Academic Affairs Events Calendar – beginning November 17

November 13, 2025

MARK YOUR CALENDAR FOR THESE UPCOMING EVENTS

Monday, November 17, 6:00 – 7:00 PM
WASSERMAN JEWISH STUDIES CENTER
Holocaust Speaker Series: Dr. Joel Lebowitz in conversation with Dr. Walter Reich (virtual)
Known as the “soul of statistical mechanics,” Dr. Joel Lebowitz is a Holocaust survivor and distinguished mathematical physicist. He is an advocate for human rights and one of the most active supporters of dissident scientists from the former USSR. The Holocaust Speaker Series recognizes and celebrates the lives and stories of survivors in commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the camps and the end of World War II. RSVP to Carina Pasquesi.

Tuesday, November 18, 12:30 – 2:00 PM
STARR CAREER DEVELOPMENT CENTER
Career-Focused Pedagogy: A Faculty Insights Panel (Hybrid)
Hear from fellow Baruch faculty who have made career readiness a meaningful part of their teaching. In this panel, faculty will share both the “why” and the “how” behind embedding career readiness into their courses. Room TBA. RSVP here.

Tuesday, November 18, 4:30 – 5:30 PM
WASSERMAN JEWISH STUDIES CENTER
Return to the Place I Never Left – Translation discussion with Dani James 
Writer and literary translator, Dani James, will discuss her translation—the very first translation available in English—of Tobias Schiff’s Return to the Place I Never Left, harrowing firsthand account of the Holocaust. Ms. James was a mentee of the great Dr. Jessica Lang. Newman Vertical Campus, room 14-285. RSVP to Carina Pasquesi.

Tuesday, November 18, 5:30 – 7:00 PM
FIELD CENTER FOR ENTREPRENEURSHIP & NEW YORK SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTER
AI-Powered Lean Startup — Build Your Lean Business Canvas with AI
Join us for a 90-minute, in-person workshop led by the Baruch SBDC team. We’ll walk through each Lean Canvas block and show practical AI prompts and workflows you can use immediately (no coding required). Newman Vertical Campus, room 2-140. More information and register here.

Wednesday, November 19, 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM
STAN ROSS DEPARTMENT OF ACCOUNTANCY
Accounting Seminar Series 
Oliver Binz, assistant professor of accounting at ESMT Berlin, Germany, will present his research on “Accounting for Uncertainty: Asset Pricing Implications of Distinguishing Accruals and Deferrals.” Newman Vertical Campus, room 14-270. No RSVP necessary.

Thursday, November 20, 1:00 – 2:00 PM
WEISSMAN CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS
Crossing the Borders: Kebedech Tekleab on Art, Exile, and the Poetics of Resilience (virtual)
Artist and poet Kebedech Tekleab reflects on exile, resilience, and creative renewal. Tekleab invites us to reconsider exile not only as rupture, but as a site of vigilance, creativity, and transformation. Part of the World Cultures, World Arts Series. More information here. Register here.

LOOKING FORWARD

Monday – Friday, December 1-5
CENTER FOR TEACHING AND LEARNING
Teaching Excellence Week
Get ready to celebrate the impactful, excellent teaching happening across Baruch College! The week is dedicated to sharing knowledge and building community through professional development opportunities that reflect all teaching modalities. You can access events asynchronously, synchronously, and in-person throughout the week. Learn more at https://blogs.baruch.cuny.edu/teachingexcellence/.

Thursday, December 4, 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM
NEWMAN LIBRARY
Zotero Citation Management Workshop (virtual)
This workshop, led by Prof. Joseph Hartnett provides a hands-on introduction to Zotero, a free open-source, bibliographic citation management tool that allows you to collect, store, notate and organize information as you research, and to rapidly generate citations as you write. Register here.

ONGOING

EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY
Brightspace Office Hours
Questions about Brightspace? Join the Educational Technology team for open office hours from 12:30 – 2:00 PM, every Thursday throughout the fall semester, in-person (Information & Technology Building, room H-655), or via Zoom. Contact the Brightspace Transition Team at brightspace@baruch.cuny.edu for more information.

FACULTY AFFAIRS
Adjunct Community Space in Brightspace 
Adjunct faculty have been added to the Adjunct Community Space in Brightspace. The Adjunct Community Space is updated regularly to provide resources and announce events, trainings, and other critical information for adjuncts. If you are an adjunct and you do not see the Adjunct Community Space in your list of Brightspace courses, please contact adjunctservices@baruch.cuny.edu and we will get you added as soon as possible.

MISKIN GALLERY
Christian Hincapié: Decisions at a Desk 
Decisions at a Desk, a solo exhibition of work by artist Christian Hincapié will be on view at Mishkin Gallery from September 25 through December 5. 135 East 22nd Street. More information here.

STARR CAREER DEVELOPMENT CENTER
Career-Focused Pedagogy in Brightspace
The Starr Career Development Center’s award-winning Career-Focused Pedagogy Brightspace Site aims to better equip Baruch undergraduate faculty from all disciplines, teaching modalities, and class sizes, in embedding career-connect learning. Classroom resources and asynchronous training available here.

Career-Focused Pedagogy Copilot 
As part of Starr’s continued efforts to better support faculty, they have created a Career-Focused Pedagogy Copilot. This AI tool assists faculty explore and implement career-focused pedagogical strategies by offering guidance and resources. Access Copilot here.