We are beginning to put together the details for a book tour for Faculties: A Dialogue on Inciting Constructive Change in Destructive Times by Cathy N. Davidson and Jody Greene (Duke University Press, October 2026). We will be adding details and new appearances as they become available. If you are interested in scheduling a book … FACULTIES : Fall-Winter Book Tour Schedule
It was absolutely thrilling to open up the New York Times today and find this beautiful full-color announcement of the 2025 McGraw Prize in Higher Education recipients on page A-5. It is so deeply moving to be honored along side these inspiring K-12 winners (Joe Wolf and Rapelang Rabana) and Lifelong Learning educator Frederic Bertley.
Four education innovators honored with the 2025 Harold W. McGraw, Jr. Prize in Education PHILADELPHIA (Sept. 16, 2025) — Four leaders charting bold new paths in education will be celebrated as the 2025 recipients of the Harold W. McGraw, Jr. Prize in Education. Presented by the McGraw Family Foundation in collaboration with the University of … Cathy Davidson Honored with 2025 McGraw Prize in Higher Education
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
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!
Simple, scalable frameworks can help students understand the why of what they’re learning, Cathy N. Davidson and Rachel Stephenson write. To read the full article, see here.
The New College Classroom was featured in this Fierce Education article from December 28th, 2022. To read the full article, please follow this link.
Cathy Davidson critiques modern teaching with recent stop at UW in support of ‘The New Education’ To read the full article by Chaitna Deshmukh in University of Washington’s The Daily, see here.
To read the reviews by Lisa West and Eagan Dean, please follow this link. Fall 2022, Vol. 4, Issue 2.
Cathy Davidson and Christina Katopodis sat down with Bonni Stachowiak to discuss The New College Classroom.