A Peek at Our Summer Fellows’ Trip to China

Our 2026 Summer Fellows Fatima Rahman, Chris Harding, Sarah Feinstein, and Bibi Calderaro joined our Program Consultant, Jennifer Holdaway, at Shihuyu Village, in the Huairou District near Beijing. They also visited Beijing Normal University and exchanged with Faculty and students.

CACI Travel Fellowship Summer 2026

CACI is offering a limited number of additional fellowships for Summer 2026 to enable CUNY graduate students to visit China. The purpose of the program is to enable CUNY graduate students who have participated in CACI to gain a first-hand experience of life in China, to meet Chinese graduate students Read more

Fellow Reflections: Amalia Torrecillas

By Amalia Torrecillas (Fall 2025 Seminar Fellow) For me, CACI has represented a completely new open door. I have always believed that entering a new literature is incredibly difficult without guidance, especially when it concerns a region, history, or set of social realities that I have not previously studied in Read more

Fellow Reflections: Bret Windhauser

By Bret Windhauser (Spring 2025 Seminar Fellow; Summer 2025 Travel Fellow; Fall 2025 Teaching Fellow) My participation in the CACI program has proven instrumental in significantly expanding both my knowledge base and pedagogical competency in teaching Chinese history to my students. This professional development program serves a critical function by Read more