Blog Contributor Guidelines

What we are/do

The Thought Project Medium blog will provide an opportunity for Graduate Center students, postdocs, administrators and faculty to:

Write and publish opinion pieces, essays and Q&As that comment on newsworthy issues, events and cultural topics
Highlight how their scholarship and expertise add to the general public’s awareness, understanding and ability to take action on these matters
Speak to lay audiences

There are three ways to become a contributor to The Thought Project blog:

Send a pitch of your idea for consideration to the editors at TheThoughtProject@gc.cuny.edu
Accept an invitation from the editors to become a contributor
If you have been featured on The Thought Project podcast, the editors may opt to have previously unpublished portions of your interview published as a Q&A

Opinion pieces and essays should be 500-850 words in length and should be connected to newsworthy issues, events and cultural topics.
Submissions should highlight scholarship and expertise that adds to the general public’s awareness, understanding and ability to take action on a matter.
Blog pieces can be co-authored, but at least one author must have a Graduate Center affiliation.

The Thought Project staff can provide guidance and support on shaping the blog, and we will edit it in partnership with the contributor.
Contributors have 15 working days from commitment to/acceptance of their piece to submit a first draft.
The editorial style guidelines for The Thought Project blog will adhere to the editorial style guide used by The Graduate Center Communications & Marketing Department.
To participate, a contributor must establish a Medium account, enabling the editors to transfer the blog to the Graduate Center’s Medium page.
If you’re already blogging on Medium, the editors are open to considering your blogs for publication on the Thought Project blog

First go Medium to sign up if you don’t have an account. You can find written directions or a video tutorial.
After setting up your account, go to the Medium profile page directions and follow directions for creating your profile.
When you’re ready to post your first blog, you can find written directions or go back for the video tutorial.