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“NEW YORK, May 21, 2018 – The New York Times will bring together the most influential leaders in higher education – including presidents, provosts, chancellors and other decision-makers at colleges and universities – on May 30-31 for its annual Higher Ed Leaders Forum at The TimesCenter in New York City. This prestigious event explores the most pressing … CND at New York Times 2018 Higher Ed Leaders Forum

“Cathy Davidson is always inspiring! In her talk, she asked us to think about why we do what we do. Why are we in higher ed? Why are we here? I am here because higher ed changes people’s lives. We are here to improve lives. What we do gives people greater life chances and it … CND’s ACE Talk Featured in the Weekly Roundup at Inside Higher Ed

Cathy Davidson, co-founder and co-director of HASTAC, and a professor of cultural history and technology at the City University of New York’s Graduate Center, said that the secret to the network’s good relationship with its users has been its decision to treat user data with respect from the outset. Privacy and security have been priorities … HASTAC Featured on Inside Higher Ed: one of the oldest academic social networks to avoid the same fate as Facebook

Cathy N. Davidson is featured in “Surprise! The most effective employees have above all human qualities,” an article in L’ADN by Melanie Roosen. “In the columns of the Washington Post, Cathy N. Davidson, founder of the Futures Initiative details the findings of this study and emphasizes the importance of “soft skills,” that is to say the human qualities that make the personality, in the … CND Featured in L’ADN

Read Cathy N. Davidson’s piece, “Write a Class Constitution,” in Inside Higher Ed’s free, downloadable guide, “Top Tactics for Creating a More Engaged Classroom.” This e-book assembles stories from 13 instructors from across North America explaining, in their own words, the challenges they faced, the solutions they devised and the lasting impact their changes have … “Write a Class Constitution,” by CND in Top Tactics for Creating a More Engaged Classroom

In a post about “Active Learning Resources,” Bonni Stachowiak highlights Cathy N. Davidson’s HASTAC post, “What I Wish I Knew Before I Started Doing Active Learning” to give readers more ideas about getting started. Stachowiak offers a list of tools, structures, tips, and resources that would be useful to any reader interested in incorporating active … CND’s “What I Wish I Knew When I Started Doing Active Learning” feat. on Teaching in Higher Ed

UC Santa Cruz’s Scott Hernandez-Jason writes a recap of Cathy N. Davidson’s visit: “In an effort to better prepare students for today’s complex and changing world, professor and author Cathy N. Davidson delivered a talk that chronicled the ways in which educators nation-wide are rethinking higher education and changing how and what is taught at … CND Visits University of California Santa Cruz

Cathy N. Davidson is featured in Scott Alexander’s Family Circle article about teaching children best practice with the internet. “We’ve been in trouble for some time—we just didn’t know it,” says Cathy N. Davidson, director of the Futures Initiative at CUNY’s Graduate Center. “It all happened without anyone having a conversation about it.” Alexander writes: … “How to Teach Children to Think Critically and Recognize Fake News,” Family Circle

“Our first blog in this series features an interview with renowned scholar of cultural history and technology Cathy N. Davidson of the Graduate Center, CUNY…She spoke with us about the Graduate Center (GC) of the City University of New York (CUNY)’s Humanities Alliance, an initiative launched in 2014 in partnership with LaGuardia Community College (LCC) that … “College for Everyone: Cathy Davidson on The CUNY Humanities Alliance,” Interview by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation