The GC Advocate reported on an exchange of letters between the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) and Chancellor Goldstein regarding Pathways. The AAUP wrote after receiving news of threats made against faculty… Read More
In response to faculty in QCC’s English department objecting to forced reduction in credit hours, the administration has threatened to cancel all composition courses next year.
Students at City Tech have issued a collective statement in which they describe their March 22 rally outside President Russell Holtzer’s office. According to the statement, after 30 minutes, the students attempted to… Read More
Students at Brooklyn College have launched a petition campaign with actions leading up to the beginning of May. In a letter to President Karen Gould, they request subsidies for printing, books and course… Read More
The Imaginarium – OCCUPY CUNY GC Thursday March 22nd 6:15PM – 7:45PM Rm 6304.02 ——————————————————————————————————– The Knowledge-Werk Working Group will be convening the second meeting of the Imaginarium this coming Thursday at the… Read More
Dear CUNY Community, Last Saturday, March 17th, hundreds of peaceful demonstrators convened in Zuccotti Park to celebrate the six month anniversary of Occupy Wall Street. The gathering was a joyous event, a reunion… Read More
The Knight News, Queens College’s student newspaper, reports that 10 students were denied entry to an event on March 7 that featured two school alumnae who work for Goldman Sachs: “‘The security and safety… Read More
MONDAY March 19, 2012 6:30-8:30pm CUNY Graduate Center Room 6107 365 Fifth Ave, Manhattan Join scholar-activists and friends for a discussion on the past, present and future of uprisings and occupy movements in Athens and… Read More
On Monday, statewide organizations released a CounterBudget that prioritizes the needs of working, middle-class, and unemployed families in New York state, including funds for higher education.
Graduate Center Visioning Assembly Friday March 9, 2012 6 pm Dining “Commons,” 8th floor A few weeks ago at one of the Graduate Center General Assemblies we decided to set aside this week’s… Read More
We have received several reports of campus security intimidation at the March 1 teach-ins at Baruch and Hunter and other events occurring throughout CUNY. According to attendees, CUNY security, including sergeants, have positioned themselves outside… Read More
Over 400 faculty nationwide have called for the resignation of NYPD Commissioner Raymond Kelly. Professors Saskia Sassen (Columbia) and Jeanne Theoharis (Brooklyn, CUNY) wrote in Tuesdays’ Chronicle: “Faced with skyrocketing numbers of NYPD stop-and-frisks… Read More
Here are several videos we found from the #M5 actions in Albany on March 5, 2012. Know of others? Help contribute.
Chancellor Goldstein proposes new policies that would ban relationships between some members of the CUNY community and require some staff members to disclose their intimate relationships to supervisors.
Thursday March 15, 2012
6:00-8:30pm
Graduate Center, Rm 5414
Join a conversation with student activists Marimer Berberena and Alicia M. Petru, as they share their experiences and the lessons learned throughout the high and low points of the student struggle in Puerto Rico.
Professional Staff Congress (PSC) President Barbara Bowen called for a town hall meeting on Thursday, March 8 from 6:00-8:30 pm at the Community Church of New York (40 East 35th Street) to repeal the… Read More
Students from around the state held protests in Albany on Monday, demanding that lawmakers recognize that education is a right. Students United for a Free CUNY and New York Students Rising both participated, and 33… Read More
Students United for a Free CUNY has announced on Facebook that seats are still available for the March 5 #M5 Rally in Albany, planned with New York Students Rising (NYSR). Students from across New… Read More
A first look at this nutritious and fulfilling protest of what CUNY is serving: tuition hikes, low pay, poor adjunct conditions, security crackdowns, and an undemocratic university.
A group of adjuncts at Hunter college protested cuts to office space and poor labor standards by holding their office hours in the hallway yesterday. As one participant reported, Many of us had students… Read More
Outside the Fordham Law Alumni Association Annual Luncheon Featured Speaker: Ray Kelly, Commissioner of the New York Police Department Saturday, March 3rd, 2012 11:30am – 2pm Cipriani 55 Wall Street (Between William &… Read More
Check out these early #M1 stories. Send us more using our Contribute form, or post them in comments below. http://blogs.wsj.com/metropolis/2012/03/01/occupy-ed-protestors-march-across-brooklyn-bridge/ http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2012/03/01/occupy-movement-aims-come-back-force http://www.paramuspost.com/article.php/2012022913531827
