CUNY Administration Cracks Down on Student and Worker-Run Food Pantry
Three years ago this month, the City University of New York (CUNY) pivoted to remote operations during the first wave of the coronavirus pandemic. When the university began to gradually reopen in-person operations after vaccines were widely available, dining services on many campuses — which students rely on for affordable…
CUNY students demonstrate against proposed tuition hike
The City University of New York is the nation’s largest urban university with close to 243,000 degree-seeking students. To many, it can be the gateway to the middle class. However, a proposed tuition hike by Gov. Kathy Hochul has some students up in arms. Students on Sunday held a rally…
Over 100 CUNY department chairs sign letter blasting university’s handling of financial crisis
The City University of New York professors are furious with the public university system’s handling of its financial crisis — and warning that the “micromanaging” hiring procedures will cost it top talent. The university announced a hiring freeze and budget cuts last month to help shore up a deficit fueled…
Hundreds of Millions More in State Funding for CUNY, If We Keep Pushing
Hundreds of Millions More in State Funding for CUNY, If We Keep Pushing One-house budget resolutions released this week by the NYS Senate and the Assembly reject tuition hikes and propose increasing the operating funding for CUNY in the governor’s executive budget by hundreds of millions (Senate: +$148M, Assembly:…
CUNY faculty urge investment in public higher education
After making major investments in New York City’s public higher education institutions in 2022, Gov. Kathy Hochul’s budget proposal in 2023 leaves the CUNY system underfunded and unprepared to serve its students, according to James Davis, president of the Professional Staff Congress, which represents CUNY faculty and staff.
Letter from James Davis on Moving Retirees to Medicare Advantage and Eliminating Senior Care
(Click here to read the latest on what is happening to our healthcare) March 16, 2023 To: All PSC members and retirees From: James Davis, PSC President Subject: Senior Care slated for elimination - what you need to know Dear PSC members and retirees, The Municipal Labor Committee voted on…
PSC Statement on CUNY Funding in the NYS Senate & Assembly One House Resolutions for FY 2024
“We commend the Senate and Assembly for endorsing substantial increases in operational funding and capital investment for CUNY in their one-house budgets. The Legislature’s commitment to revitalizing public higher education is crucial right now. Facing an increasingly uncertain economic future, low-income and working New Yorkers, immigrant communities, and communities of…
Crucial CUNY programs on the chopping block in NYC budget
CUNY programs that reconnect college dropouts with their studies, offer academic support, and provide parenting students with child care are facing cutbacks in the city’s preliminary budget, officials and faculty said at a hearing on higher education Tuesday. City Council members and advocates said the loss of those programs could…
Unions call for CUNY, SUNY ‘New Deal’ investments
The state and city university systems are facing “desperate financial conditions” and need additional funding for operating expenses, better faculty-to-student ratios and other proposals in the New Deal for Higher Education bill, advocates urged during a March 9 rally in Albany. The coalition of labor unions, students and elected officials…
USG supports faculty and staff at PSC rally for fair contract
The Undergraduate Student Government wishes everyone luck for their upcoming midterms. USG has spent the past month advocating for student needs while planning events. A Professional Staff Congress rally for a fair contract was held on Feb. 27 in front of City University of New York’s midtown headquarter. Attendees demanded…
