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Office of the Provost's email digest: May 1, 2018
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Features
Celebration of Faculty Achievement Reminder: Celebration of Faculty Achievement
Thursday, May 3, 3:00 - 5:00 p.m., Lehman Art Gallery
Come celebrate your accomplishments and those of talented colleagues at this annual event. This reception is open to all faculty and is a great way to learn about the exciting research, scholarship, and creative work happening on campus. We hope you will attend!
Fighting Fake News Guest Lecture: Fighting "Fake News"
Wednesday, May 2, 3:30-5:00 p.m., Music Building Recital Hall, Room 306.
Benjamin Resnick, an analyst at Rootclaim, a company that uses information to reach mathematically indisputable conclusions” through openly crowdsourced evidence, will speak on fighting “fake news” with math and logic. This lecture addresses methods used in philosophy professor Marcello Di Bello’s spring 2018 course, Critical Reasoning.
Lehman Bookstore Newsletter Textbook Orders
The bookstore is now accepting all summer 2018 and fall 2018 textbook information. With early textbook orders, we are able source all used textbook vendors and secure stock before other schools demands. To guarantee your students the option to purchase used condition textbooks, please place your order(s) by Friday, May 11, 2018. More Information here.
Lightning Ideas Lightning Ideas
After a successful pilot, Lehman is expanding the use of Lightning Ideas, a crowdsourcing tool. The goal is to mobilize the collective insight of Lehman's faculty and staff to advance our mission. Crowdsourcing can leverage the expertise of our community and provide access to new solutions as we work to enhance the success of our students, faculty, and staff.

You can access Lightning Ideas and step-by-step instructions through Lehman One.
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Events
Annual Disability Studies Lecture
Tuesday, May 1, 4:00 - 5:30 p.m., Faculty Dining Room.
Dr. Vandana Chaudhry, professor of social work at CSI will speak about "Disability and the Politics of Neoliberal Governance in India." Food and drink will be provided. Contact Esther Wilder for information or requests for special accommodations.
Art Department Visiting Artist Lecture Series: Jordan Casteel
Wednesday, May 2, 5:00 p.m., Art Gallery. This event is open to the public.
Rescheduled: 22nd Annual Student-Faculty Read-In Celebrating Women in Prose, Poetry, and Song
Wednesday, May 2, 11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m., Library South Atrium, 2nd Floor.
  • 11:00 - 12:15 p.m. - Reading by Keisha-Gaye Anderson, Poet, Author & Artist
  • 12:30 - 3:00 p.m. - Reading by members of the Lehman Community
  • 3:00 - 4:00 p.m. - Refreshments
Book Reading and Discussion: Revision and the Superhero Genre
Thursday, May 3, 12:30-1:30 p.m., Library Treehouse, Room 317.
Professor David Hyman will read from and discuss his new book, Revision and the Superhero Genre, which addresses the relationship between narrative tropes in superhero comics and the process of composition revision. Light refreshments will be served.
Teacher Book Club: Behold the Dreamers by Imobolo Mbue
Thursday, May 3, 5:00-8:00 p.m., Library Treehouse, Room 317.
Join the New York City Writing Project and the School of Education for our Teacher Book Club, where we will read, discuss, and share classroom ideas for Behold the Dreamers, by novelist and short-story teller Imbolo Mbue. Mbue is the keynote speaker for the 2018 NYCWP Teacher-to-Teacher Conference.
20th Annual Teacher-to-Teacher Conference
Saturday, May 19, 8:00-3:00 p.m., East Dining Room
The New York City Writing Project will host the 20th annual Teacher-to-Teacher Conference on Saturday, May 19. This interactive conference offers teachers a morning keynote with novelist Imbolo Mbue, morning workshop sessions, and afternoon roundtables focused on teaching writing. Early bird registration is open until May 18. Cost: $55.
Hispanic Student Achievement Conference
May 23-25, CUNY Advanced Science Research Center
City College, in collaboration with the University of Texas-El Paso, La Guardia Community College, BMCC, and the Caribbean University at San Juan, will host HSI:URBANO, a conference to identify the most critical challenges facing Hispanic and underrepresented students seeking STEM education at two-year and four-year urban undergraduate colleges. To register, submit a poster proposal, and for more information, email hsiurbano@ccny.cuny.edu.
FYI
Availability of Student Evaluation of Teaching Results
Lehman will make available the numerical results of the Student Evaluation of Teaching and Learning (SETL) on the restricted Lehman 360. Students will receive access to the information after the complete reports have been sent to instructors and department chairs. Instructors play a vital role in motivating students to respond to their surveys. Higher response rates seem to result from instructors reminding students of the opportunity to provide their course evaluation. Please encourage your students to participate in SETL when the survey opens on May 2. It is in the interest of instructors and students that as many as possible participate to ensure that the results are truly representative.
Haven for Employees
Last month the senior staff at Lehman notified the campus community of its ongoing commitment to a safe, respectful, and affirming learning and working environment. Faculty, staff, and students were encouraged to familiarize themselves with the CUNY Policy on Sexual Misconduct and complete the interactive Haven for Employees online learning module. Please see this letter from the provost for more information and instructions on how to register for Haven.
Faculty and Staff Publications and Achievements
Expert Shout Out to Lehman Professor Marcello Di Bello on Twitter
Nassim Nicholas Taleb, lauded author of The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable (2007), recently tweeted about philosophy professor Marcello Di Bello’s Critical Reasoning course to nearly 300,000 followers on Twitter. As a result, thousands of people visited Marcello’s Lehman College course website to learn more.
We are always delighted to highlight the accomplishments of Lehman faculty. If you would like us to feature your work in a future eDigest, please contact us at edigest.provost@lehman.cuny.edu.
For Your Students
Instructional Support Services Program (ISSP)
ISSP offers a range of workshops that may benefit your students, as well as tutoring and supplemental instruction. Please tell your students about learning opportunities through ISSP.
Funding Opportunities and Notifications
Spencer Foundation Accepting Applications for Small Education Research Projects
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (multiple RFPs; May deadline)
Russell Sage Foundation for Social Inequality Research
National Science Foundation
Kenneth B. and Mamie P. Clark Fund
supporting early-career research on the relationship between self-identity and academic achievement in grades K-8.
National Endowment for the Humanities
Applying for a CUNY Internal Grant?
Please see the new Guidance for Terms and Conditions/Internal Grant Programs for important information on required language and documentation.
Grant Forward Now Available through the Leonard Lief Library
CUNY is trialing Grant Forward, a search service that locates and updates a database of sponsors and funding opportunities. The Grant Forward Researcher Welcome Guide outlines creating accounts, searching for grants, and getting recommendations. For access, visit the Leonard Lief Library and search for Grant Forward under the Databases tab.
EURAXESS North America
links researchers in North America with the European Research Area. Visit the Euraxess website for information about fellowships, grants, and collaboration opportunities.
Visit PND Digest
to search for funding opportunities and RFPs!
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