New York University disinvest in fossil fuels, CUNY New Deal should propose similar objectives
New York University will no longer use its $5 billion endowment to invest in fossil fuels. William R. Berkley, chair of NYU’s board of trustees, formally addressed a student climate group in August, stating that the university commits to moving toward a green future, according to The Guardian. “New York…
‘The Untouchables’: How Columbia and N.Y.U. Benefit From Huge Tax Breaks
As Columbia University puts the last touches on its brand-new campus in Harlem, it has reached a milestone: The university is now the largest private landowner in New York City. In a city where land is more valuable than almost anywhere in the nation, the school now owns more than…
Enough About Harvard. Let’s Talk About CUNY.
The elite media loves to obsess about the Ivy Leagues. But great public colleges like the City University of New York, once dubbed the Harvard of the proletariat, are far more relevant to most people — and infinitely better at serving the working class.
‘New Deal for CUNY’ bill envisions education for all
The City University of New York was founded on the principle of providing tuition-free education to the public. Now, the New Deal for CUNY bill is working to bring that vision back to life.
NYC teachers, and their unions, foster learning
For a few years after joining the Professional Staff Congress in 2002, Martha Sanchez, a senior lab technician at Bronx Community College, applied for and received several professional development grants through the union. She profited as much as she could from the PSC’s Higher Education Officer-College Lab Technician (HEO-CLT) grant,…
Letter: CUNY is a wise investment for New York’s economy
As a faculty member at the Borough of Manhattan Community College, I concur with comments made in your recent article, “Comptroller Brad Lander on the mayor's 'penny-wise, pound-foolish' budget," that CUNY should not be on the cutting block. Public higher education lifts all boats. Not just because it moves New…
CUNY Releases Strategic Plan with 2030 Vision
Looking ahead to next school and beyond, the City University of New York (CUNY) announced “CUNY Lifting New York,” a strategic plan that intends to transform CUNY into the nation’s foremost student-centered university system by the end of the decade. The plan, released June 28, outlines four main goals for…
CUNY to expand fully online degree programs: strategic plan
The City University of New York could offer hundreds of fully online programs by 2030, according to the public higher education system’s strategic plan released Wednesday. CUNY set a goal to offer 287 online certificates and degrees in the next several years for students who prefer flexible options because of…
Opinion: CUNY Needs Funding, Not Cuts
The mayor needs to look somewhere else to cut funding. Successful higher education programs should not be on the chopping block. As a career specialist working in CUNY’s Accelerated Study in Associate Programs (ASAP) for the last 16 years, I am appalled almost every year when we have to come…
A Public Power victory in New York State
On May 2, New York became the first U.S. state to pass a major Green New Deal policy following four years of organizing by the Public Power NY coalition and allies. The Build Public Renewables Act (BPRA), now New York State law, empowers and directs the state’s public power provider—the…
