The Thought Project
The Thought Project shares the knowledge, research, and innovation of Graduate Center scholars with the world. Through a podcast and a Medium blog, The Thought Project allows Graduate Center faculty and students to discuss how their scholarship goes beyond academia and affects the public good.

In The Thought Project Podcast, host Tanya Domi speaks with faculty and graduate students about the big thinking and big ideas generating ground breaking research. The podcast is recorded at the Graduate Center of The City University of New York, and produced and engineered by Sarah Fishman and CUNY Television.
The Thought Project's Medium Blog publishes opinion pieces and articles focused on current news, events, and cultural topics, written by Graduate Center faculty and graduate students.
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To get involved in The Thought Project or speak with participants, contact Tanya Domi at tdomi@gc.cuny.edu. The Graduate Center community can also contribute to the Medium blog.
Latest Podcast Episodes
Apr 24, 2023
Professor Thomas G. Weiss on the U.N. and a Career Studying It
A longtime, esteemed scholar of the U.N. reflects on the organization and his own career as he moves toward retirement.
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- Faculty News
Apr 12, 2023
Brenna McCaffrey on the Politics of Abortion Pills
An alumna, who is writing a book on abortion pills and reproductive politics, talks about the current state and future of medication abortions.
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- Alumni News
Apr 3, 2023
An Anthropologist Studies Overlooked Mayan Women
Fulbright scholar Lilianna Quiroa-Crowell wants to make the Q’eqchi’ women of Puerto Barrios, Guatemala, more visible.
- Student News
- Podcast
Mar 6, 2023
A Political Science Student Fights for Colombians’ Citizenship Rights
Andrés Besserer Rayas talks about his work on a human rights case in Colombia, on The Thought Project podcast.
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Latest Medium Articles
More Like ThisSubversive Creativity Has Always Been a Way for Black Folx to Practice Freedom
The celebration of Black Music Month, Pride and Juneteenth, Provides a Platform for Examining How Black Creative Practices Can Continue to Advance Social Justice. Read the article.
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The future of abortion pill activism
What US activists can learn from Irish feminism. Read the article.
By Brenna McCaffrey
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The First Christmastime Revolt Against Slavery in Santo Domingo: A Hallmark Strategy to Liberation
By Allison Guess and Ramona Hernandez
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And Now, A War on Guns
You’re probably thinking: Well, I know who’s going to win that one. After all, they’ve got all the firepower! Read the article.
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Host of The Thought Project Podcast
Tanya Domi is the director of media relations at the CUNY Graduate Center and host of The Thought Project Podcast. She has contributed to Al Jazeera America, The Atlantic Magazine, Balkan Insight, The Balkanist, The Christian Science Monitor, The Institute for War and Peace Reporting, The New York Times, The New Civil Rights Movement blog, open Democracy and Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. Domi has a B.A. degree in journalism and political science from Central Michigan University and a Master of Arts degree in human rights from Columbia University.