June 5, 2025 As she retires, Distinguished Professor Cathy N. Davidson reflects on her work to transform teaching and learning at the nation’s largest urban public university — and what’s next. https://www.gc.cuny.edu/news/cathy-n-davidson-11-years-driving-change-cuny
https://hastac.hcommons.org/ On May 8, 2025, the Futures Initiative (FI) and HASTAC co-hosted a timely and provocative event: AI and the Future of Higher Education. Held as part of the Futures Initiative’s 10th anniversary celebration, the conversation brought together two visionary thinkers—Alondra Nelson (Institute for Advanced Study and Center for American Progress) and FI Founder Cathy N. Davidson—to explore … “AI And the Future of Higher Education”
“At an event marking her retirement, Distinguished Professor Cathy N. Davidson and fellow scholars reflected on what’s at stake for higher education and how it must evolve. “The future of higher ed is uncertain, but one thing is clear: silence is not an option.” Panelists: Nancy Cantor (President, Hunter College): William Kelly (President Emeritus, the … The Future of Higher Education, May 8, 2025
ACADEMIC INNOVATIONS 2000-Present: HASTAC Cofounder and Codirector In 2000-2001 Cathy N. Davidson (Duke University) and David Theo Goldberg (University of California Humanities Research Institute) worked with other academics and technology experts to create HASTAC (Humanities, Arts, Science, and Technology Alliance and Collaboratory or “Haystack”). NSF has called it “the world’s first and oldest academic social … Innovations
Live in the Along* By Cathy N. Davidson Like anyone who has been given the incredible honor of delivering a commencement address at a university they love deeply, I’ve spent the last weeks listening to other graduation speeches–by Maggie Rogers, Henry “the Fonz” Winkler, Usher, Jane Fonda, and even Kermit the Frog. It is a … “Live in the Along” Graduate Center Commencement Address, June 10, 2025
In a recent post, MIT Open Learning listed mine and Christina Katopodis book, The New College Classroom, among their top five must read books, writing that “Teachers from any discipline or higher education institution can adopt ready-made strategies from ‘The New College Classroom.’ as well as stating that, “These empirically driven, active learning-based tools and … The New College Classroom named a “Must-Read” by MIT Open Learning!
Jody Greene (UC Santa Cruz, Assoc Provost for Academic Success) and I have been talking together about academic change and academic success every Thursday on Zoom for the last 18 months. We do this because we learn from another and we do this because we insist on finding light even when things are murkiest and … “Fall Down Seven Times, Get Up Eight”: How Do We Make Serious, Visionary Change in Higher Ed?
This February, I had the opportunity to keynote the National Student Success Conference in Orlando, hosted by the Florida Consortium of Metropolitan Research Universities. It was a wonderful event, where a few hundred people talked seriously and passionately about all the ways we can work together in our colleges and universities to ensure that students … What Do We Mean By “Student Success”?
Amid far too many deadlines, trips, and obligations, I almost Zoomed into the marvelous kick-off event that the John Hope Franklin Humanities Institute is holding today in honor of myself and Karla Holloway as its cofounders 25 years ago. And then it was almost as if I could hear beloved mentor, friend, and role model … I Hear You, Dr. Franklin!
In a podcast interview with British cultural studies scholar Toby Miller on Feb 7, 2024, I was prompted to recall my early associations with various British scholars that he and I both admire: E. P. Thompson, Christopher Hill, Raymond Williams, and Stuart Hall. I was fortunate enough to teach and live in England for close … British Cultural Studies and the Early American Novel