Bonni Stachoiwiak did a great job interviewing me and editing this podcast on “Teaching in Higher Ed,” “How To See What We’re Missing in Higher Ed“: http://teachinginhighered.com/podcast/cathy-davidson/ Follow her on Twitter: Bonni Stachowiak @bonni208 : Thanks so much, Bonni. It was great talking to you–and I love your blog and podcasts. “How to see what … What’s Missing in Education Today–And How Can We Remedy the Problem?
In September 2013, I was invited to conduct a workshop on “Transforming Higher Education for the Digital Age” at a Carnegie Institute symposium on The Future of Higher Education. After the session that was full of innovative ideas, a dean from one of the larger University of California campuses stopped me and rather triumphantly announced, … Should We Reduce the Four-Year to a Three-Year College Degree?
Davidson, Cathy. “Olaudah Equiano, written by himself.” Novel: A Forum on Fiction 40.1-2 (2006/2007): 18-51. Davidson_Equiano_Novel Davidson, Cathy. “Humanities 2.0: Promise, Perils, Predictions.” Debates in the Digital Humanities. Ed. Matt Gold. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 2012. Debates_in_the_Digital_Humanities Davidson, Cathy. “Why Higher Education Demands a Paradigm Shift.” Public Culture 26.1 (2014): 3-11. Paradigm_Shift
The Graduate Center’s Futures Initiative Director, Distinguished Professor Cathy Davidson, recently appeared on CNN’s @ThisHour to discuss higher education and its value. You can watch the full segment “Is college worth the cost?” on CNN’s website, here.
On Friday, October 17, Cathy Davidson joined Inside Higher Ed editor Scott Jaschik to discuss the Futures Initiative. Topics include public education, pedagogy, the risks and rewards of interdisciplinarity, CUNY, affordances, income inequality, metrics, and more. Listen to their conversation here.
On Tuesday, October 14, 2014, Inside Higher Ed printed Colleen Flaherty’s article on Cathy N. Davidson’s work with the Futures Initiative. Read the full article here. Cathy Davidson’s new big idea Submitted by Colleen Flaherty on October 14, 2014 – 3:00am When it comes to ideas, bigger is definitely better for Cathy N. Davidson. During … Inside Higher Ed: “Big Idea, Tall Order”
In July 2014, Cathy Davidson moved to New York to direct the Futures Initiative, a new way of supporting graduate students as the next generation of leaders of institutional and classroom change. The Futures Initiative sponsors events, programs, workshops, and courses all designed to inspire creative, innovative, interactive, peer-led new ways of learning, teaching, and … Futures Initiative: The Graduate Center, City University of New York
Today is my birthday. If I were bored with being an educator, I well could have taken early retirement today. Instead I’m embarking on one of the most challenging and thrilling positions I have held in my career, directing the Futures Initiative at The Graduate Center, for the City University of New York. There’s been … A Birthday Blog: To the Futures
On Thursday, May 15, the Columbia Daily Tribune printed a short article “MU plans 3-day teaching event” about the University of Missouri’s Celebration of Teaching event. Cathy Davidson was the keynote speaker for the event. For the full article, click here.
Original article published in The Columbian on May 9, 2014. To read the full article, click here, or see below: New training, new workforce 200 at luncheon chew over a 21st-century model for education and production By Aaron Corvin, Columbian port & economy reporter Published: May 9, 2014, 7:21 PM Out with grades and standardized testing, and school … New Training, New Workforce