CUNY Academic Commons Annual Report 2014 -2015
The CUNY Academic Commons 2014 Annual Report is now available for download! We hope you’ll read it in detail. Widely used “as shared space for individuals, campus committees, and academic departments,” the Commons continues to evolve, and we are proud of the growing collection of open source tools that we have developed to help foster […]
DiRT, Commons in a Box, and DHCommons Receive Mellon Foundation Grant
The University of California, Berkeley and the Graduate Center of the City University of New York are pleased to announce that the Mellon Foundation has generously provided a $150,000 grant to fund a partnership between the DiRT (Digital Research Tools) Directory, Commons In A Box, and the DHCommons project directory that will develop APIs to link these initiatives, providing […]
DiRT receives grant for partnerships with Commons In A Box, DHCommons
“DiRT receives grant for partnerships with Commons In A Box, DHCommons” DiRT – Digital Research Tools – May, 2014 The University of California, Berkeley and the Graduate Center of the City University of New York are pleased to announce that the Mellon Foundation has generously provided a $150,000 grant to fund a partnership between the […]
Welcome to Commons 1.6!
The Commons Development team has just released Commons 1.6! This release features a number of great improvements to the site, including something everyone will love – HTML email notifications. We have also souped up the Commons member profile pages with widget improvements (including a new Twitter Widget), and fixed a design issue that makes it […]
Commons in a Box wins 2013 Award for Best Digital Humanities Tool or Suite of Tools
“Commons in a Box wins 2013 Award for Best Digital Humanities Tool or Suite of Tools“ Digital Humanities Awards – Highlighting Resources in Digital Humanities, 2013 We are proud to announce that Commons in a Box received the “Best Digital Humanities Tool or Suite of Tools” award from Digital Humanities Awards – Highlighting Resources in […]
New Analytics
For several months now the CUNY Academic Commons has offered serialized email reports via Google Analytics for our blogging community. These email reports include detailed information about the amount of traffic your blog receives including; how many hits occur in a given time window, how long visitors are on your site, and how many pages […]
Openness, value, and scholarly societies: The Modern Language Association model
“Openness, value, and scholarly societies: The Modern Language Association model“ College and Research Libraries, December, 2012 Kathleen Fitzpatrick lays out the MLA’s plans to ensure public access to the group’s published works, and includes a nice mention of the CUNY Academic Commons and the collaborative effort to build networked communities designed to help members connect, collaborate, […]
Commons In A Box Released
In November of 2011 the CUNY Academic Commons announced that it would begin work on creating a standalone version of the Commons. With generous support from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation and the encouragement of our friends and colleagues, the CUNY Academic Commons team is delighted to announce that Commons In A Box is now […]
CUNY Academic Commons Launches Commons In A Box (Press Release)
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: New York, NY — November 19, 2012 2:00 PM EST Contact Information: Matthew K. Gold, Ph.D. Director, CUNY Academic Commons [email protected] CUNY ACADEMIC COMMONS LAUNCHES COMMONS IN A BOX & COMMONSINABOX.ORG The CUNY Academic Commons, an initiative of the City University of New York, is proud to release: Commons In A […]
Occupy Sandy: What You Can Do
As we slowly recover from Hurricane Sandy, the need for volunteers has increased. If you are interested in volunteering time, food or other resources, there are many ways you can help. Occupy Sandy Recovery Several different organizations involved with the Occupy Wall Street movement have coordinated their efforts to help those who were affected by […]
