Laura Wildemann Kane is a PhD Candidate in Philosophy and a Digital Initiatives Fellow at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York.  Her research interests primarily concern topics in social and political philosophy; specifically, how constraints on individuals within the traditionally defined private realm hinder their ability to fully participate as political actors.  She is also interested in the social and political implications of technology; specifically, what role social media technologies play in defining and re-defining the private and public realms of society.

In addition to her philosophical studies, Laura’s work as a Digital Fellow has given her the opportunity to learn web development, project management and to explore new digital tools for research.  She has been a designer for the Institute for Language Education in Transcultural Context (ILETC) website, the Digital Fellows website, the Graduate Center Digital Initiatives website, the Provost’s Digital Innovation Grants website, and has organized, curated and co-taught a workshop series for all students and faculty at the Graduate Center that focused on social media, WordPress, citation management, cloud storage and data visualization.

Laura is also a student in the Interactive Technology and Pedagogy Certificate Program, where she has learned to develop digital solutions to challenges faced by educators.  Her Wiki, Enlightened Educators, was created as a venue for educators to come together and collaborate with one another to develop the most effective lesson strategies for teaching specific content to students in higher education.

Laura currently teaches at Hunter College of the City University of New York, and is an elected member of the Graduate Council and an At-Large Representative for the Doctoral Students’ Council at the Graduate Center.