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Welcoming New Students and Building Belonging!

By Jennifer Gilken and Cara Kronen on March 7, 2025 0

BMCC is a large institution that can feel overwhelming, especially for new students. In this podcast episode, learn how the Teacher Education department is creating a welcoming environment for new students through Accepted Students Day and a departmental student orientation.

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Inquirer Talks: From Page to Presentation

By Holly Messitt on December 5, 2024 0

The Inquirer, our faculty publication, is a means of communicating the things that are important to us. It’s not an exaggeration to say that some Inquirer pieces have made me cry, others laugh out loud; others have made me contemplative, ambitious, or angry. That’s why we've partnered with CETLS to launch a new Inquirer Talks series that will give us all a chance to talk with the authors.

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CETLS Podcast Episode 1: Professor Hollis Glaser on Academic Freedom

By Antoinette DeLuca and Hollis Glaser on April 26, 2024 0

In this inaugural episode of the CETLS Podcast, BMCC Professor Hollis Glaser discusses the foundations of academic freedom, the role of the AAUP, and who to contact with academic freedom concerns.

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From Idea to Innovation: BMCC and the Perelman Performing Arts Center

By Angela Elbanna and Bertie Ferdman on March 4, 2024 2

The Perelman Performing Arts Center (PAC), a new home for emergent and established artists in theater, dance, music, opera, and multi-disciplinary performance, strives to build meaningful relationships with community organizations throughout New York City. Professor Bertie Ferdman worked with colleagues to develop a partnership between BMCC and PAC.

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Community, Connection, and UNITY: WakandaCon

By Yuleisy Audain on March 31, 2023 0

WakandaCon was a manifesto that ideas could truly come to life. The event provided a space for students to come together as a community to view Black Panther: Wakanda Forever and discuss themes such as coloniality, grief/anger, and gender.

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The bell hooks Book Club

By Hollis Glaser on April 11, 2022 0

There has been so much work in our college lately addressing anti-racist pedagogy and culturally sustaining pedagogy that I thought it would be fruitful to go to the mother of the movement. But I also didn’t want to read her by myself. I know my colleagues and wanted to read with all of you. So along with the library, CETLS and the Race, Equity and Inclusion Coordinating Committee, we started the bell hooks Book Club.

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Returning to In-Person Teaching: We’re All in This Together

By CETLS on January 28, 2022 1

This semester, many of us will be returning to teaching in person for the first time since the beginning of the pandemic. We’re excited to see our students and colleagues in person, and at the same time nervous and unsure of what to expect. For this blog post, we asked BMCC colleagues who have already been teaching in person to share their experiences.

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“Hard Times in The World” Gives Voice to BMCC Students

By Berenice Darwich and Patrizia Comello Perry on November 15, 2021 1

Patrizia Comello Perry and Berenice Darwich, both professors in the Modern Languages Department, discuss how they adapted their department’s annual colloquium to the circumstances of the pandemic, giving voice to BMCC student experiences.

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How Can Departments Better Support the Careers of Part-Time Faculty? Introducing GSECS

By Mira M. Zaman and Boyda Johnstone on May 17, 2021 1

Since the success of our departments depends on the crucial work of part-time faculty, we need to create a space where their concerns about their careers are heard and validated. Our hope is that other departments develop initiatives similar to the English department's Graduate Student and Early-Career Support committee, which supports graduate students and early-career adjuncts.

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BMCC Faculty Chat via SLACK

By Michael DeStefano on December 7, 2020 2

You know what I miss most about being on campus? I miss bumping into a colleague in the hallway, walking and talking on the way to class… There is no perfect substitute for in-person conversation, but CETLS is offering an informal, alternative that we hope can help as we move forward with our off-campus lives. Introducing our “BMCC Faculty” workspace, via SLACK.

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Archive | Campus Culture

Welcoming New Students and Building Belonging!

Inquirer Talks: From Page to Presentation

CETLS Podcast Episode 1: Professor Hollis Glaser on Academic Freedom

From Idea to Innovation: BMCC and the Perelman Performing Arts Center

Community, Connection, and UNITY: WakandaCon

The bell hooks Book Club

Returning to In-Person Teaching: We’re All in This Together

“Hard Times in The World” Gives Voice to BMCC Students

How Can Departments Better Support the Careers of Part-Time Faculty? Introducing GSECS

BMCC Faculty Chat via SLACK

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