Tag: Academic Standards
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“In a New Generation of College Students, Many Opt for the Life Examined”
An article detailing a new influx of philosophy majors – at CUNY, the number of undergraduates majoring in philosophy grew 51% from 2002-2008. The article seems to attribute this new interest in students needing to make sense out of a rapidly changing world, and seeing that philosophy would earn them skills prized in fields such…
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New CUNY Center to Focus On the Art of the Biography
The establishment of the center for biography at the Graduate Center. The article details conflict between scholars over the emerging field, and if it belongs in academia or elsewhere. Perhaps this also speaks to a pervasive focus on individual “celebrity” personalities within the academy. Read more.
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“City Tech addresses needs of under-represented students”
An article about City Tech’s mentorship program for Black male students (the original CUNY Black Male Initiative, which is still operating). The article profiles the efforts to support student success, and the recognition that the campus has gained for these efforts. While the article mostly focuses on the college’s STEM program and retention rates, liberal…
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“CUNY Moves Beyond “Brick and Mortar” Education”
This piece focuses on a move by CUNY to make education more accessible, thanks to new technology – the entirely online bachelor’s degree. The article focuses on elements that previously barred students from attending universities in a traditional setting, and how online degree programs present a remedy to these issues and a path towards academic…
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“An Invitation Ruffles Philosophical Feathers”
This piece is a particularly interesting collision of politics, the humanities, and media. It covers a conference hosted at the Graduate Center which reviewed the work of Sidney Hook, a controversial philosopher – but the piece is mostly about controversy between professors. They were upset about the attendance of celebrity professor Cornell West. It is…
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“CUNY MAKING ‘HISTORY’ WITH NEW CURRICULUM”
From the New York Post, which always styles its article headlines in capital letters. This piece reports on a new core humanities curriculum at CUNY that would mandate more history and philosophy courses for students. Specifically, the article zeroes in on potential problems: “But perhaps the most controversial component is the call for the creation…
