In the News

Ruru Rusmin from OFDIT is featured in an episode of CUNYTV’s EdCast series titled "Generative AI in Higher Ed: The Future is Now." Joined by Jack Kenigsberg from Hunter College and host Linda Hirsch from Hostos Community College, they explored the applications, advantages, limitations, and concerns surrounding the growing presence of ChatGPT and similar tools in and beyond the classroom.

CUNY SPS Youth Studies Professor Dr. Elizabeth Bishop recently published her book "Whiting Out: Writing on Vulnerability, Racism and Repair."

The book "Whiting Out" is for both aspiring and experienced teachers (especially white folks), as well as anyone open to writing new narratives and imagining new possible worlds. The text calls upon all critical educators to (re)commit to deep learning toward our collective anti-racist queer-inclusive liberation, toward intersectional futures where healing, justice, and repair are prioritized.

Communications and Media Assistant Professor Dr. Elizabeth Alsop recently published the essay "Where the Boys Aren’t" in the LA Review of Books. The article zooms in on the recent cinematic trend of building men-optional worlds.

CUNY SPS colleagues Jennifer Sparrow, interim senior associate dean for academic affairs, and Holli Broadfoot, experiential learning director, discussed Google Career Certificates and the School's IT Pathways Partnerships in The Job, a newsletter about the connections between education and the workforce. (Their piece, entitled "New On-Ramps at CUNY SPS" is the second item in the newsletter.)

CUNY SPS Nursing Assistant Professor Dr. Olga Kagan co-authored an article on the rising importance of the nursing informatics community in New York State. The article, "The Impact of Leadership on the Continued Growth of the Nursing Informatics Community in New York State and Beyond, " was published in September 2023.