State Budget is A Step Closer to a New Deal for CUNY
By rejecting tuition hikes for in-state undergraduates, increasing the operating budget allocation by more than $100 million, including more than a billion dollars in new capital funding and explicitly committing to funding increases for CUNY for two years, the state has made a long-awaited reinvestment in our great public university.…
$100M in New State Funds for CUNY | Big Events to Stop NYC Cuts
Over $100 Million in New State Operating Funds for CUNY “By rejecting tuition hikes for in-state undergraduates, increasing the operating budget allocation by more than $100 million, including more than a billion dollars in new capital funding and explicitly committing to funding increases for CUNY for two years, the…
$100M in New State Funds for CUNY | Big Events to Stop NYC Cuts
Over $100 Million in New State Operating Funds for CUNY “By rejecting tuition hikes for in-state undergraduates, increasing the operating budget allocation by more than $100 million, including more than a billion dollars in new capital funding and explicitly committing to funding increases for CUNY for two years, the state…
CUNY Needs a Raise
On May Day, students, staff, and teachers are fighting back against budget cuts, despite the outdated Taylor Law. It’s time we bring back the public, working-class institution we once revered.
Cutting CUNY Undermines New York’s Communities, Workforce, and Economy
Statement from James Davis, President of the Professional Staff Congress/CUNY, on Mayor Adams’ Executive Budget April 27, 2023 “As a double graduate who has marched with students and staff to oppose past budget cuts to our university, Mayor Adams knows the life-changing, economy-boosting power of the City University of New…
Op-Ed | We are both products of CUNY and the Ivy League — CUNY is underfunded
We know CUNY and the Ivy League. Chloë holds degrees from Yale and Brooklyn College, Tom from Princeton and Hunter College. This semester, we are both teaching in the art department at Queens College. We understand this: the higher education system is not equitable. The Ivies are raking in donations…
York College Adjuncts Attend PSC Meeting to Speak Against Injustices in the Workplace
The York chapter of the Professional Staff Congress, the union representing faculty members, held a listening session where adjunct workers could speak about their struggles and challenges in the workplace...
PSC Pushes for ASAP Funding at City Council Hearng
At a 4/20/23 hearing of the City Council's Committee on Higher Education, PSC members testified about the value and success of ASAP--Accelerated Study in Associate Programs (ASAP). Penny Lewis, PSC Secretary, explained "ASAP is a nationally recognized program that provides comprehensive student support and advising, career services, tuition assistance, free…
Research Foundation Workers Skip Management Lunch; Picket for a Fair Contract
On Wednesday, April 19, private-sector workers represented by the PSC at the CUNY Research Foundation Central Office skipped the management-provided lunch during their all-staff meeting to form a picket line and demand a fair contract. The RFCO workers have been in negotiations for six months, but RF management is still…
CUNY Orgs Keep Pushing For New Deal Amid Hochul’s Budget Delays
Governor Kathy Hochul’s executive budget and its funding allocation for CUNY remain in limbo, with state officials missing their April 1 deadline. As the stalemate continues as of press time, CUNY professors, staff, and students continue pressuring officials to pass the New Deal for CUNY, a bill that would make…
