Luke Waltzer
@lukewaltzer.bsky.social
Director, Teaching and Learning Center, Graduate Center, CUNY. Faculty in Digital Humanities and Interactive Technology and Pedagogy.
Posts about higher ed, pedagogy, ed tech, history, sports, and funky music.
Posts about higher ed, pedagogy, ed tech, history, sports, and funky music.
Reposted by Luke Waltzer
The Graduate Center is thrilled to announce it has received over $1M from Google.org as part of a partnership with fellow higher education institutions across New York State to advance AI literacy www.gc.cuny.edu/news/cuny-gr...
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January 7, 2026 at 2:58 PM
The Graduate Center is thrilled to announce it has received over $1M from Google.org as part of a partnership with fellow higher education institutions across New York State to advance AI literacy www.gc.cuny.edu/news/cuny-gr...
Still plenty of time to put together an application.
Three scholars held this role previously. Each of them made a significant impact working with graduate student instructors at CUNY, and then moved on to a tenure-track position at other universities.
Three scholars held this role previously. Each of them made a significant impact working with graduate student instructors at CUNY, and then moved on to a tenure-track position at other universities.
**We're hiring a post-doc @gctlc.bsky.social**
Come join a fantastic team of scholars @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social committed to intentional, responsive, and liberatory pedagogy at @cuny.edu and beyond.
Applications due February 1, 2026.
Job call here: cuny.jobs/new-york-ny/...
Come join a fantastic team of scholars @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social committed to intentional, responsive, and liberatory pedagogy at @cuny.edu and beyond.
Applications due February 1, 2026.
Job call here: cuny.jobs/new-york-ny/...
Jobs | City University of New York
cuny.jobs
December 17, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Still plenty of time to put together an application.
Three scholars held this role previously. Each of them made a significant impact working with graduate student instructors at CUNY, and then moved on to a tenure-track position at other universities.
Three scholars held this role previously. Each of them made a significant impact working with graduate student instructors at CUNY, and then moved on to a tenure-track position at other universities.
JFC the horrors this weekend
December 15, 2025 at 4:01 AM
JFC the horrors this weekend
The thinking here is that the provost will be able to stand up a universal digital project based curriculum that is aligned with distinct (though not-yet-written) departmental learning goals in a university with 40k undergraduates in a matter of months? Lol
It's hard to overstate how impossible this demand is from Purdue's administration to implement these AI requirements by next fall. We are nowhere close to understanding what AI proficiency means or what it looks like in education.
www.forbes.com/sites/michae...
www.forbes.com/sites/michae...
December 14, 2025 at 3:54 PM
The thinking here is that the provost will be able to stand up a universal digital project based curriculum that is aligned with distinct (though not-yet-written) departmental learning goals in a university with 40k undergraduates in a matter of months? Lol
All of the hipster latke recipes circulating on my socials may be evidence of a deeper generational rift within American Jewry than the Mamdani discourse revealed…
December 13, 2025 at 3:07 PM
All of the hipster latke recipes circulating on my socials may be evidence of a deeper generational rift within American Jewry than the Mamdani discourse revealed…
This is good and necessary; our institutions must be aware and take notice.
Earlier this week, 42 state attorneys general sent a warning letter to the major AI companies regarding the dangers and harms created by AI chatbots. It's as forceful an indictment of what's happening that I've found, so here's a short thread to walk you through the evidence they've compiled... 🧵
Big Tech warned over AI 'delusional' outputs by US attorneys general
Microsoft, Meta, Google and Apple were among the 13 companies that received a warning from a bipartisan group of state attorneys general, according to a letter from the state leaders, who said their c...
www.reuters.com
December 11, 2025 at 1:19 PM
This is good and necessary; our institutions must be aware and take notice.
We appreciate this presidential seal of approval (the dad joke is a nice bonus)
AI is in the classroom it is critical (pun intended) that we figure out how best to utilize this technology - encouraging everyone to apply
The CFP is now open for the second cohort of faculty fellows in the Critical AI Literacy Institute @gctlc.bsky.social.
We’re recruiting in 3 tracks.
1. Critical Foundations of AI
2. Ecological Implications of AI
3. T(h)inkering with AI
Read the full call here:
cuny.is/cali2-cfp
We’re recruiting in 3 tracks.
1. Critical Foundations of AI
2. Ecological Implications of AI
3. T(h)inkering with AI
Read the full call here:
cuny.is/cali2-cfp
December 10, 2025 at 5:54 PM
We appreciate this presidential seal of approval (the dad joke is a nice bonus)
The CFP is now open for the second cohort of faculty fellows in the Critical AI Literacy Institute @gctlc.bsky.social.
We’re recruiting in 3 tracks.
1. Critical Foundations of AI
2. Ecological Implications of AI
3. T(h)inkering with AI
Read the full call here:
cuny.is/cali2-cfp
We’re recruiting in 3 tracks.
1. Critical Foundations of AI
2. Ecological Implications of AI
3. T(h)inkering with AI
Read the full call here:
cuny.is/cali2-cfp
Call for Participation 2026 – Critical AI Literacy Institute
cuny.is
December 5, 2025 at 2:00 PM
The CFP is now open for the second cohort of faculty fellows in the Critical AI Literacy Institute @gctlc.bsky.social.
We’re recruiting in 3 tracks.
1. Critical Foundations of AI
2. Ecological Implications of AI
3. T(h)inkering with AI
Read the full call here:
cuny.is/cali2-cfp
We’re recruiting in 3 tracks.
1. Critical Foundations of AI
2. Ecological Implications of AI
3. T(h)inkering with AI
Read the full call here:
cuny.is/cali2-cfp
November 21, 2025 at 12:27 AM
CUNY is hiring a University Librarian. Amazing opportunity.
Academic library leaders, come join us at CUNY! Application review begins 12/10. cuny.jobs/new-york-ny/...
Jobs | City University of New York
cuny.jobs
November 20, 2025 at 9:45 PM
CUNY is hiring a University Librarian. Amazing opportunity.
Not for nothing but the Burns documentary is a veritable smorgasbord for those among us who excel at “whose voice is that?”
Check out this cast: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ame...
Check out this cast: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ame...
The American Revolution (TV series) - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
November 18, 2025 at 3:19 AM
Not for nothing but the Burns documentary is a veritable smorgasbord for those among us who excel at “whose voice is that?”
Check out this cast: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ame...
Check out this cast: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ame...
Reposted by Luke Waltzer
**We're hiring a post-doc @gctlc.bsky.social**
Come join a fantastic team of scholars @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social committed to intentional, responsive, and liberatory pedagogy at @cuny.edu and beyond.
Applications due February 1, 2026.
Job call here: cuny.jobs/new-york-ny/...
Come join a fantastic team of scholars @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social committed to intentional, responsive, and liberatory pedagogy at @cuny.edu and beyond.
Applications due February 1, 2026.
Job call here: cuny.jobs/new-york-ny/...
Jobs | City University of New York
cuny.jobs
November 13, 2025 at 6:50 PM
**We're hiring a post-doc @gctlc.bsky.social**
Come join a fantastic team of scholars @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social committed to intentional, responsive, and liberatory pedagogy at @cuny.edu and beyond.
Applications due February 1, 2026.
Job call here: cuny.jobs/new-york-ny/...
Come join a fantastic team of scholars @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social committed to intentional, responsive, and liberatory pedagogy at @cuny.edu and beyond.
Applications due February 1, 2026.
Job call here: cuny.jobs/new-york-ny/...
**We're hiring a post-doc @gctlc.bsky.social**
Come join a fantastic team of scholars @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social committed to intentional, responsive, and liberatory pedagogy at @cuny.edu and beyond.
Applications due February 1, 2026.
Job call here: cuny.jobs/new-york-ny/...
Come join a fantastic team of scholars @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social committed to intentional, responsive, and liberatory pedagogy at @cuny.edu and beyond.
Applications due February 1, 2026.
Job call here: cuny.jobs/new-york-ny/...
Jobs | City University of New York
cuny.jobs
November 13, 2025 at 6:50 PM
**We're hiring a post-doc @gctlc.bsky.social**
Come join a fantastic team of scholars @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social committed to intentional, responsive, and liberatory pedagogy at @cuny.edu and beyond.
Applications due February 1, 2026.
Job call here: cuny.jobs/new-york-ny/...
Come join a fantastic team of scholars @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social committed to intentional, responsive, and liberatory pedagogy at @cuny.edu and beyond.
Applications due February 1, 2026.
Job call here: cuny.jobs/new-york-ny/...
One of the more disruptive outcomes of genAI flooding the zone is the mass conflation of facility with expertise and wisdom, and the elevation of voices (including many hucksters) who have been quick to seize that opportunity.
I think this is an advantage auto-didacts have, in that they are forced to develop these steps early and often. But it's a double-edged sword, because it can also devolve into "doing my own research."
I got this useful bon mot from a middle school teacher recently.
In response to, “I DONT UNDERSTAND,” he calmly said, “okay what steps have you taken to understand?”
And that’s when I realized that a lot of folks have no steps.
In response to, “I DONT UNDERSTAND,” he calmly said, “okay what steps have you taken to understand?”
And that’s when I realized that a lot of folks have no steps.
November 12, 2025 at 1:29 PM
One of the more disruptive outcomes of genAI flooding the zone is the mass conflation of facility with expertise and wisdom, and the elevation of voices (including many hucksters) who have been quick to seize that opportunity.
I so appreciate this attention to what we’ve been doing with ed tech at CUNY and the notion that the higher ed ecosystem can benefit from it. Too many folks to name have been involved in those projects over the years, and it builds upon work and commitments at CUNY that goes back generations.
Huge thanks to @mattseybold.bsky.social for writing this great post, which highlights CUNY's transformative potential to build open educational infrastructure
theamericanvandal.substack.com/p/mamdani-wi...
theamericanvandal.substack.com/p/mamdani-wi...
November 6, 2025 at 3:42 PM
I so appreciate this attention to what we’ve been doing with ed tech at CUNY and the notion that the higher ed ecosystem can benefit from it. Too many folks to name have been involved in those projects over the years, and it builds upon work and commitments at CUNY that goes back generations.
Deeply appreciate this work, tho in an environment where shared governance is all but non existent it will require faculty orgs and unions to become informed and then to forcefully assert/demand access to procurement/contracting/review. Will not be easy.
Very proud to have worked on this statement of the Modern Language Association with @annamillsoer.bsky.social and other colleagues on the MLA’s task force on AI in Research and Teaching. It is a direct call for faculty input into Ed Tech decision-making, especially AI: www.mla.org/Resources/Ad... 🧵
November 4, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Deeply appreciate this work, tho in an environment where shared governance is all but non existent it will require faculty orgs and unions to become informed and then to forcefully assert/demand access to procurement/contracting/review. Will not be easy.
Fela Kuti: Fear No Man is a remarkable piece of research and story telling. This episode, on the foundations of Fela’s politics, includes Wole Soyinka… whose visa was just revoked.
open.spotify.com/episode/7ney...
open.spotify.com/episode/7ney...
4: Vengeance of the Vagina Head
open.spotify.com
October 29, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Fela Kuti: Fear No Man is a remarkable piece of research and story telling. This episode, on the foundations of Fela’s politics, includes Wole Soyinka… whose visa was just revoked.
open.spotify.com/episode/7ney...
open.spotify.com/episode/7ney...
@karenhao.bsky.social and John Borthwick's conversation on Empire of AI last week at @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social was really fantastic.
youtu.be/4uSnJzPTHHw?...
youtu.be/4uSnJzPTHHw?...
Empire of AI: Dreams and Nightmares in Sam Altman’s OpenAI - Karen Hao Speaks with John Borthwick
YouTube video by CUNY Graduate Center
youtu.be
October 27, 2025 at 9:13 PM
@karenhao.bsky.social and John Borthwick's conversation on Empire of AI last week at @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social was really fantastic.
youtu.be/4uSnJzPTHHw?...
youtu.be/4uSnJzPTHHw?...
Oof. This one hurts. Singularly talented, deeply representative of my generation, soundtrack to so much joy and exploration in my own life.
Rest in Power, D'Angelo.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=t2r5...
Rest in Power, D'Angelo.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=t2r5...
D'Angelo and The Vanguard - 1000 Deaths (Audio)
YouTube video by DAngeloVEVO
www.youtube.com
October 14, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Oof. This one hurts. Singularly talented, deeply representative of my generation, soundtrack to so much joy and exploration in my own life.
Rest in Power, D'Angelo.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=t2r5...
Rest in Power, D'Angelo.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=t2r5...
Reposted by Luke Waltzer
Academic librarians, come join us in the CUNYverse! We have a few jobs open in CUNY libraries:
cuny.jobs/queens-ny/in...
cuny.jobs/new-york-ny/...
cuny.jobs/new-york-ny/...
I’m not at these campuses but happy to answer questions!
cuny.jobs/queens-ny/in...
cuny.jobs/new-york-ny/...
cuny.jobs/new-york-ny/...
I’m not at these campuses but happy to answer questions!
October 7, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Academic librarians, come join us in the CUNYverse! We have a few jobs open in CUNY libraries:
cuny.jobs/queens-ny/in...
cuny.jobs/new-york-ny/...
cuny.jobs/new-york-ny/...
I’m not at these campuses but happy to answer questions!
cuny.jobs/queens-ny/in...
cuny.jobs/new-york-ny/...
cuny.jobs/new-york-ny/...
I’m not at these campuses but happy to answer questions!
🔥 Job at CUNY:
Asst Prof, Black & Latino Studies @baruch.cuny.edu. Focus on how emerging technologies intersect with structures of power, race & gender. Digital archives/preservation, data justice, surveillance/critical AI studies, cultural politics of algorithms & more.
cuny.jobs/new-york-ny/...
Asst Prof, Black & Latino Studies @baruch.cuny.edu. Focus on how emerging technologies intersect with structures of power, race & gender. Digital archives/preservation, data justice, surveillance/critical AI studies, cultural politics of algorithms & more.
cuny.jobs/new-york-ny/...
Jobs | City University of New York
cuny.jobs
October 6, 2025 at 1:47 PM
🔥 Job at CUNY:
Asst Prof, Black & Latino Studies @baruch.cuny.edu. Focus on how emerging technologies intersect with structures of power, race & gender. Digital archives/preservation, data justice, surveillance/critical AI studies, cultural politics of algorithms & more.
cuny.jobs/new-york-ny/...
Asst Prof, Black & Latino Studies @baruch.cuny.edu. Focus on how emerging technologies intersect with structures of power, race & gender. Digital archives/preservation, data justice, surveillance/critical AI studies, cultural politics of algorithms & more.
cuny.jobs/new-york-ny/...