PSC, higher-ed unions slam federal research funding cuts
The Chief: Researchers at the city and state’s public universities affected by cuts to federal grant funding urged the state’s congressional leaders to oppose further cuts to funding proposed in President Trump’s “big beautiful bill.” Members of the Professional Staff Congress, the New York State United Teachers and other higher-education…
US STEM Students Are Struggling. Slashing Federal Research Funds Will Set Them Back Further | Opinion
Newsweek: STEM degrees provide good pay and job security for students who earn them, and they are essential to U.S. competitiveness in the global economy. However, most U.S. STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) majors leave college without a STEM degree.
LI medical research, higher education hurt by budget cuts
Newsday: As the Senate considers President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill against the backdrop of draconian cuts in National Institutes of Health-funded medical research and higher education, Long Islanders will confront the impact of these decisions on our well-being and environment. As health professionals, researchers and professors of public…
Endorsements in the 2025 New York City comptroller race
City & State: In an election where there is not much daylight policy-wise between the two leading candidates, the race to be New York City’s next comptroller has become one focused on coalition building. Though Manhattan Borough President Mark Levine has a much deeper war chest than City Council Finance…
“No Kings” Seeded a Mass Movement Against Trump, Backed by Labor
In These Times: Millions of demonstrators across the country came out into the streets on June 14 at more than 2,000 protests in all 50 states and Puerto Rico. Organizers estimated that the mobilization, called “No Kings Day of Defiance,” drew at least five million people nationwide, which would make…
Nonprofits, grassroots groups, unions denounce Trump admin on ‘No Kings Day’
City & State: As nearly 50,000 protesters took to the streets across New York City for “No Kings Day” on Saturday, grassroot organizations, unions and nonprofits were among those leading the outcry against the Trump administration. Coinciding with a Flag Day military parade and the president’s birthday in Washington D.C.,…
Labor unions voice their mayoral, comptroller candidate support
Amsterdam News: Labor unions have announced their endorsements for the mayoral and comptroller candidates they believe will best represent their members. Democratic Party primary elections in New York City are scheduled for June 24, while the Republican Party –– which has selected Curtis Sliwa as its mayoral candidate –– will…
The 2025 Trailblazers in Higher Education
City & State: A onetime staffer in the New York City Public Advocate’s Office, Bettina Damiani is dedicated to the labor movement and to fighting for the faculty and staff at CUNY. As the legislative director of CUNY’s Professional Staff Congress, she rallied members to help in the fight against…
Trump Cancels Federal Research Grants. What Are the Consequences?
NEA: Earlier this month, the National Science Foundation (NSF) suddenly terminated Hardin’s three-year, $231,554 grant, about two-thirds of the way through her team’s work. Their task? Investigating the lack of licensed computer-science teachers in U.S., especially women and educators of color. Today, Hardin and her team know the solutions—but their…
‘Bridge the gap’: After federal grant freeze, CUNY union seeks city funding lifeline to continue research
AMNY: The union representing 30,000 faculty and staff at the City University of New York (CUNY) is calling on the City Council to step in and “bridge the funding gap” on research at the university after the Trump administration froze all National Science Foundation grants and imposed strict limits on…
