Futures Initiative Podcast
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Podcast Overview
<p><strong>The Future of Higher Education—One Conversation at a Time.</strong><br />Join us on the third Tuesday of every month for lively, thought-provoking conversations about how we can reimagine higher education for a more just and inspiring world. Each episode offers practical insights, creative strategies, and real-world examples to advance equity and ignite innovation, transforming how we teach, learn, and lead, both inside and beyond the classroom.</p> <p>What makes our show stand out is our focus on process—the how of creating meaningful change. Alongside visionary guests, we’ll dig into what it really takes to turn bold ideas into the public good, and to build futures that are more equitable, more inclusive, and more alive with possibility.</p> <p></p>
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Publishing Since
10/20/2025
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Recent Episodes
June 16, 2026
Ep. 1:9 - ""Riisearch & Blackqueer Placemaking at the People's Beach"
Episode 1:9 of the Futures Initiative podcast is rejoined by our Faculty Chair and host, Dr. Shelly Eversley. In this episode we bring you the brilliant and newly minted, Dr. jah elyse sayers for an inspiring, empowering, and tender conversation about their Riisearch and organizing work at the People’s Beach. Dr. sayers discusses Blackqueer placemaking, organizing as research, and moving beyond the confines of the institution in order to create more equitable and innovative spaces for knowledge production.
May 19, 2026
Ep. 1:8 - “The Future of CUNY Peer Leaders”
Episode 1:8 of the Futures Initiative podcast will be hosted by CUNY Peer Leaders (CPL) Director & FI Academic Program Manager, Lauren Melendez. She will be joined by two CPL participants, Simridhi (Simi) Sharma an undergrad at John Jay College majoring in Coding, Network Security and Digital Forensics and Christopher (Chris) Arzu an undergrad and senior at Hunter College majoring in Political Science and legal studies. CLP is a humanities and social justice leadership program that is part of the Futures Initiative. In this episode we will hear from undergraduate students and their perspectives on how they are planning, preparing, and managing obstacles as they move towards a path forward and continue to pursue higher education and enter the job market.
April 21, 2026
Ep 1:7 - The Fellow to Faculty Transition
FI’s University Worth Fighting For series presents podcast episode 1:7, “The Fellow to Faculty Transition.” FI fellow and host, Tatiana Bertolucci is joined by former FI fellow and post-doc, Dr. Megan Henriquez to discuss her journey from student to colleague in her field of Biological Anthropology. This episode will speak to you whether you're a first-generation college student just starting out, a graduate student navigating your career, a faculty member mentoring the next generation, or anyone who's ever wondered what it really takes to build a meaningful life in higher education. This conversation is about transitions. How do you take skills built in one context and carry them into a new one? How do you position yourself when you're early in your career and the landscape feels uncertain? And what does it actually look like to do equity-centered work inside institutions that weren't always designed with you in mind?
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- What is Futures Initiative Podcast?
<p><strong>The Future of Higher Education—One Conversation at a Time.</strong><br />Join us on the third Tuesday of every month for lively, thought-provoking conversations about how we can reimagine higher education for a more just and inspiring world. Each episode offers practical insights, creative strategies, and real-world examples to advance equity and ignite innovation, transforming how we teach, learn, and lead, both inside and beyond the classroom.</p> <p>What makes our show stand out is our focus on process—the how of creating meaningful change. Alongside visionary guests, we’ll dig into what it really takes to turn bold ideas into the public good, and to build futures that are more equitable, more inclusive, and more alive with possibility.</p> <p></p> - How often does this podcast release new episodes?
This podcast updates daily.
- Where can I listen to this podcast?
This podcast is available on 4 platforms including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more. You can also use the RSS feed directly.
- Does this podcast accept guests?
Yes, this podcast regularly features guests.
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