2024 Begins With Wave of Job Cuts
For a number of institutions, the year began with bad news: announcements of program and job cuts, the result of ongoing financial pressures and enrollment challenges. It is a common refrain among institutions of higher education; you can read our previous coverage of campus cutbacks here, here and here. The…
New York City Is ‘Back From the Brink,’ Mayor Says in Upbeat Speech
“The state of CUNY is not strong right now,” James Davis said, noting that city colleges have cut courses and enacted a hiring freeze.
State of the City | Protesters deliver Mayor Adams an airing of explicit grievances in the Bronx
“He’s [Mayor Adams] has taken a page right out of Trump’s playbook with fake news. He cares more about his people in blue than he does about us,” Valerie Reyes-Jimenez of Housing Works said, admonishing the mayor for vetoing the How Many Stops Act that would require the NYPD to…
Over 20 Professors Let Go Of Two Weeks Before the Spring Semester
Queens College notified department chairs and deans last Wednesday that over 20 professors will not be reappointed — a mere two weeks before the Spring 2024 semester is set to begin. While that notification in the form of an email went out on the 10th, the professors that were let…
End NYU and Columbia’s Property Tax Exemption and Give CUNY the Funds It Needs to Thrive
On Tuesday, Dec. 12, New York State Sen. John Liu and Assemblymember Zohran Mamdani unveiled a proposal to end Columbia and NYU’s property-tax exemption. The bill directs their exempted $327 million dollars in property taxes toward funding the City University of New York (CUNY). As a current PhD candidate, former…
CUNY Mass Layoffs and Class Cuts Come Just Weeks Before New Semester
In the middle of the school year, at least two CUNY colleges in Queens have slashed dozens of staff following the City University’s central administration mandates last month for eight campuses to make “enhanced deficit reduction plans.”
New Bargaining Dates! | Opposing New Budget Cuts
New Bargaining Dates Set The PSC and CUNY management have agreed to three new bargaining dates: Friday, Jan 26, 2:30 – 5 PM (observers must attend from 2-5:30 PM), Location: PSC Office, 25 Broadway Wednesday, Feb 7, 1 – 5 PM (observers must attend from 12:30-5:30 PM), Location: CUNY Central…
Queens College Lays Off 26 Faculty Two Weeks Before Spring Semester
Administrative leadership at Queens College CUNY informed department chairs and deans Wednesday that they would not reappoint 26 full-time substitute faculty for the spring semester. The decision leaves professors scrambling to fill gaps in course schedules with two weeks until the start of classes.
Op-Ed | Stop putting CUNY on the chopping block
The future of the university I have worked at for more than half a century is at risk and it makes no sense. The City University of New York (CUNY) serves more than 220,000 students and lifts more people out of poverty than all the Ivy League colleges combined. Despite…
Academic Freedom is the Union’s Fight
Academic Freedom is the Union's Fight, and All of Ours by PSC President James Davis Universities are entering a period of intensifying struggle over academic freedom and free speech. It is fueled primarily by disagreements over the war between Israel and Hamas, and the role of the US government in…
