An Update

I’m excited to announce that I’ll be joining the CUNY Graduate Center this Fall as Advisor to the Provost for Master’s Programs and Digital Initiatives. My charge there will involve working with the Provost and Associate Provosts to promote and strengthen existing Master’s Programs and to develop new degree programs. I’ll also be collaborating on a variety of digital initiatives with many members of the GC community. It’s an exciting opportunity and I’m looking forward to the work that lies ahead.

While I will continue to teach at City Tech as I take on this new role, I regret to say that I will be unable to continue serving as PI on the U.S. Department of Education “Living Lab” grant. That project has gotten off to a fast and productive start, thanks to the extremely hard work of the entire grant team. In our first year, we’ve had an initial cohort of faculty members participate in a newly designed General Education seminar; we have built the first iteration of the City Tech OpenLab, a socially networked, community-based platform for teaching, learning, and sharing that is currently in a soft-launch; we established the Brooklyn Waterfront Research Center, which has already become part of NYC’s long-term vision for its waterfront; and we have laid the groundwork for numerous other projects that are currently in the pipeline. I am grateful to be leaving the grant in the very capable hands of my friend and colleague Maura Smale, who will be assisted by our excellent Project Coordinator Charlie Edwards and a wonderful team of colleagues. I wish them the very best as they continue the work that we have begun together, and I look forward to remaining involved in the project as it moves forward.

9 thoughts on “An Update

  1. Sarah Morgano

    Fantastic news and well deserved, congrats Matt! Now hurry up with those degree programs so I can enroll in one! 🙂

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