Urging Albany to Fund CUNY | Protecting Academic Freedom
President James Davis called for a $198 million increase in state funding for CUNY over and above the Governor’s executive budget for Fiscal Year 2026 as he testified last Tuesday at a joint legislative budget hearing about funding for higher education. Click here for the PSC’s budget platform, which represents…
PSC Opposes the Governor’s Violation of Academic Freedom at Hunter College
President James Davis registered the PSC’s strong objection to Governor Hochul’s removal of a job posting for a Palestinian Studies faculty position at Hunter College in a February 26th letter to the Governor and the Chancellor. Calling out the violation of academic freedom, Davis wrote that it is “an overreach…
Gov. Hochul facing pushback over removal of Palestinian Studies professor job listing at CUNY
NY Daily News: The faculty union at the City University of New York is objecting to Gov. Hochul’s order to interrupt the hiring process for a Palestinian Studies professor, saying the move is an overreach of the governor into academic affairs. The planned hiring of the professor at CUNY’s Hunter College on the…
Under Pressure, CUNY Removes Palestine Scholar Job Posting
Inside Higher Ed: New York governor Kathy Hochul took an unusual interest in the hiring practices of the City University of New York on Tuesday when she ordered the public system to take down a job posting for a professorship in Palestinian studies at Hunter College.
New York governor orders removal of Palestinian studies job posting at CUNY
The Guardian: Hunter College faculty and staff union condemns Kathy Hochul’s order to take down listing, calling it ‘overreach of authority’. The New York governor, Kathy Hochul ordered the City University of New York (Cuny) to immediately remove a job posting advertising a Palestinian studies professor role at the state university system’s Hunter…
Students, Faculty Rally With Legislators For New York’s Public Universities
Harlem World Magazine: A coalition of student organizations, academic unions, and community groups held the rally to kick off their Higher Education Action Day before meeting with more than 100 legislators. Activists bused and carpooled from as far as Buffalo, Plattsburgh, New York City and Stony Brook to attend the…
Students, Faculty and Staff Rally with Legislators in for New York’s Public University Systems and Financial Aid
More than 350 students, faculty, and staff from City University of New York, State University of New York, and independent colleges rallied with legislators today inside the state Capitol to support a platform of increased funding for New York’s public university systems, broader access to free tuition, and more financial…
Urging Albany to Increase Funding for CUNY at the Higher Education Budget Hearing
President James Davis called for a $198 million increase in state funding for CUNY over and above the Governor’s executive budget for Fiscal Year 2026 as he testified alongside leaders of UUP and NYSUT at a legislative hearing about state funding for higher education. Click here for the PSC’s budget…
CUNY Needs a $198 Million Increase | CUNY Rising Mayoral Forum
Mayoral candidates will gather in the PSC Union Hall again on Friday, March 14th from 5-7 PM for a candidates’ forum about the future of CUNY. Entrance to the building at 25 Broadway requires pre registration and space is limited. RSVP here. RSVP: CUNY RISING MAYORAL FORUM
People’s Budget Campaign | Childcare Subsidy for PSC Members
The People’s Plan, a PSC-supported coalition of groups opposing Mayor Adams’ repeated cuts to city agencies and public services, will launch the People’s Budget Campaign with a rally and press event Wednesday, February 19th at 11 AM at the steps of the Tweed Courthouse (52 Chambers St). The mayor has…
