🎓 Dissertations and Theses at the CUNY Graduate Center, 2025-2026 Visit the library blog to read more reflections on this year's dissertations, theses, and capstones from our dissertation librarian, Roxanne Shirazi! Find the blog post at: tinyurl.com/45cpd5m2

The Graduate Center will be closed this Friday, 7/3 and Saturday, 7/4 for the 4th of July 🎆

If you're finishing up your dissertation this summer, be sure to check out @minareeslibrary.bsky.social's Dissertation and Thesis Research Guide for instructions on depositing, links to previous CUNY dissertations you can look at as models, and other key info:

The Graduate Center will be closed this Friday, 6/19 for Juneteenth

Summer is a great time to get organized @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social. If you're not using Zotero or another source management system, this might be a good time to check out @minareeslibrary.bsky.social's guide, which explains why you should use it and how to get started:

It's graduation day, so I get to celebrate all of our new dissertations and theses in this massive year-in-review post! The work is never easy, but to cross that finish line during our omnicrisis is even more impressive. Congratulations to all of our grads, from the @minareeslibrary.bsky.social! 🥳

#OER #OpenEducationalResources #OpenPedagogy #OpenAccess #AcademicSky

There's a research guide for Educational Psychology! This guide provides you with easy access to Educational Psychology and related resources. Learn more at: libguides.gc.cuny.edu/education_ps... #academiclibraries #cunygradcenter #minareeslibrary

An Open Knowledge Fellow created an openly accessible course that cover important global historical events from 1500 to the present. Learn more and visit our blog. tinyurl.com/yhn4vc63 #academiclibraries #cunygradcenter #minareeslibrary

There's a research guide for Economics! This guide provides you with easy access to Economics and related resources. Learn more at: libguides.gc.cuny.edu/economics #academiclibraries #cunygradcenter #minareeslibrary

The Mina Rees Library will be offering extended hours for finals this weekend: Saturday May 16, 10am-10pm Sunday May 17, 12pm-10pm As always, you can find our Library hours here: gc-cuny.libcal.com/hours #cunylibraries

An Open Knowledge Fellow created an openly accessible course that surveys a multitude of musical cultures worldwide through case studies that critically analyze the impact of globalization, diaspora, and migration. Learn more: tinyurl.com/3bhtme9x #academiclibraries #cunygradcenter #minareeslibrary

We are pleased to announce that the Mina Rees Library will offering extended hours for finals: Saturday May 9, 10am-10pm Sunday May 10, 12pm-10pm Saturday May 16, 10am-10pm Sunday May 17, 12pm-10pm As always, you can find our Library hours here: gc-cuny.libcal.com/hours

There's a research guide for Earth & Environmental Sciences! This guide provides you with easy access to Earth & Environmental Sciences and related resources. Learn more at: tinyurl.com/4xhx6w2j #academiclibraries #cunygradcenter #minareeslibrary

TONIGHT! Celebrate the next generation of @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social superstars www.gc.cuny.edu/events/insid... @cunygcsociology.bsky.social @asrc-gc.bsky.social @complitgccuny.bsky.social @humanitiescuny.bsky.social

Starting soon @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social @asrc-gc.bsky.social @cunygcsociology.bsky.social @complitgccuny.bsky.social

There's a research guide for Demography! This guide provides you with easy access to Demography and related resources. Learn more at: libguides.gc.cuny.edu/demography #academiclibraries #cunygradcenter #minareeslibrary

An Open Knowledge Fellow created an openly accessible theatre course, highlighting activities, resources, and the historical underpinnings of political science. Learn more and visit our blog. tinyurl.com/mvh7bt7z #academiclibraries #cunygradcenter #minareeslibrary

We are pleased to announce that the Mina Rees Library will offering extended hours for finals: Saturday May 9, 10am-10pm Sunday May 10, 12pm-10pm Saturday May 16, 10am-10pm Sunday May 17, 12pm-10pm As always, you can find our Library hours here: gc-cuny.libcal.com/hours

TONIGHT!

There's a research guide for Criminal Justice! This guide provides you with easy access to Criminal Justice and related resources. Learn more at: libguides.gc.cuny.edu/criminal_jus... #academiclibraries #cunygradcenter #minareeslibrary

An Open Knowledge Fellow created an openly accessible curriculum that includes both comprehensive and responsive resources to engage with diversity within organizations. Learn more and visit our blog. tinyurl.com/yck2arwu #academiclibraries #cunygradcenter #minareeslibrary

One of the highlights of the Academic Year - Hope folks can join us in person or online

Coming up this Friday!

Opening Knowledge: Reflections from an Open Knowledge Fellowship by Feliz Yirdong gclibrary.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2026/04/21/o...

Creating an Open Educational Resource for Spanish Language Classes at CUNY by Hope Cullinan gclibrary.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2026/04/14/c...

Learning to Teach Open: The Importance of Open Educational Resources in the Classroom by Sergei Rozhkov gclibrary.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2026/04/07/l...

Beyond Perfection: Embracing Imperfection Through OER by Beatrice Mundo gclibrary.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2026/03/31/b...

Waist-deep in OER by Alice Matthews gclibrary.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2026/03/10/w...

Opening the Black Box: Teaching Machine Learning Without a Textbook by Md Abu Hanif gclibrary.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2026/03/04/o...

Announcing presenters in the 2026 Dissertation Showcase! Swapnil Landge, Maura McCreight, John Mwihaki, Clare Monfredo, Paul Odér, Julie Hecht, Siobhán O'Connor, Ivana Mellers, Rutika Patel, Kelly Brady, Evan Knight & Melanie Paul Austin. RESERVE for Mon, 5/11 event: www.gc.cuny.edu/events/insid...

Professor Adam Braunschweig, CUNY ASRC Nanoscience Initiative, and one of his lab’s junior researchers Vick Tan led a study that developed a simple "teabag" solution to tackle one of the world’s most persistent public health threats: arsenic in drinking water. https://bit.ly/4vSkRbO

Join us for an evening of study and strategizing for resisting the new McCarthyism on college campuses: the importance of collecting and preserving our stories in times of political upheaval, and archival strategies for navigating the present conjuncture. centerforthehumanities.org/event/we-kno...

There's a research guide for Computer Science / Data Science! This guide provides you with easy access to Computer Science /Data Science and related resources. Learn more at: libguides.gc.cuny.edu/computer_sci... #academiclibraries #cunygradcenter #minareeslibrary

An Open Knowledge Fellow created an openly accessible theatre course, highlighting activities, resources, and the historical underpinnings of world theatre. Learn more and visit our blog. tinyurl.com/49pw4fpa #academiclibraries #cunygradcenter #minareeslibrary

There's a research guide for Comparative Literature! This guide provides you with easy access to Comparative Literature and related resources. Learn more at: libguides.gc.cuny.edu/comp_lit #academiclibraries #cunygradcenter #minareeslibrary

✨ May 4, 6-8pm ✨ We are thrilled to co-sponsor this timely conversation on the new McCarthyism on campus, with Mariame Kaba, Jeanne Theoharis + archivists/student journalists from Brooklyn College and WKCR 89.9FM. Join us @ CUNY Grad Center! @prisonculture.bsky.social @jeannetheoharis.bsky.social

Join us! @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social @humanitiescuny.bsky.social @cdha.bsky.social @minareeslibrary.bsky.social @psc-cuny.org @roxanneshirazi.bsky.social

Upcoming Online Workshops: AI and Scholarly Publishing: A 30,000-Foot View 📚️ Wednesday, April 29 6:30pm - 7:30pm Register @ tinyurl.com/2rt8n477 Friday, May 1 3:00pm - 4:00pm Register @ tinyurl.com/yh9pzevv

FRIDAY!

Upcoming Science Workshop: Intro to Zotero for Citation Management 📚 Thursday, April 23 11:00am - 12:00pm Register @ tinyurl.com/mjc35yan #cunygraduatecenter #cunylibraries #libraryresearch #academiclibrary #minareeslibrary #stemlibraries #zotero

You're invited to our Walk-In Admissions Day on April 14 from 10am-12pm & 2pm-5pm. All application fees will be waived! Learn more and save your spot: slu.cuny.edu/admissions/walk-in-admissions-day

Do you do archival research? @gc-dh.bsky.social and @minareeslibrary.bsky.social have an event coming up that you won't want to miss! Learn more about "'Let's Archive It!' Three CUNY Archivists on What it Means to Steward Collections" and register here:

Upcoming Workshop: Intro to Archival Research 📂 Wednesday April 22, 2:00pm - 3:00pm Register @ tinyurl.com/ydt5s94p #cunygraduatecenter #cunylibraries #libraryresearch #academiclibrary #minareeslibrary #archivalresearch #archives

Fashion is not just style. It is power, memory, and history. What we choose to remember shapes how we see the present. 🎥 Watch Fashion Under Fascism on YouTube. youtu.be/D5y-VKxAjq8?...

An Open Knowledge Fellow created an openly accessible, online resource combing Spanish language education with telenovelas (soap operas). Here students can practice Spanish with the help of telenovelas. tinyurl.com/38t94snt #academiclibraries #cunygradcenter #minareeslibrary

#opendata Our student advisor, @samohana.com, and a MS student, Tahreem Ashraf, will share their ongoing work in tracking and defending the quantity and quality of affordable housing in NYC at the School of Data Conference organized by @beta.nyc this Saturday at CUNY Law School from 3:45 PM-4:45 PM!

Fun stuff for #NYCOpenDataWeek at the NYC PIT Pop-up in The Oculus WTC. Two more days @cunypitlab.bsky.social @beta.nyc nycpitpopup.org

Read blog posts from the Winter 2026 cohort of Open Knowledge Fellows!

There's a research guide for Comparative Literature! This guide provides you with easy access to Comparative Literature and related resources. Learn more at: libguides.gc.cuny.edu/comp_lit #academiclibraries #cunygradcenter #minareeslibrary