2025 Laureate · Higher Education
Cathy N. Davidson
Distinguished Professor, Founder of the Futures Initiative, the CUNY Graduate Center, and Senior Advisor to the Chancellor, the City University of New York (CUNY)
Citation
Recipient of the 2025 Harold W. McGraw, Jr. Prize in Education — Higher Education.
Biography
Cathy N. Davidson has spent her career reimagining higher education for a rapidly changing world. A leading voice in digital literacy, learning science and interdisciplinary innovation, she served as Duke University's first Vice Provost for Interdisciplinary Studies, founded the Futures Initiative at the CUNY Graduate Center, and has written more than twenty books on how universities can adapt to the needs of all students.
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