This Week in the PSC (8.2.11): Court Order Holds Up CUNY Tuition Hike; Full Board of Trustees to Vote August 3rd
Court Order Holds Up CUNY Tuition Hike; Full Board of Trustees to Vote August 3rd In response to a lawsuit filed by three Lehman College students, a state Supreme Court judge signed an order blocking the $300 tuition increase passed by the Executive Committee of the CUNY Board of Trustees…
This Week in the PSC (7.25.11): CUNY to Hike Tuition $300
CUNY to Hike Tuition $300 Last Thursday, the CUNY Trustees approved a resolution calling for $150 per semester tuition hikes for full-time students at senior and community colleges. Read PSC’s statement and find links to a video of the vote and audio of student and faculty testimony. Defend Social Security…
This Week in the PSC (7.19.11): Board of Trustees Hearing Alert
Board of Trustees Hearing Alert At the end of the legislative session in June, the state legislature authorized CUNY and SUNY to increase senior college tuition by up to $300 per year for the next five years. In November 2010, the CUNY Trustees approved a senior college tuition hike of…
This Week in the PSC (6.29.11): CUNY receives modest restorations in the final City budget
Follow us on Facebook and Twitter CUNY receives modest restorations in the final City budget On Wednesday morning, the City Council passed a budget that fell short of restoring necessary funding for CUNY community colleges and student aid. Thanks to PSC’s advocacy, the Council added $25.25 million to the Mayor’s…
This Week in the PSC will be sent Wednesday, after the NYC budget details emerge
This Week in the PSC will be sent Wednesday, after the NYC budget details emerge
This Week in the PSC (06.21.11): In defense of shared governance
“Like” Facebook.com/PSC.CUNY and follow PSC_CUNY on Twitter In defense of shared governance Last Thursday, the PSC Delegate Assembly passed a resolution urging the CUNY Board of Trustees to reject the proposed “Resolution on Creating an Efficient Transfer System,” a measure that would threaten academic quality at CUNY by overhauling the…
This Week in the PSC (6.6.11): Keep the Pressure on the City Council
“Like” Facebook.com/PSC.CUNY and follow PSC_CUNY on Twitter Keep the pressure on; City budget for CUNY not yet decided Mayor Bloomberg has called for punishing cuts to CUNY—on top of the State budget cuts already hurting the colleges. PSC members and leaders are pressing the City Council, which has restored CUNY…
This Week in the PSC (5.23.11): PSC objects to anti-labor CUNY bylaw changes, demands university-wide discussion
Follow the PSC_CUNY on Twitter PSC objects to anti-labor CUNY bylaw changes, demands university-wide discussion In a letter to Chancellor Goldstein, PSC President Barbara Bowen registered the union’s opposition to many of the proposed changes to the CUNY bylaws. She also urged CUNY to delay voting on a set of…
This Week at PSC (5.10.11): CUNY reverses Kushner decision; PSC calls for Trustee Wiesenfeld’s resignation and demands reform of trustee selection
CUNY reverses Kushner decision; PSC calls for Trustee Wiesenfeld’s resignation and demands reform of trustee selection Last Monday the CUNY Board of Trustees voted to table the unanimous recommendation of the faculty of John Jay College to award an honorary degree to playwright Tony Kushner. The vote followed a one-sided…
This Week in the PSC (05.02.11): Be there May 5 and bring a colleague
Follow the PSC_CUNY on Twitter. Be there May 5 and bring a colleague We need you on Thursday, May 5. May 5 is the day the mayor announces his planned budget for the city, and the day the City Council begins negotiating to restore money the mayor has cut. To…
