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• How the Pandemic Is Affecting Labor: Luke Elliott-Negri on The Thought Project

  Elliott-Negri, a doctoral candidate in sociology, discusses his many projects, including a new grant-funded study of collective action by workers whose lives have been put at risk by the pandemic. Read more

• Ph.D. Student, Already on the Tenure Track, on His Path from High School Dropout to Earning His Fourth CUNY Degree

  

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  Brian Olson shares his best advice for finding a tenure-track job, from writing a CV to the optimal time to start applying.  Read more

• Master’s Student Shares Communication Tips, From Twitter to Elevator Pitch

  

  Alex Johnson

  Alex Johnson, who will take over The Graduate Center’s Instagram account, talks about her studies and academic goals – and shares tips for other academics who want to become better communicators.  Read more

• Polarization and the Election: Javier Padilla on The Thought Project

  Padilla, a Ph.D. student at The Graduate Center, discusses how the growing animosity between Democrats and Republicans is impacting our country and democracy in general. Read more

• Still Anxious? Top Tips from Four Graduate Center Professors, Administrators, and Alumni on How to Feel Better

  

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  Graduate Center scholars share advice on how you can take care of yourself during a time when sources of stress seem inexhaustible. Read more

• A $300,000 Carnegie Corporation Grant Supports Online Teaching at The Graduate Center

  

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  Graduate Center doctoral student fellows will provide one-on-one consultation, workshops, and support to help faculty expand and refine their approaches to teaching online. Read more

• Pivoting During the Pandemic: Laid Off from the Arts Sector, a Political Science Graduate Finds Opportunity and Meaning in New Role

  

  Adam Sachs (M.A. ’20, Political Science) advises job hunters in the pandemic to adjust expectations – but don't lower them.  Read more

• Professor Ruth Milkman and Ph.D. Candidate Luke Elliott-Negri Awarded Grant for Study of Food Workers and Collective Action in Light of the Coronavirus Pandemic

  

  Ruth Milkman and Luke Elliott-Negri (Photos courtesy of Milkman and Elliott-Negri)

  The $48,300 grant will fund research on collective labor action in businesses where work has been made more dangerous by the coronavirus pandemic. Read more

• Feeling (Even More) Anxious? As the Pandemic Continues and New Stressors Emerge, Graduate Center Experts Offer Advice on Coping

  

  Arielle Shanok

  Arielle Shanok, deputy director of the Wellness Center for Student Counseling Services at The Graduate Center, offers advice for coping with this exceptionally anxiety-inducing time. Read more

• Scott Erich Awarded a Fulbright to Study How Regulations Affect Fisherfolk in the Gulf of Oman

  

  The Fulbright recipient explains how he turned a childhood passion for the ocean into a dissertation topic.  Read more