Queens College President Frank Wu To Retire
Queens Ledger: Queens College President Franklin H. Wu announced that he will retire on July 30, leaving many in the campus community wondering what comes next for the college. Franklin H. Wu became the 14th president of Queens College on July 1, 2020, succeeding Interim President William A. Tramontano. By…
City Council funds free OMNY cards for over 1,000 CUNY students in city budget deal
AMNY: The City Council is trying to make it a little more affordable for City University of New York students to get to class. The city’s legislature is putting $700,000 toward a pilot program offering free OMNY cards to roughly 1,250 CUNY students across both the fall and spring semesters,…
Why Some Unions Are Joining the Call to “Freeze the Rent”
In These Times: Both supporters and opponents anticipate a first-of-its-kind two-year rent freeze, fulfilling a key campaign pledge of Mayor Zohran Mamdani. The hearings also drew wider-than-usual participation from segments of the city’s labor movement that backed his insurgent campaign — including the Professional Staff Congress (PSC), which represents CUNY faculty and…
Union Activists Are Building Solidarity With Delaney Hall Hunger Strikers
Truthout: “As a rank-and-file member of PSC-CUNY for over 20 years, it has been incredible to see the increased energy within our union as a direct result of ongoing organizing by our Immigrant Solidarity Working Group,” Geoff Johnson said. PSC-CUNY has brought “dozens of members and their families” to Delaney…
Opposing the Politicization of Research Funding
The Trump-appointed head of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is proposing to shift decision making for federal research grant funding out of the hands of experts and into those of political appointees with ideological agendas. If adopted, the proposed OMB rules would undermine the role of peer review,…
CUNY at the Council | Chapter Elections | Rent Freeze Hearings
CUNY Rising Alliance groups, including the PSC, will rally at the gates of City Hall (Broadway and Murray St.) this Thursday, June 11 at 12 noon to demand city budget support for opportunity programs and student scholarships, expanded student support services, and free OMNY cards. RSVP here to let…
State budget details | Congressional Town Hall this Friday
Join us for an in-person forum at the PSC Union Hall (25 Broadway, 15th floor) featuring candidates running for U.S. Congress in the June 23rd primary. Chuck Park (NY-6), Claire Valdez (NY-7), Antonio Reynoso (NY-7), Brad Lander (NY-10), and Alex Bores (NY-12) are set to attend. RSVP is required.
Dr. Sparacino Receives Top PSC-CUNY Research Award
York College News: Dr. Anthony Sparacino, a political science professor in the Department of Behavioral Sciences, recently received the 2026 Feliks Gross Endowment Henry Wasser Award for Outstanding Research for Assistant Professors.The prestigious award is presented annually to exceptional junior faculty across the CUNY system.
The 2026 Trailblazers in Higher Education
City & State: Higher education isn’t as straightforward as it used to be. These days, students and their families are weighing more carefully than ever the upfront costs against the long-term value of a college education. The COVID-19 pandemic sped up the transition to remote learning, bringing benefits as well…
Defending the Right to Vote | CUNY Needs a Rent Freeze
Rally and Testify at the CUNY Rent Guidelines Hearings: Monday, June 8th, Hostos Main Theater, 5-8 PM and Thursday, June 11, City Tech, The Theater, 7-10PM. Register here.
