Dr. Cathy N. Davidson was recently interviewed by Bonnie Eissner in the Graduate Center, CUNY News for her work with the “Transformative Learning in the Humanities” Mellon grant which she co-directs with Professor Shelly Eversley of Baruch College. In this interview, Davidson discusses the ways in which teachers can make urgently needed changes in their … Interview with Dr. Davidson: “How to Be an Antiracist Teacher”
“We see disparate student success rates year in and year out, yet we don’t know how to change that, as most of us weren’t taught better ways to teach, argue Cathy N. Davidson and Shelly Eversley.” -Inside Higher Education In collaboration with her Co-Director at the Transformative Learning in the Humanities grant, Dr. Shelley Eversley … Featured in Inside Higher Education: Practicing the Equitable, Transformative Pedagogy We Preach
Featuring The New College Classroom. To read the review, please follow this link. January 13th, 2022.
Davidson was the keynote speaker at this event, the first in a series of activities at UNLV geared toward innovative and creative approaches to bringing equity and inclusion to the classroom, and fostering a passion for learning and a sense of belonging. The summit showcased teaching techniques, support service models, and faculty and student research … University of Nevada, Las Vegas MSI Student Success Summit: “Creating the Structural Conditions for Student Success”
I’m so pleased to announce that Basic Books is publishing a new, updated version of “The New Education” (2017), in paper, with a new Introduction. The new version–with its bold new cover–also includes an appendix that supplements the “how to do college” for students and “how to improve teaching” for professors with a “how to make … Announcing Updated Edition of The New Education (Coming Spring 2022)
PRESS RELEASE May 24, 2021 Professor Cathy N. Davidson to be honored by Council of Colleges of Arts and Sciences Annual Award. The Council of Colleges of Arts and Sciences—an organization made up of 1,900 Arts and Sciences deans around the U.S.—will bestow the 2021 Advocacy Award on HASTAC’s cofounder and codirector, Cathy N. Davidson, … Honored Recipient of the Council of Colleges of Arts & Sciences Advocacy Award
On Twitter, Howard Community College Professor David Buck has started an online book club with reading group, twitter chats, zoom meet ups on “Ungrading.” Over 75 people have already signed up and you can here: https://ungrading.weebly.com And check out the clever promo linked above. Video:https://youtu.be/v67Z6eU48ac
Christina Katopodis and Cathy N. Davidson published “Contract Grading and Peer Review,” in Susan D. Bloom’s Ungrading: Why Rating Students Undermines Learning (And What To Do Instead), West Virginia University Press, 2020.
Inside Higher Ed published an op-ed by Cathy N. Davidson and Christina Katopodis on October 28, 2020: “As difficult as it is, now is exactly the time to be helping students learn how to collaborate online. Ditching group projects now, as the world increasingly depends on them, does not prepare our students for life beyond … “8 Ways to Improve Group Work Online,” IHE Op-Ed by Cathy N. Davidson and Christina Katopodis
Cathy N. Davidson was interviewed for the Gotham Gazette on how CUNY students have retained employment in essential services such as pharmacies, grocery stores, delivery services, and healthcare during the COVID-19 pandemic. CUNY students are New York City’s essential workers with over half working a at least 20 hours a week while attending college. You … CND featured in “CUNY and New York City Could Recover Together, or the Public University System Could Be Left Behind”