March for a New Deal for CUNY
Students, faculty and staff march for a New Deal for CUNY at the College of Staten Island on Tuesday, May 9.
“No Cuts to CUNY”: Rallying in Defense of CSI
“Higher education is a right,” the people chanted throughout campus this afternoon. “That’s why we have to fight, fight, fight!” On May 9, students, faculty and staff joined forces at the fountain in front of CSI’s Building 1P to begin their march. Their cause is clear in the force of…
To the Editor: Gov. Hochul Is Defunding CUNY — Let’s Stop Her.
To the Editor: The New Deal for CUNY is our only shot at doing higher education correctly. CUNY students are demanding increased support for the New Deal for CUNY, which includes funding for TAP and Bundy Aid, better mental health resources, infrastructure support, and increasing full-time faculty-to-student ratio.
Message to PSC Members on NYS Budget
Dear PSC member, The union ran a focused, successful state budget campaign this spring, including the additional month the budget ran late! Our city budget campaign continues with a mass rally at City Hall next Thursday, May 11 at 12:30PM. Click here to let us know you will be there.…
CUNY Tuition to Remain Flat as University System Gets Funding Boost in State Budget
In the new state budget that was passed Tuesday night, the City University of New York, CUNY, will get significant operational and capital funding boosts while students from New York will be spared tuition increases, Assembly leadership announced on Tuesday. The State Legislature is approving budget bills in Albany, bringing…
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…
