduatecenter.bsky.social @cunyenglish.bsky.social
In our latest post for the "Between the Lines" blog, Daniel Horowitz writes on “The Crossword and the Sword: Puzzling Modernism and War”: modernismmodernity.org/forums/posts...
July 30, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Delighted by this contribution from our own Daniel Horowitz, which is going straight into my Intro to Media Studies syllabus! Please give it a read 💚🙌🏾
@thegraduatecenter.bsky.social @cunyenglish.bsky.social
@thegraduatecenter.bsky.social @cunyenglish.bsky.social