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    Dr. Shannon Mattern Speaks at Friends of the Library Program

    We in the Mina Rees Library are delighted to welcome Dr. Shannon Mattern, Director of Creative Research at Metropolitan New York Library Council, as our speaker at this Spring’s Friends of the Library program and luncheon. Dr. Mattern’s presentation is titled Pointing at Clouds: Indexing, […]

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  • Opening the Black Box: Teaching Machine Learning Without a Textbook

    This piece is part of a series by participants in the Winter 2026 Open Knowledge Fellowship, coordinated by the Mina Rees Library. Fellows will share insight into the process of converting a syllabus to openly-licensed and/or zero-cost resources, as well as their experiences teaching undergraduate […]

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  • Important Updates from the Mina Rees Library | March 2026

    Mina Rees Library Spring Hours 2026 Monday-Friday: 9am-10pm Saturday: 10am-8pm Sunday: 12pm-8pm View Calendar Teaching at Another CUNY? Each CUNY campus library licenses its own set of resources, which means access varies from campus to campus. To ensure that your students are able to access […]

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  • Teaching “Race and Gender Ideologies” in the Resurgence of American Fascist Movements

    This piece is part of a series by participants in the Winter 2026 Open Knowledge Fellowship, coordinated by the Mina Rees Library. Fellows will share insight into the process of converting a syllabus to openly-licensed and/or zero-cost resources, as well as their experiences teaching undergraduate […]

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  • Journey to an OER

    This piece is part of a series by participants in the Winter 2026 Open Knowledge Fellowship, coordinated by the Mina Rees Library. Fellows will share insight into the process of converting a syllabus to openly-licensed and/or zero-cost resources, as well as their experiences teaching undergraduate […]

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  • Teaching “Democracy and its Critics” using OER

    This piece is part of a series by participants in the Winter 2026 Open Knowledge Fellowship, coordinated by the Mina Rees Library. Fellows will share insight into the process of converting a syllabus to openly-licensed and/or zero-cost resources, as well as their experiences teaching undergraduate […]

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  • Important Updates from the Mina Rees Library | February 2026

    Mina Rees Library Spring Hours 2026 | Closed on Lincoln’s Birthday (2/12) and Presidents’ Day (2/16) Monday-Friday: 9am-10pm Saturday: 10am-8pm Sunday: 12pm-8pm View Calendar IT Support IT will be providing walk-up tech support at the library by the Print Release Station on the second floor […]

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    Apply by Monday, 2/23! Open Knowledge Fellowship June Cohort (In Person + Online)

    The Mina Rees Library will host the 14th cohort of the Open Knowledge Fellowship in June 2026 (see dates below). This 6-session program includes a stipend of $2000, paid via Financial Aid in Spring 2026. The first 4 will be held in person, the last […]

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  • Making Linguistics Affordable: Challenges and Possibilities

    This piece is part of a series by participants in the Winter 2026 Open Knowledge Fellowship, coordinated by the Mina Rees Library. Fellows will share insight into the process of converting a syllabus to openly-licensed and/or zero-cost resources, as well as their experiences teaching undergraduate […]

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  • Electronic Arts Intermix: Seeking CUNY Feedback!

    Librarians from CUNY libraries have been collaborating with the local arts nonprofit Electronic Arts Intermix to provide access to their streaming educational video service. We are seeking feedback from all CUNY community members: how have you used these videos in your research and teaching? What […]

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