PSC notice to Chancellor
December 20, 2021 Dear Colleagues, Congratulations on reaching the end of the semester. The end of fall semester 2021 is proving to be as rocky as its beginning. The unwelcome arrival of the new Omicron variant has likely thrown many plans into disarray. I write with the hope nevertheless that this finds you safe, in good…
Elected Officials, Students, Unions, Groups March in Queens For A New Deal for CUNY
Previous Pause Next Urge Albany to Fully Fund CUNY’s Requested $313 Million State Budget Increase and Support Legislation to Make CUNY Free Again Saturday, December 11 Queens NY - Nearly a thousand City University of New York students, faculty and staff marched with other CUNY allies in Queens,…
Come rally with Columbia graduate workers–Wed, Dec 8, 10AM
Even as we organize for our own major rally this Saturday, December 11, in Long Island City, Queens, the graduate student employees at Columbia University – a UAW local whose 3,000+ members have been on strike for five weeks – are requesting the support of union allies and…
This Week in the PSC (11.22.21): Support for big funding increases for CUNY is growing
Support is Rising for The New Deal for CUNY and Increased CUNY Investment Senator John Liu supported the call for $416 million in public investment in CUNY in the Gotham Gazette last week. Assemblymember Karines Reyes, sponsor of the New Deal for CUNY, demanded that the state stop targeting faculty…
Faculty, Staff & Students Rally in Support of Increased CUNY Funding
Previous Pause Next PSC Urges Trustees To Vote For Ambitious University Budget Request Increases of $416 Million in Operating Aid, $1.25 Billion in Capital Investment Would Begin to Reverse Years of Racialized Austerity New York, NY - Hundreds of faculty, staff and students rallied in-person at Baruch College…
This Week in the PSC (10.18.21): $416M & A New Deal for CUNY | Freedom from Bullies Week
$416 MILLION & A NEW DEAL FOR CUNY RSVP FOR PSC's HYBRID RALLY DURING THE CUNY BOARD MEETING MONDAY, OCTOBER 25, 4:30 PM Baruch Vertical Campus @ 55 Lexington Ave. (25th St.) & On Zoom The PSC’s 18-month Strategic Action Plan to change the course of CUNY and win a…
This Week in the PSC (10.12.21): CUNY's Good Budget Request | Possible Anti-Bullying Contract Demands
CUNY’s University Budget Request Several planks of the New Deal for CUNY platform - developed by the PSC and our coalition partners in the CUNY Rising Alliance - are reflected in CUNY’s University Budget Request for Fiscal Year 2023 (page 18). A new governor and mayor present a major opportunity…
This Week in the PSC (10.04.21): CUNY Rising Press Conference, Tomorrow at 10AM | Bullying 101, Today at 6:30PM
CUNY Rising Alliance Press Conference to Set Priorities for Remaining Stimulus Funds Lawmakers, CUNY Rising Alliance groups and the PSC will gather for a press conference in the Theatre Plaza of the main BMCC campus (199 Chamber Avenue) Tuesday, October 5 at 10 AM. Together, we will demand a voice…
