A Modest Proposal
by Michael Busch
Despite all the recent hullabaloo, the world didn’t need Wikileaks to learn that the warisn’t going well in Afghanistan . The 90,000-plus pages of leaked documents — which track the progress of US military operations in Central Asia between 2004 – 2009 — offer mountains of evidence confirming what has been all too clear for some time: namely, that Pakistan is a duplicitous […]
Caring for Congo, or an Empty Effort?
by Michael Busch
As part of the sweeping financial reform bill signed into law this past week by President Barack Obama, a surprising legislative rider took effect seeking an end to the internal conflict plaguing Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The provision, which resulted largely from intensive lobbying efforts by the Enough Project to stop genocide, is designed to prevent […]
Martin Bresnick’s Presentation
by Naomi Perley
On the last day of the festival, Martin Bresnick presented on his own music, in the manner of the other principal composers. Some composers are quite shy to talk about their work, for obvious reasons: they don’t want to reveal their “tricks”, or they don’t want to share a private or personal inspiration behind a piece, and so on. Bresnick, […]
Open Letter to Chancellor Goldstein Regarding the Higher Education Empowerment and Innovation Act
by Advocate Staff
Chancellor Goldstein, Although it comes as no surprise to those of us who are familiar with the machinations of the CUNY hierarchy, your recent and very public support for Governor David Paterson’s proposed and cynically titled Higher Education Empowerment and Innovation Act, does not serve the needs or ease the burdens of the students and […]
Breaking News: Professional Staff Congress Rallies Members in Opposition to Paterson’s Higher Education Bill
by Advocate Staff
The Professional Staff Congress of the City University of New York is vigorously campaigning against Governor Paterson’s proposed Higher Education Innovation and Empowerment Act, which the Governor has threatened to include as a rider in his upcoming budget proposal. The proposed legislation would allow the SUNY and CUNY university systems to annually raise tuition as much […]
Breaking News: Victory for UPR Student Strikers
by Advocate Staff
After more than forty grueling days of strikes and campus occupations, students at the University of Puerto Rico have finally reached a tentative settlement with the University that meets all of their core demands.
On April 21, students took over all eleven campuses of the University of Puerto Rico system, effectively shutting down the university for the past two months. The strikes and occupations were called by students in protest against a series of proposed measures by the University that would have raised tuition by fifty percent, massively cut merit based scholarships, and further privatized the university.
CUNY News In Brief (May, 2010)
by Advocate Staff
While we applaud John Jay’s commitment to ending discrimination, we are less impressed by its commitment to education. A few weeks ago, adjunct faculty members in the departments of sociology and computer science were put on notice that letters of reappointment would not be forthcoming from the college for fall 2010 for any adjunct faculty, and that indeed all adjuncts would be receiving letters of non-reappointment, a crass violation of the spirit animating CUNY’s contract with the PSC.
A Bill In Support of UC DIVESTMENT FROM WAR CRIMES
by Advocate Staff
A Bill In Support of UC DIVESTMENT FROM WAR CRIMES Authored By: Emiliano Huet-Vaughn and Tom Pessah Sponsored By: Senators Gaurano , Carlton, Kwon, Oatfield WHEREAS, the ASUC notes the complexity of international relations in all cases, including the Middle East, and recognizes the inability of a body such as the ASUC to adjudicate matters of international law […]
Breaking News: Court Says No to Furloughs for CUNY
by Advocate Staff
The many thousands of CUNY faculty and staff who were recently threatened with a 20% decrease to their weekly salary, can rest easy, at least for now. Thanks to the efforts of several local unions, including the Professional Staff Congress of CUNY and the Civil Service Employees Association, the one day furloughs, proposed by Governor David […]
CUNY News in Brief (March, 2010)
by Advocate Staff
On March 4, 2010, hundreds of thousands of teachers, students, and their supporters gathered across the country in protest as part of a national day of action against cuts in education. From New York to California, demonstrations in some forty states highlighted the current crisis in American public education made worse by recent waves of governmental budget […]
