最高の Graduate Center ポッドキャスト (2025)

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How Workers Adapt to Layoffs and Economic Uncertainty 37:32

6d ago37:32

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Economic volatility, policy shifts in Washington, and rapid advances in AI are reshaping work and the risks workers face. Occupational health psychologist Andrea Bazzoli, a professor of Psychology and Industrial-Organizational Psychology at the CUNY Graduate Center and Baruch College, joins host Tanya Domi to examine how economic stressors intersec…

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Building Bridges Through Public Scholarship 28:35

1M ago28:35

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Prithi Kanakamedala, professor of history at Bronx Community College and faculty member in the CUNY Graduate Center’s Liberal Studies master’s program, joins The Thought Project to explore the evolving role of historians and other scholars beyond the archive. As coordinator of the Graduate Center’s new Advanced Certificate in Public Scholarship, sh…

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Teaching for the Age of AI 37:26

2M ago37:26

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Luke Waltzer, director of the Teaching and Learning Center at the CUNY Graduate Center, joins The Thought Project to discuss his leadership of the Critical AI Literacy Institute, a three-year initiative funded by Google.org. The project brings together CUNY faculty to explore the impact of generative AI on teaching and learning, while creating spac…

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Provost Joel P. Christensen on Why Defending Higher Education Can’t Wait 42:52

2M ago42:52

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When Joel P. Christensen stepped into his role as CUNY Graduate Center provost last month, he brought with him a deep commitment to public higher education and to knowledge as a public good. A classicist by training, he has spent his career studying language, politics, and democracy. But it is his lived experience — as a first-generation college st…

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Cathy N. Davidson on Why CUNY Students Give Her Hope for the Future 47:13

5M ago47:13

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In this episode of The Thought Project, CUNY Graduate Center Distinguished Professor Cathy N. Davidson reflects on her 11 transformative years at the City University of New York. Calling CUNY “an educational miracle,” Davidson explains why she believes it’s the greatest university in the world: low-cost, high-impact, and driven by an extraordinary …

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Queer Visibility Becomes a Powerful Act at Lavender Graduation 29:36

6M ago29:36

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In a time of backlash against LGBTQ+ individuals, Jean Halley, a professor at the CUNY Graduate Center and College of Staten Island, takes a powerful stand by addressing graduates at her home campus’s Lavender Ceremony honoring LGBTQ+ students. Halley joins The Thought Project to talk about why showing up as her full, queer self is an act of courag…

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Why a ‘Small but Mighty’ Library Is Vital to Research — and Democracy 29:46

6M ago29:46

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In this episode of The Thought Project, Maura Smale, chief librarian of the CUNY Graduate Center’s Mina Rees Library, explores how academic libraries empower research and uphold democratic values in a time of growing censorship and disinformation. Smale highlights the Graduate Center library’s vital role as a research hub, connecting scholars acros…

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Rebuilding Trust in Public Schools 20:00

6M ago20:00

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In this episode of The Thought Project podcast, education policy expert David Bloomfield discusses the ongoing recovery of New York City’s public school system after the disruption of the COVID-19 pandemic. Bloomfield, a professor of Educational Leadership, Law, and Policy at Brooklyn College at Brooklyn College and of Urban Education at the CUNY G…

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Africa and the Global South in the New World Order 41:41

6M ago41:41

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Zachariah Mampilly, the Marxe Endowed Chair of International Affairs at Baruch College and professor of Political Science at the CUNY Graduate Center, joins The Thought Project to unpack the effects of the new world order on Africa and the Global South. Mampilly explains that outdated racial and colonial frameworks continue to shape international r…

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Why Social Revolution Starts Small 41:06

7M ago41:06

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On this episode of The Thought Project, philosophy professor Michael Brownstein joins host Tanya Domi to unpack the sweeping rollbacks of long-standing U.S. social programs and the lessons history offers in fighting back. Brownstein, chair of philosophy at John Jay College and professor of Philosophy at the CUNY Graduate Center, draws on themes fro…

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Echoes of 1938 in U.S. Politics 35:24

7M ago35:24

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Historian Benjamin Carter Hett, a professor at the CUNY Graduate Center and Hunter College, joins The Thought Project for a timely discussion of the rise of autocracy in America and its unsettling parallels to Europe in 1938. Hett is the author of The Death of Democracy, which examines Hitler’s rise to power and the fall of the Weimar Republic, and…

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Inside the New Certificate in LGBTQ Studies 23:32

8M ago23:32

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The CUNY Graduate Center has launched a timely new Advanced Certificate in LGBTQ Studies. Its director Laura Westengard, a professor of English at New York City College of Technology, joins The Thought Project to discuss the years-long effort to establish the 15-credit program, how it provides students with a formal credential in LGBTQ studies, and…

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How a $100K Gift Is Shaping the Future of LGBTQ Studies Center 30:21

8M ago30:21

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Founded at the CUNY Graduate Center over 30 years ago, CLAGS: The Center for LGBTQ Studies has been a leader in LGBTQ scholarship. Now, a $100,000 unrestricted gift from CUNY scholar James M. Saslow helping to secure its legacy and future impact. CLAGS Executive Director Matt Brim, a professor at the Graduate Center and the College of Staten Island…

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Mapping the Wreckage of War and Wildfires 44:01

9M ago44:01

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In this episode of The Thought Project, we delve into the innovative work of Corey Scher, whose satellite mapping techniques provide crucial insights into the human and environmental costs of conflict and disaster — from the wars in Ukraine and Gaza to wildfires in Los Angeles. Scher, an Earth and Environmental Sciences Ph.D. candidate at the CUNY …

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How the CUNY Mapping Service Supports a Fair Census 34:45

9M ago34:45

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How do we ensure every community is counted in the census? In a conversation on The Thought Project, Steven Romalewski, director of the CUNY Mapping Service, discusses the critical role of data mapping in ensuring a fair and accurate 2030 census. His team collaborates with national civil rights organizations, policymakers, and community groups to i…

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A Biochemist Seeks Better Prostrate Cancer Treatments 24:11

9M ago24:11

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Prostate cancer is one of the most common cancers among men, with risk factors including age, race, lifestyle, and environmental exposures. Daniel Okpattah, a Biochemistry Ph.D. student at the CUNY Graduate Center, studies the molecular processes that drive prostate cancer. His research focuses on how cancer cells grow, survive, and resist treatmen…

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How New Yorkers View Immigrants in the City 38:36

10M ago38:36

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This episode of The Thought Project features a compelling discussion with Professors Philip Kasinitz and Liza Steele, sociologists at the CUNY Graduate Center, on immigration, public opinion, and the evolving challenges of migration policy. The conversation explores their analysis of a YouGov survey, which reveals a surprisingly positive outlook am…

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Making Room for Latin American Studies and Scholars at CUNY 46:53

11M ago46:53

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In this episode of The Thought Project, host Tanya Domi welcomes Mila Burns, associate director of the Center for Latin American, Caribbean, and Latino Studies at the CUNY Graduate Center and a professor of History at the Graduate Center and Lehman College. A proud Graduate Center alumna, she shares insights from her interdisciplinary career spanni…

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How Economic Anxiety Shaped the Election With Charles Tien 41:10

12M ago41:10

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In this episode of The Thought Project, Tanya Domi speaks with Charles Tien, a professor of Political Science at the CUNY Graduate Center and Hunter, about the implications of the 2024 Presidential elections. They discuss Donald Trump’s historic re-election, shifting voter demographics, and parallels with the 1980 election of Ronald Reagan. Drawing…

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BRES at the CUNY Graduate Center 24:09

12M ago24:09

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In this episode of The Thought Project podcast, Tanya Domi talks with Professor Van Tran about the launch of the CUNY Graduate Center’s Ph.D. and master’s programs in Black, Race, and Ethnic Studies (BRES), the first of their kind in the New York metropolitan area. Tran, a sociologist who led the development of the programs with Professor Martin Ru…

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Celestial Bodies: What Trees Reveal About Outer Space 17:24

1y ago17:24

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In this episode of The Thought Project, we bring you a Celestial Bodies podcast recorded by science journalist Rebecca Rand and astronomer Mark Popinchalk in which they explore the surprising connection between trees and cosmic events. Popinchalk, a CUNY Graduate Center alumnus (Ph.D. ’23, Physics) and postdoctoral fellow at the American Museum of …

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What the New Title IX Means for Gender-Based Violence Prevention 30:30

1y ago30:30

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In this Domestic Violence Awareness Month episode of The Thought Project, Tanya Domi speaks with Jessica Morak, executive director of institutional equity and chief diversity officer at the CUNY Graduate Center, about her work to implement new Title IX policies, which prohibit sex-based discrimination in schools. The updated policy includes new pro…

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Fighting Toxic Algal Bloooms to Protect Our Oceans 22:04

1y ago22:04

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In this episode of The Thought Project podcast, Georgie Humphries, a Ph.D. candidate in Earth and Environmental Sciences at the CUNY Graduate Center, talks to science journalist and CUNY Newmark J-School graduate Saugat Bolakhe about her work to fend off toxic algal blooms. Humphries delves into the fascinating yet alarming world of phytoplankton –…

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The State of Reproductive Health Care with Brittany Brathwaite and Frances Howell 1:02:02

1y ago1:02:02

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In this episode of The Thought Project podcast, we discuss the current state of abortion and reproductive health care in in post-Dobbs America with Brittany Brathwaite and Frances Howell, Ph.D. students who are studying critical social psychology at the CUNY Graduate Center. Howell, whose research focuses on assisted reproductive technologies and r…

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David Bloomfield on NYC Schools Amid the City Hall Shakeup 24:50

1y ago24:50

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Education policy expert David Bloomfield, a professor at the CUNY Graduate Center and Brooklyn College joins The Thought Project podcast to discuss the challenges facing New York City schools amid a shakeup at City Hall. As Mayor Eric Adams grapples with a five-count criminal indictment, and Schools Chancellor David Banks steps down, Melissa Aviles…

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John Mollenkopf on the New York Mayor’s Crises 30:01

1y ago30:01

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CUNY Graduate Center Distinguished Professor John Mollenkopf joins The Thought Project podcast to discuss the legal challenges facing New York City Mayor Eric Adams and his administration as multiple investigations involving top city officials unfold. Mollenkopf, an esteemed political scientist and sociologist who directs the Graduate Center’s Cent…

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Meet the New Prez 29:05

1y ago29:05

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The Graduate Center’s midtown Manhattan campus is humming after a quiet summer. Fall classes are in session, and a new campus café and bar is bustling. One person who is excited about the revived energy is President Joshua C. Brumberg. This is Brumberg’s first year as the permanent president of the CUNY Graduate Center. A neurobiologist and CUNY fa…

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Urban Education Students Learn Podcasting from David Bloomfield 9:22

2y ago9:22

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How well do New York City schools equip teachers to practice restorative justice? How do Latinx immigrant-origin teachers incorporate their cultures in their lessons and interactions with students? These are some of the questions that Graduate Center Urban Education Ph.D. students Michael Alston and Veronica Paredes are exploring in their research.…

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Professor Thomas G. Weiss on the U.N. and a Career Studying It 37:01

2+ y ago37:01

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Born the same year as the United Nations was founded — 1946 — Presidential Professor Thomas G. Weiss has both worked for and spent decades studying the organization and its impact on international peace and security. He is retiring this year after a quarter century at the Graduate Center, but he is not stepping away entirely from scholarship. He jo…

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Brenna McCaffrey on the Politics of Abortion Pills 41:12

2+ y ago41:12

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In the run-up to the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in 2022 that overturned Roe v. Wade, several Republican-led state legislatures passed bills that effectively banned abortions at pre-viability gestational ages, undermining the right to abortion once protected by Roe v. Wade. At the time, many abortion advocates, including CUNY Graduate Center alumna B…

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An Anthropologist Studies Overlooked Mayan Women 33:39

2+ y ago33:39

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Lilianna Quiroa-Crowell, an Anthropology Ph.D. candidate at the CUNY Graduate Center, recently received a Fulbright to conduct research in Puerto Barrios, Guatemala, on the marginalized Indigenous Q’eqchi’ women in the Caribbean port city. A shipping capital for the banana industry since the early 20th century, Puerto Barrios was once a thriving me…

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A Political Science Student Fights for Colombians’ Citizenship Rights 35:59

2+ y ago35:59

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Andrés Besserer Rayas, a Political Science Ph.D. student at the CUNY Graduate Center, was conducting field work in Colombia last year for his dissertation on immigration policies when he learned about a human rights issue that appalled him. More than 40,000 Colombian citizens had been stripped of their citizenship without warning. Besserer realized…

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Architect Marta Gutman on How to Build a Better City 46:27

3y ago46:27

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Architect and historian Marta Gutman became dean of the Spitzer School of Architecture at The City College of New York last May. She is also a professor of Art History and Earth and Environmental Sciences at the CUNY Graduate Center. In her research, she examines ordinary buildings and neighborhoods; the history of cities; and issues of gender, cla…

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Charles Tien on Congress and the Contested Speaker Election 23:30

3y ago23:30

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The U.S. politics expert joins The Thought Project to discuss the 118th Congress and the bruising election of Speaker Kevin McCarthy.Earlier this month, Kevin McCarthy was elected speaker of the House of Representatives without receiving the customary 218 votes. Rather, he won by using a rule that allowed only present votes to count, lowering the t…

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Professor David Bloomfield on Education as a Political Football 33:39

3y ago33:39

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Professor David Bloomfield, a member of the Urban Education faculty at the CUNY Graduate Center and a professor of education leadership, law, and policy at Brooklyn College, joins this episode of The Thought Project to discuss what’s ahead for K-12 education in a time of deep political division. Schools have long been places for students to learn a…

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Two Alumni Lead the Center for Latin American, Caribbean, and Latino Studies 48:33

3y ago48:33

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Since 2001, the Center for Latin American, Caribbean, and Latino Studies (CLACLS) at the CUNY Graduate Center has worked to promote the study and understanding of Latin American and Caribbean cultures and Latino and Caribbean communities in the United States.Founding Director Laird Bergad, a distinguished professor of History at Lehman College and …

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Distinguished Professor John Mollenkopf on Mayor Adams’ First Six Months 39:08

3y ago39:08

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Eric Adams, the second elected Black mayor of New York City, inherited a city embattled by the the Covid-19 pandemic, a slow recovering economy, and a sustained spike in crime that continues to rise. Distinguished Professor John Mollenkopf (Political Science and Sociology), a consummate analyst of New York City politics, says there’s a widespread f…

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How to Make the U.S. Safe for Transgender People 35:05

3+ y ago35:05

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Imagine being identified as a male on your driver’s license but a female on your birth certificate. That’s the Kafkaesque experience of many transgender individuals including scholar and author Paisley Currah, whose important new book, Sex Is as Sex Does, examines how sex functions as a tool of government. Currah, a professor of Political Science a…

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How LBGTQ Individuals Experience Criminal Justice 29:47

3+ y ago29:47

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In this Pride Month episode of The Thought Project podcast, we talk to Max Osborn, a recent graduate of the Criminal Justice Ph.D. program at the CUNY Graduate Center who has carved out a niche as a queer criminologist, studying how LGBTQ individuals are affected by the criminal justice system. For his doctoral dissertation, Osborn, who is transgen…

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Post Roe, How to Advance Women’s Rights, LGBTQ Rights 46:42

3+ y ago46:42

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Anne Valk, a specialist in women’s history and public history, joins The Thought Project for a Pride Month conversation that touches on the curtailing of LGBTQ rights and of women’s rights by the Supreme Court and state legislators. Valk is a professor of History and director of the American Social History Project/Center for Media and Learning at t…

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Freeing Black People From Oppressive Mental Health Care 32:18

3+ y ago32:18

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In this Juneteenth Thought Project episode, we talk to Britton Williams about the Black MAP Project and reinventing mental health care for the Black community. Just over 100 years ago, a white mob lynched and mutilated Mary Turner, a Black woman who was eight months pregnant, for criticizing the lynching of her husband. How did Turner’s family and …

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Promoting Pride at CUNY 42:10

3+ y ago42:10

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In this Pride Month podcast, we hear from the director and associate director of the CUNY LGBTQI+ Consortium, which advocates for and celebrates the CUNY LGBTQ community. Director Jacqueline Brashears (she/hers), a.k.a. Dr. Unicorn, is a biology professor at LaGuardia Community College. She is an LGTQ advocate and trans woman who has blogged about …

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The Russia-Ukraine War Sets Dangerous New Precedents 44:01

3+ y ago44:01

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The Russia-Ukraine war, now in its 11th week, continues to prove analysts wrong. This week on The Thought Project podcast, Julie George, a professor of Political Science at the CUNY Graduate Center and Queens College and a visiting professor at Columbia University’s Harriman Institute, explains why the conflict confounds her and other regional expe…

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Israel’s Fractious Politics in a Fractured World 45:02

3+ y ago45:02

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Abe Silberstein is a master's student in Middle Eastern Studies, Anthropology, and History at the CUNY Graduate Center and the associate director of the North America office of the Abraham Initiatives, an Israeli organization founded in 1989 that “strives to fulfill the promise of full and equal citizenship and complete equality of social and polit…

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The Pandemic Proved That the Library Is Essential 30:43

3+ y ago30:43

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Last June, after more than a year of COVID-induced remote work, Emily Drabinski, interim chief librarian and critical pedagogy librarian at the CUNY Graduate Center, and her staff reopened the Graduate Center library to students and scholars on a limited basis. “Every student we saw, made my heart swell 18 sizes,” she says. The pandemic proved to h…

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How the Abortion Pill Is Tipping the Scales of Abortion Rights 42:57

3+ y ago42:57

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How did activists in Ireland convince an overwhelming majority of the country to vote in 2018 to reverse the country’s abortion ban that had been more or less in place for over a century? According to Graduate Center Ph.D. candidate Brenna McCaffrey (Anthropology), the change in public opinion was influenced by a relentless campaign led by women wh…

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Why Christmas Is Observed as a Day of Liberation by Black People 36:58

4y ago36:58

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CUNY Graduate Center Professor Ramona Hernandez and alumna Allison Guess (Ph.D. ’21, Earth and Environmental Sciences) join this episode of The Thought Project for a timely discussion of the Hispaniola Slave Rebellion of 1521. Hernandez is the director of the CUNY Dominican Studies Institute and a professor of Sociology at City College and the CUNY…

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What It Takes to Free the Innocent and Create a Just Criminal Justice System 34:45

4y ago34:45

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Edwin Grimsley is a Ph.D. candidate in Sociology at the CUNY Graduate Center. He received his B.A. from Wesleyan University in biology. His dissertation, The Collateral and Cumulative Effects of Marijuana Criminalization, examines the racialized development of marijuana laws in the United States, and how the criminalization of marijuana possession …

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Stepping Forward as an LGBTQ Role Model in Tech 25:33

4y ago25:33

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Joining The Thought Project today is Elaine Montilla, assistant vice president of information technology and the chief information officer at the CUNY Graduate Center. She was just named to the 2021 Outstanding 100 Role Model LGBT+ Executives list sponsored by Yahoo Finance. The list showcases leaders who are breaking down barriers and creating mor…

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NEH Funds to Boost Students’ Digital Skills Have Widespread Benefits at CUNY and Beyond 27:31

4y ago27:31

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When CUNY Graduate Center Professor Matthew K. Gold tweeted last month that he and his colleague Lisa Rhody received a nearly $500,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities to help their students learn digital skills and create digital projects, he drew an outpouring of support. Close to 20 colleagues from across The City University …

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