Mid-Year Cuts at 9 CUNY Colleges
At nine CUNY colleges, class sizes were increased, hiring freezes were enforced, adjuncts and other contingent faculty and staff were fired, some losing their health insurance, with just days to go before the start of the Spring semester. Thousands of students’ schedules were upended. These mid-year cuts are ON TOP OF another $169 million in budget reductions demanded by CUNY over the last two years. Download a flier with more information.
The Nine: BMCC ▪ Brooklyn College ▪ College of Staten Island ▪ John Jay College ▪ Kingsborough Community College ▪ New York City College of Technology ▪ Queens College ▪ School of Professional Studies ▪ York College
Take Action
We're organizing on campuses and lobbying in Albany and City Hall.
CUNY Students & PSC Members
Statewide Higher Education Action Day | Feb 28
An all-day bus trip to and from Albany to meet with state legislators as part of a coalition of student groups and unions demanding increased investment in CUNY and SUNY.
PSC Members
Committee of 100 NYSUT Lobby Day | March 4-5
An overnight trip to Albany for a statewide lobby day with NYSUT. Email PSC Tiffany Brown at [email protected] to RSVP
PSC Members
Spring '24 Campaign Pledge Form
A list of planned actions. Tell us what you can do in Spring '24 to stop the cuts and win a strong new contract with real raises.
Queens College Students, Faculty & Staff
Send A Letter to President Wu
Tell Him: Rehire our 26 Queens colleagues! No more cuts and layoffs!
Past Actions
- February 8 Speakout at Brooklyn College
- January 25 Rally at York College
- January 25 Rally at Queens College
- January 19 No More Cuts Press Conference at BMCC
Media Coverage
- January 25: Inside Higher Ed | 2024 Begins With Wave of Job Cuts
- January 19: The Knight News | Over 20 Professors Let Go Of Two Weeks Before the Spring Semester
- January 19: News Release | Elected Officials Join CUNY Staff & Students Demanding Increased City & State Funding, Restoration of Lost Jobs
- January 12: The City | CUNY Layoffs and Class Cuts Come Just Weeks Before New Semester
- January 11: Queens Ledger | Queens College Lays Off 26 Faculty Two Weeks Before Spring Semester
- January 9: Message from President Davis | Opposing New Budget Cuts at 9 CUNY Colleges
- January 8: AMNY Op-Ed | Stop putting CUNY on the chopping block
- December 18: Daily News | Brooklyn College faculty, staff push back against CUNY budget cuts, criticize leadership
- December 17: Daily News | CUNY orders deeper spending cuts, putting course options and student services at risk