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    Fall Library Workshops: Autumn Abundance

    Graduate Center librarians teach research workshops all year round, but fall is always particularly full! No matter where you are in your graduate studies or scholarly journey, something on the library’s Fall 2025 calendar is certain to address your needs as a student, researcher, or […]

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  • Welcome (Back) to the Mina Rees Library!

    The Mina Rees Library extends a warm welcome to all new members of the Graduate Center community, and an equally warm greeting to all returning members! We hope you’ll avail yourselves of all the library has to offer…and ask us questions when you need help […]

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  • Aline Van Neutgem

    Reimagining Access and Agency with OER

    This piece is part of a series by participants in the Summer 2025 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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  • The Chronicle of Higher Education Temporarily Unavailable

    The Chronicle of Higher Education Temporarily Unavailable

    *Access has been restored to The Chronicle of Higher Education.* (9/2/2025 update) CUNY has temporarily lost access to The Chronicle of Higher Education and is actively working to restore access. Please consider Interlibrary Loan or the New York Public Library for alternative access. We are […]

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  • Alexandra Rigo

    Teaching Theatre with OER

    This piece is part of a series by participants in the Summer 2025 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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  • Primary Sources Can Lead the Way: How My Redone Reading List Unlocked a Better Pedagogy

    This piece is part of a series by participants in the Summer 2025 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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  • Elaborate metalwork on the library's elevator doors

    An Archives Center for the Library

    We are delighted to share that the New York City Council and Manhattan Borough President’s office has awarded funds to the Graduate Center for the creation of an archives center for the Mina Rees Library! Head to the press release to learn more about this […]

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  • Exhibit case with a small library card catalog with drawer open, a microfilm box on top, and a stack of early dissertations on the side, with the first book to be published from a GC dissertation.

    Dissertations and Theses Year-in-Review, 2024-25

    Today is Commencement Day for the Graduate Center, which means it’s also time for the annual round-up of dissertations, theses, and capstone projects submitted to the library this academic year. For those keeping track, this marks the 10th year that I’ve had the privilege of […]

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  • Marcela Joy

    Teaching and Learning Should be a Collective Mission for a Collective Purpose: That’s the Challenge

    This piece is part of a series by participants in the Winter 2025 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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  • Lia Crowley

    Teaching Diversity in Organizations with OER

    This piece is part of a series by participants in the Winter 2025 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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