Quality and Diversity Much has been written lately about the rise in quality of CUNY over the last two decades. Some have assumed that its rising quality means CUNY must […]
Author Archive | Cathy N. Davidson
Three Reasons Why Higher Education Should (and Can) Change
This week a journalist asked me to list three principles that underlie and motivate my interest in institutional transformation for higher education. It’s always an interesting exercise when someone asks […]
The Single Best Method For Class (Or Any Kind of) Participation (Thx SciFi Genius Samuel Delany)
Whenever the great science fiction writer Samuel R. Delany teaches or gives a talk, he asks questions and has one requirement: everyone has to raise a hand. Everyone. Whether one […]
Mix it Up! How Equity Can Enhance Innovation–and How #FuturesEd Works Toward Those Goals
We’re all abuzz here with conversation, analysis, dismay, and all the rest about a recent article in the Atlantic that paints a grim picture of the way even the City […]
The Invention of Failure
What if we got rid of “flunk out courses” that were defined as “rigorous and demanding” and, instead, set our goal as ensuring the success of every student in equally […]
Collaborative Learning for a Digital Age
This is an excerpt from Now You See It: How the Brain Science of Attention Will Transform the Way We Live, Work, and Learn (Viking, 2011). It was published, in […]
Six Reasons Why the Three-Year Degree is a Terrible Idea
In September 2013, I was invited to conduct a workshop on “Transforming Higher Education for the Digital Age” at a Carnegie Institute symposium on The Future of Higher Education. After […]
What Are We Missing in Higher Ed and How Can We Change It–Today?: Podcast
Bonni Stachoiwiak did a great job interviewing me and editing this podcast on “Teaching in Higher Ed,” “How To See What We’re Missing in Higher Ed“: http://teachinginhighered.com/podcast/cathy-davidson/ Follow here on Twitter: […]
Five Ways to Be Part of “Mapping the Futures of Higher Ed” #FuturesEd
“Mapping the Futures of Higher Education” is a series of courses at the Graduate Center and throughout the CUNY system. It is also a collaborative, peer-driven movement to rethink the […]
SCHEDULE Oct 10 DIGITAL DISSERTATION EVENT + LIVESTREAM #remixthediss
What Is a Dissertation? New Models, New Methods, New Media #remixthediss — When? October 10, 4.00-5.30pm EST, see more detailed schedule below. Where? English Department Lounge (Room 4406), The Graduate […]
