Futures Initiative
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Futures Initiative
@futuresed.bsky.social
The Futures Initiative at the CUNY Graduate Center advances greater equity and innovation in higher education and promotes reinvestment in higher education as a public good.
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FI Podcast Ep 1:5 — “Teaching to Transform.”
Christina Katopodis & Jason Hendrickson on student-centered teaching, rehumanizing education, and why humanities matter now more than ever.
Listen here:
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#HigherEd #Teaching #CUNY #FuturesInitiative
February 16, 2026 at 7:53 PM
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Just in time for Valentine’s Day, four Graduate Center couples reflect on how they found and deepened their love through their Ph.D. journeys www.gc.cuny.edu/news/graduat... @saraskin.bsky.social
February 12, 2026 at 3:17 PM
🎓📘 The Futures Initiative (FI) is excited to co-sponsor a special event with the Teaching and Learning Center at The Graduate Center to celebrate the launch of The Campus Crisis Toolkit on February 20 tlc.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2026/01/20/f...
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February 12, 2026 at 11:57 PM
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Both events will be in person 2/20 @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social.

The evening panel will be livestreamed.

Hosted by @gctlc.bsky.social, co-sponsored by @futuresed.bsky.social, supported by @mellon.org.
January 20, 2026 at 8:21 PM
With the #SuperBowl approaching #thisSunday, this is a timely moment to reflect on our episode’s exploration of culture, identity, and community, check on our clip: youtube.com/clip/UgkxzTG4U_BvTVU5Gdhs1sSNMHJRIQSMglTR?si=W5RpFjz1O4WlXb5H
#futureinitiatives #cuny #badbunny
February 6, 2026 at 3:34 AM
🎉🎧 Episode 4 of the Futures Initiative Podcast is now available!
🎶📚 What can Puerto Rican Studies—and Bad Bunny’s music—teach us about the future of research?

▶️ Watch on YouTube:
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#PuertoRicanStudies #FuturesInitiative #Decolonization #HigherEd #BadBunny
FI Podcast Ep 1:4 - “Learning from Bad Bunny and El Centro”
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January 20, 2026 at 2:36 AM
📣✨ Call for Proposals! ✨📣
The Futures Initiative (FI) is now accepting proposals for team-taught graduate courses (AY 2026–2027) 🎓🤝

🗓️ Preliminary deadline: Feb 27, 2026⏰
🔗 Apply via link in bio!
#FuturesInitiative #CUNY #TeamTeaching #GraduateEducation #HigherEdEquity
December 22, 2025 at 9:54 PM
🎙️🌈 FI Podcast — Episode 3 is here! 🌈🎙️
In Episode 1:3, our incredible guests Dr. Matt Brim and Dr. Kevin Nadal, Ph.D., with Dr.Shelly Eversley:
👉 Why is Queer Studies for everybody?
📅 Premiering December 16
▶️ Watch on our YouTube channel: lnkd.in/eDg5hEFi
🎧 Or listen wherever you get your podcasts!
December 15, 2025 at 4:57 PM
📣✨ Call for Proposals! ✨📣
The Futures Initiative (FI) is now accepting proposals for team-taught graduate courses (AY 2025–2026) 🎓🤝

🗓️ Preliminary deadline: Feb 28, 2025 ⏰
🔗 Apply via link in bio!
#FuturesInitiative #CUNY #TeamTeaching #GraduateEducation #HigherEdEquity
December 15, 2025 at 2:02 PM
🔥🔥🔥 Big news!
The FI HASTAC Scholars now has its own Instagram account: @hastac_official 📲✨
🤝🤝🤝 Meet the HASTAC Scholars Co-Directors
✨ @belizeanlinguist
✨ @tatibertolucci
Follow along for:
📚 highlights from HASTAC Scholars events
🎤 scholar spotlights & voices

#CUNY #HASTACScholars
December 12, 2025 at 2:30 PM
🎉❤️ WE DID IT! THANK YOU! ❤️🎉
❤️We hit $12,000 in donations!❤️
💛 Although Giving Tuesday has officially ended, our donation link is still open until December 31st! 
👉 Donation link: https://www.givegab.com/campaigns/futures-initiative-cuny-tuesday-campaign
 #GivingTuesday #CUNY #PublicEducation
December 8, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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FINAL CALL: Scan the QR code or click the link in bio to apply for the 2026-2027 HASTAC Scholars Program by EOD today, December 5th!

#education #highereducation #stem #stemeducation #science #technology #humanities #fellowship #scholarship #academia #collaboration
December 5, 2025 at 8:52 PM
@lizbethdsantana.bsky.social : “It's for everyone...to understand students need to be celebrated.” #uwff
November 18, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Lesly Ramirez Melchor: “Talking about immigration doesn't always have to be bad.” #uwff
November 18, 2025 at 10:29 PM
@lizbethdsantana.bsky.social: “Learning how to navigate this ethically, but it's about putting [immigrants'] voices at the center.” #uwff
November 18, 2025 at 10:25 PM
What does solidarity look like across immigrant and non-immigrant communities in academic spaces? #uwff
November 18, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Cynthia Carvajal, PhD: “It's important for U.S. citizens to know this information.” #uwff
November 18, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Sunisa Nuonsy: “It is a privilege to not talk about [immigration].” #uwff
November 18, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Lesly Ramirez Melchor: “You're gonna be surprised by how many students want to talk about current political news.” #uwff
November 18, 2025 at 10:17 PM
How can universities build structural and relational forms of support that go beyond “inclusion”? #uwff
November 18, 2025 at 10:16 PM
What changes in immigration or education policy most impact students today? #uwff
November 18, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Sunisa Nuonsy: “It's crucial that K-12 educators know about immigration.” #uwff
November 18, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Cynthia Carvajal, PhD: “As statuses are being revoked, folks are really falling in and out of these benefits.” #uwff
November 18, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Sunisa Nuonsy: “I became a reflection of my family when they arrived in the U.S.” #uwff
November 18, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Our University Worth Fighting For event, Learning Without Borders: Immigrants Transforming Higher Education, is starting in one minute! Follow along using #uwff
November 18, 2025 at 9:40 PM