Tickled to see Close Reading for the Twenty-First Century mentioned twice here. I’ll be hosting the NYC launch on February 20. Save the date and stay tuned for details!

I’m rewatching DS9 for the nth time, and the episode where Quark tries to steal a holo-scan of Kira to make an illicit sex holo-program for an SDE moneybags-type…hits a tad harder in the age of AI.

Great news! Our TV died just in time for Black Friday!!!

#WritingTip: In the thick of research, it's easy to get overwhelmed @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social but one strategy that can help you refocus is to get back to your research questions. What are you trying to figure out and how is your research getting you closer to an answer?

Please join us also for @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social Shorts: An Evening of Films and Discussion! A program showcasing the talent of GC film artists, whose creative work reflects their groundbreaking research and distinctive viewpoints. centerforthehumanities.org/event/gradua...

This is a statement I received from a Epstein survivor who is a Jane Doe. Share it widely.

Good luck to everyone @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social running in the NYC Marathon this weekend! #GCRuns #NYCRuns

my fae nephews made a video together (one is the actor, the other did the filming and editing) and AFTER THE FACT I was informed they only made it under the EXPRESS UNDERSTANDING I would post it in its entirety I was not informed ahead of time, but who am I to stifle ART

There are important conversations happening about the role of AI in (and beyond) higher ed, a topic sure to come up in job interviews. Hear from the experts next week at "AI and the Future of Work" @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social - register now for this hybrid event: www.gc.cuny.edu/events/ai-an...

Missed our workshop on the op-ed @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social ? The Op-Ed Project is a wonderful resources that can help you learn about the genre, identify a target publication, and craft a provocative lede. Check out their website: buff.ly/qzzJNLM #PublicWriting #WritingCommunity

I think a fair bit about the AI boom and it’s globe-cracking costs. If you do, too, then this piece of investigative journalism is worth a read: www.businessinsider.com/ai-data-cent...

Missed our reverse outlining workshop @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social ? That's ok! Read our definition in the #RevisionStrategies Glossary and then put it into practice with exercises like "Is Your First Draft Disorganized? Reverse Outlining as a Method to Discover Structure." buff.ly/YwUE7pT

the law clinic repping this student, CLEAR, is based out of CUNY.....once again the public city university absolutely flounces the ivy league when it comes to having a backbone and standing on actual principles

So I guess we’re starting the TTR party. Who’s with me?

Genuinely think “Tax the Rich” would have broad appeal and would mobilize public opinion around major progressive policy goals.

I’ve gotta say, any Democratic politician who votes for the continuing resolution makes clear that they don’t represent the people who voted them into office. If Schumer is really whipping in favor of the CR, then we need to clean house in a big way. Primary everyone.

I’d like to see more of these.

I really want one of my kids to have a birthday part with the theme “70s Disco” but where all parents and children have to take the assignment VERY seriously. So far no takers.

The Washington Post refused to run this ad. Sure would be a shame if it went viral.

Every single stupid conversation I’ve had with a scientist about anticipatory obedience and historical comparisons over the last week has had me thinking about how scientists’ political incompetence is one of the major arguments for a liberal arts education Like you’re literally a tool without it

I direct a graduate writing center, and I’ve had multiple students come to me this year in serious distress because a professor “found themselves wondering” if they’d used AI in something they wrote.

Spring appointment schedules are up @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social ! Meet with us at any stage of the writing process on any project. From abstracts and cover letters to essays and dissertations, we're here to support you. Learn more and access our scheduler here: https://buff.ly/4gRzxQ5 #GCWrites

Cheers to the last weekend of the year! For those of you looking to get cozy, here are some ways to embrace hygge season:

I wrote a ton this year that you won’t be able to read for a bit, but my edition of Austen’s Sense and Sensibility came out! I edited this with lower-division and high school courses in mind. Reach out if you want to chat about it or bring me to class. wwnorton.com/books/978039...

How do you turn an essay into an article @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social ? We're glad you asked! Remember that your goal is to make a new intervention so prioritize argument, clearly position yourself in relation to other thinkers, and use signal language to clarify your structure. #AcademicLife

Today is our last workshop of the fall semester @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social but stay tuned for announcements about our winter and spring programming! #WritingCommunity #GCWrites

If you're working on final papers and feeling overwhelmed @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social we have strategies that can help. One of the most intimidating aspects of starting a project can be staring at a blank page. Here are some tips for overcoming that initial hurdle: https://buff.ly/4icoG4K

Bad news: I have meetings all day. Good news: I’ll be doing them from my living room, curled up in the couch with a blanket on my lap, next to the Christmas tree and fireplace.

Searching for a meaningful holiday gift? Discover books that inform, entertain, and inspire, authored by Graduate Center scholars www.gc.cuny.edu/news/books-g...

Brrrr! December is here and it's getting cold out there @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social It's a perfect time of year to make your favorite hot drink, put on a cozy sweater, and sit down to write! #WinterWriting #GCWrites

It took two months for our very determined kitty to wear down her grumpy elder. But she’s done it!

There's a strange idea among moderates that radicals take far left positions for the vibes, or to posture, or just because they're radical position. We take these stances because we want a livable planet, we want people to have good lives, and because in many cases they're winning positions.

Next week I’m doing a class with my grad students on the “elevator pitch” for their dissertation project. The gist of my advice is that a good pitch is broad enough to be immediately understandable, with enough of an angle or twist to make a listener think (or say) “huh!” What advice do you give?

Everyone needs to read this!

The yearning for holiday mode is hitting me HARD today! Too soon, definitely too soon, and yet…

Good morning, skeeple!

Nobody keeps track of these things, but many grad students at my institution (in NYC) pay a hidden tax: being forced to move by landlords seeking higher rents. Students lose so much time and money to these unanticipated moves, with no way for their losses to be formally acknowledged.

Anybody else notice there’s not been a single reflective piece on whiteness and the vote in a major paper Just non Black/ non Indigenous women trying to go STRAIGHT into “We’re all in this together”

I’ve set up a starter pack that brings together people who variously work on knowledge-building in the academy, from work on the use of writing to build and communicate knowledge to work that takes academia itself as its object of analysis. Who should I add? go.bsky.app/QVp2ESP

I’ve set up a starter pack that brings together people who variously work on knowledge-building in the academy, from work on the use of writing to build and communicate knowledge to work that takes academia itself as its object of analysis. Who should I add? go.bsky.app/QVp2ESP

I needed this.

It’s a bit weird pouring work into an NEH grant application when there might not BE a National Endowment for the Humanities soon. And yet, the work continues to be poured.

To all the academics out there: do you have a system for doing preliminary, open-ended thinking? A way to way to record and work on your ideas that’s open-ended and not tied to a specific project? Do you work out a lot of your ideas in notes or unstructured writing? How do you do it?

#Introduction: I direct a graduate writing center and am building a graduate writing program at the CUNY Graduate Center. I think and write about the future of graduate education and the need for cross-disciplinary writing and research instruction across the academy.

So, I found myself watching Seinfeld these past few days for comfort and just his “The Limo” episode, in which Jerry and George take someone else’s limo from the airport, only to discover that they’ve impersonated white nationalists on their way to speak at a Nazi rally at MSG. Yeah…

If my Elder Lurker status was ever in doubt. Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #150,362!

Who’s going to write the Duke UP book with this image on the cover?

Today I realized this is going to be my Pumpkin Arch Summer.

3yo just used “Womp womp” in conversation with deadpan precision. #SoProud