Luke Waltzer

more click track/less Jesus

The train has left the station: Agentic AI and the future of social science research | Brookings A new era of agentic AI agents has begun. What does it mean for social scientists? Solomon Messing and Joshua Tucker discuss.

This is a much better, richer, and more sober snapshot of the state of play re: agentic AI and future of social science research than the one that pissed Bluesky off yesterday. From @solmg.bsky.social and @jatucker.bsky.social.

www.brookings.edu/articles/the...

Get the suit!!

It works, and probably a better response than if you had started speaking in tongues

Kinda mad I didn’t come up with “defective altruism” 😕

Big question

Einstein was a mess. Who would want him doing their homework anyway?

FOMO but when there’s zero fear involved and you know you are 100% missing out RIGHT NOW. @thetattooedprof.bsky.social, CONGRATS to you & Lisa! @lukewaltzer.bsky.social thank you for organizing! Everyone watch at 5:30 today & get yer hands on The Campus Crisis Toolkit! sunypress.edu/Books/T/The-...

Thanks Jon; now I'll have Ma Nishtanah in my head all day...

If you're in NYC on 2/20 & want to discuss the themes of this book with @thetattooedprof.bsky.social, Lisa Di Bartolomeo & comrades come to the @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social for one/both of these events.

tlc.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2026/01/20/f...

If you aren't in NYC-- we're streaming 5:30 panel.

Screenshot of email from New York Times that says “Breaking news: Trump administration to end surge of immigration agents in Minnesota” and “Border Czar Says Minnesota Immigration Enforcement Surge Is Ending”

Begging for a press that realizes these are two different statements

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Friends in the NYC area: This promises to be FANTASTIC. I am otherworldly bummed that I can’t be there to meet & commune irl with @thetattooedprof.bsky.social, Lisa, & others whom I admired from afar before having the joy and honor of working w/ them on The Campus Crisis Toolkit. Go go go!

Flyer for 2/20 Event: Celebrating the release of... THE CAMPUS CRISIS TOOLKIT Strategies and Solidarity for the Rest of Us Edited by Lisa M. Di Bartolomeo and Kevin Gannon February 20th, 2026 | CUNY Graduate Center About The Campus Crisis Toolkit New from SUNY Press, this is the first book to address campus crises that's by and for faculty, staff, and students—the true heart of higher ed and the people who make it work. The volume brings together more than forty contributors from colleges and universities across the United States and beyond. Essays address a range of aspects of the current polycrisis, including declarations of financial exigency, program closures and faculty layoffs, campus closures, political interference, and outbreaks of violence. Authors draw on their own experiences—and those of their colleagues and students—to share what worked, what didn't, and what they learned along the way. If crisis hasn't come to your campus yet, don't worry, it will. When it does, this book will help. Available March 1, 2026. Lunch and Learn Feb 20 | 12-3PM | Room 9207 Hear from contributing authors and the volume editors, connect with other faculty, staff, and students , and discuss strategies that you've used to help navigate your campus through crisis over the past several years. Register for Lunch and Learn: https://cuny.is/cctk-lunch Evening Panel: "The University & the Polycrisis" 5:30-7pm | Segal Theatre / Livestreamed Reception to follow. Welcoming comments from Joshua Brumberg and Cathy Davidson. Panel Discussion on "The Univeristy & the Polycrisis" featuring Joel Christensen, Lisa Di Bartolomeo, , Kevin Gannon, Robin Isserles, Luke Waltzer and Amy Wan. Register for "The University & the Polycrisis": https://cuny.is/cctk-polycrisis

What’s timing of event at CUNY GC?

I feel like we need to arrange a crossover…

this one hit me right in the feels

YouTube video by Rich Mullinax When You're Next To Me - Eugene Levy & Catherine O'Hara- A Mighty Wind

youtu.be/QvsBX8qjKcg?...

I’d be lying if I said I did Nazi something like this coming

Man, Sly Dunbar and Billy Bass Nelson on the same day? #RIP

The afterlife just got immensely funkier.

Some quick guidance from the TLC for GC Teaching Fellows and Adjuncts on the move to emergency remote teaching for Monday 1/26.

Stay safe, stay warm.

tlc.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2026/01/25/g...

Monsters.

I am so excited for this event at @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social next month, and am deeply appreciative of @lukewaltzer.bsky.social and his colleagues for organizing it. NYC area folks, we hope to see you there!

CUNY/NYC friends! This promises to be a day of excellent, energizing conversation. See you there!

Both events will be in person 2/20 @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social.

The evening panel will be livestreamed.

Hosted by @gctlc.bsky.social, co-sponsored by @futuresed.bsky.social, supported by @mellon.org.

2/20, 5:30pm: Panel on "The University & the Polycrisis" featuring remarks by @joshbrumberg.bsky.social & @cathyndavidson.bsky.social, and discussion with @thetattooedprof.bsky.social, Lisa Di Bartolomeo, @sentantiq.bsky.social, @robingisserles.bsky.social, & Amy Wan.

Reg: cuny.is/cctk-polycri...

2/20, 12pm: Lunch and Learn with contributing authors, NYC area educational developers, and critical university studies scholars. Hear about the book and connect with other scholars and academic staff to discuss how you've navigated crisis in your own spaces.

Register: cuny.is/cctk-lunch

Flyer for 2/20 Event: Celebrating the release of... THE CAMPUS CRISIS TOOLKIT Strategies and Solidarity for the Rest of Us Edited by Lisa M. Di Bartolomeo and Kevin Gannon February 20th, 2026 | CUNY Graduate Center About The Campus Crisis Toolkit New from SUNY Press, this is the first book to address campus crises that's by and for faculty, staff, and students—the true heart of higher ed and the people who make it work. The volume brings together more than forty contributors from colleges and universities across the United States and beyond. Essays address a range of aspects of the current polycrisis, including declarations of financial exigency, program closures and faculty layoffs, campus closures, political interference, and outbreaks of violence. Authors draw on their own experiences—and those of their colleagues and students—to share what worked, what didn't, and what they learned along the way. If crisis hasn't come to your campus yet, don't worry, it will. When it does, this book will help. Available March 1, 2026. Lunch and Learn Feb 20 | 12-3PM | Room 9207 Hear from contributing authors and the volume editors, connect with other faculty, staff, and students , and discuss strategies that you've used to help navigate your campus through crisis over the past several years. Register for Lunch and Learn: https://cuny.is/cctk-lunch Evening Panel: "The University & the Polycrisis" 5:30-7pm | Segal Theatre / Livestreamed Reception to follow. Welcoming comments from Joshua Brumberg and Cathy Davidson. Panel Discussion on "The Univeristy & the Polycrisis" featuring Joel Christensen, Lisa Di Bartolomeo, , Kevin Gannon, Robin Isserles, Luke Waltzer and Amy Wan. Register for "The University & the Polycrisis": https://cuny.is/cctk-polycrisis

On February 20 we'll host two events @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social to celebrate the upcoming release of _The Campus Crisis Toolkit_ (SUNY Press).

@thetattooedprof.bsky.social and Lisa Di Bartolomeo will be joining us for a day of reflection, connection, and solidarity.

Jobs | City University of New York

We're hiring a post-doc at the @gctlc.bsky.social.

Open field, demonstrated excellence in teaching, a research interest in pedagogy and the scholarship of teaching and learning, discipline-based education research, educational technology, or related areas.

Due by 2/1.

cuny.jobs/new-york-ny/...

CUNY Faculty: there's still time to apply to become a Critical AI Literacy Institute Faculty Fellow.

Great opportunity for scholars who want our curricula to foster critical awareness of what genAI means for our fields.

Deadline is January 26.

criticalai.commons.gc.cuny.edu/call-for-par...

Anyway. Yet another missed chance for the Times to look to CUNY for these kinds of pieces…

I am doubtful that Breyer spent “thousands” of hours developing a chat bot. And I don’t agree that “this is no threat to us at present,” if “us” is folks who care about student growth being grounded in the messy thinking and exploration of the humanities and liberal arts.