CUNY Needs a Raise
On May Day, students, staff, and teachers are fighting back against budget cuts, despite the outdated Taylor Law. It’s time we bring back the public, working-class institution we once revered.
Op-Ed | We are both products of CUNY and the Ivy League — CUNY is underfunded
We know CUNY and the Ivy League. Chloë holds degrees from Yale and Brooklyn College, Tom from Princeton and Hunter College. This semester, we are both teaching in the art department at Queens College. We understand this: the higher education system is not equitable. The Ivies are raking in donations…
York College Adjuncts Attend PSC Meeting to Speak Against Injustices in the Workplace
The York chapter of the Professional Staff Congress, the union representing faculty members, held a listening session where adjunct workers could speak about their struggles and challenges in the workplace...
CUNY Orgs Keep Pushing For New Deal Amid Hochul’s Budget Delays
Governor Kathy Hochul’s executive budget and its funding allocation for CUNY remain in limbo, with state officials missing their April 1 deadline. As the stalemate continues as of press time, CUNY professors, staff, and students continue pressuring officials to pass the New Deal for CUNY, a bill that would make…
CUNY Funding a Key Issue in State and City Budget Negotiations
Funding for the City University of New York, CUNY, is among a number of major focus issues as elected officials negotiate a new state budget this month and a new city budget by July. Lawmakers, students, faculty, and others are concerned about proposals in both Governor Kathy Hochul’s and Mayor…
AOC rallies with progressive leaders in Astoria, calling on legislators to prioritize the working class in the delayed state budget
With the New York state budget nearly two weeks late and negotiations between Gov. Kathy Hochul and the state Legislature struggling to move forward, U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez led a rally in Astoria to hopefully influence the final budget. The elected officials on Wednesday, April 13, urged state legislators to…
State Budget Rally at the Gov’s NYC office tomorrow
Late State Budget Rally Gov Kathy Hochul’s NYC Office 633 3rd Ave., Manhattan Thursday, April 13, 1 PM RSVP HERE The State budget is late, and even though we’d rather be resting and having fun during spring break we must keep the pressure on for a New Deal for CUNY…
CUNY Writing Teachers Fight Back against Cuts
Last week, writing instructors at the City College of New York received a crushing email: by order of the Provost, their classes would be “worth” fewer workload hours, despite the workload not changing at all. For part-time faculty (also known as adjuncts), this would mean a 20 percent pay cut,…
USG advocates for CUNY students
State officials will be voting on the proposals for Fiscal Year 2024, administered by Gov. Kathy Hochul, on April 1. The governor has shared plans to increase CUNY tuition by about $144-$424 per semester. The Undergraduate Student Government finds this change unacceptable, especially considering the skyrocketing cost of living for…
Op-Ed from State Sen. Iwen Chu: The Fight for a Better and More Affordable CUNY System is Personal for Me
The City University of New York provides a quality education that’s accessible to working New Yorkers from diverse backgrounds. I came to this country 18 years ago to earn a Masters degree in Sociology from CUNY Brooklyn College. Like so many students, I looked for a college with a top-notch…
