Three down, one to go!
Three of the Fired Four have been reinstated!
We celebrate this acheivement while our fight continues for the remaining faculty member
Statements in solidarity
Campaign Timeline
- January 26th: PSC celebrates victory in three of the four cases and pledges to continue fighting for the remaining affected member
- December 12th: Joint picket with Starbucks Workers United
- December 9th: PSC members testify in defense of the fired four to the CUNY Board of Trustees
- November 13th: Panel discussion on “Combatting Contingency in a time of Political Repression”
- October 10th: Picket at CUNY Central for the fired four, coinciding with the Step Two hearing in the Union’s grievance demanding their reinstatement
- September 3rd: Rally to reinstate the fired four at the CUNY Graduate Center.
- July 31st: Over 150 PSC members rally with elected officials outside Brooklyn College, condeming the firings and demanding reinstatement of the affected members.
- July 28th: E-letter in defense of academic freedom to Brooklyn College President Michelle Anderson, CUNY Chancellor Félix Matos Rodríguez, and CUNY Board Chairperson William Thompson.
- July 14th: Hands Off Higher Ed! Hands Off CUNY! Press Conference
- June 30th: Letter to Chancellor Felix Matos Rodríguez
- June 2025: Resolution in Defense of Academic Freedom & Against Retaliatory Firing of CUNY Faculty.
Fired Four Rally at CUNY Central
James Davis speaks at the "Hands Off CUNY!" Presser (Paul Frangipane)
Councilmember Alexa Aviles Speaks Out in Support of the Fired Four (Credit: Paul Frangipane)
Fired Four Protest
Press Coverage
- The Chief, 1/28/26: “Three of CUNY’s ‘Fired Four’ reinstated”
- The Chief, 10/17/25: “Amid ‘Climate of Fear,’ PSC Rallies in Support of Fired Adjunct Faculty“
- The New York Times, 9/22/25: “The Firing of Educators Over Kirk Comments Follows a Familiar Playbook”
- The Brooklyn College Vanguard, 8/4/25: “Protestors Call For Reinstatement Of The “Fired Four”
- BK Reader, 8/1/25: “Brooklyn College Faces Backlash Over Fired Faculty“
- The Intercept, 7/15/25: “Four CUNY Professors Say They Were Fired for Supporting Palestine“
- The Chief, 7/11/25: “PSC says adjuncts were fired for supporting Palestine“
