CUNY News-In-Brief
by Advocate Staff
Paterson to CUNY: “Take a Hike…A Tuition Hike!”
The money used to fatten Mathew Goldstein’s wallet isn’t going to grow on trees, people, so get ready to pony up some cash! As if David Paterson hasn’t already caused the students at CUNY and SUNY enough grief with his statewide cuts to higher education, Governor Justice is now looking to help the struggling university systems recoup some of those losses by proposing legislation that would allow the Boards of Trustees at SUNY and CUNY to increase and/or adjust tuition rates at will. Paterson’s new bill (euphemistically titled the Higher Education Empowerment and Innovation Act) would neither empower students nor provide for any greater innovation
CUNY News in Brief
by Advocate Staff
Hunter Cafeteria Workers Win Settlement with AVI!!!
The strategic Affairs Department of UNITE HERE! has reported that the Hunter College Cafeteria workers have agreed to a settlement with their employer AVI Foodsystems Inc. The new settlement ends weeks of protest and a planned boycott by Hunter College students, both of which were used to put pressure on AVI to settle.
In an email sent to workers and the Hunter College community Ian Mikusko of UNITE HERE! said:
CUNY News in Brief
by Advocate Staff
Just to make sure that he seals his legacy as “WORST GOVERNOR EVER” of New York State, David Paterson has ordered yet another rape and pillage campaign against the state budget, unsurprisingly proposing to slash $53 million from allotted funds for CUNY. This, of course, instead of, uh, we don’t know, maybe increasing taxes on the rich by ½ a percent? In case other educational institutions might have been feeling left out, the governor also proposed cutting $90 million from SUNY’s annual budget, and hacking off $35 million from monies allotted to the Higher Education Services Corporation which administers student aid.
Student Enrollment to Hit All-Time High
by Advocate Staff
As the economic crisis continues to deepen, many New Yorkers are choosing to return to school, and are looking to do so as cheaply as possible. CUNY has enjoyed a sharp 12 percent increase in applications over the past year, which will likely lead to CUNY’s highest enrollment ever next semester.
According to CUNY overlord Matthew Goldstein, […]
Stop the Presses: Republicans Love CUNY
by Advocate Staff
In an effort to provide short-term relief to a budget under duress, Republican lawmakers in the New York State Senate have proposed a plan designed to attract students to CUNY and SUNY while they’re still in the cradle.
The plan, open to all children under the age of fourteen, offers parents the opportunity to lock-in future tuition costs […]
CUNY News In Brief
by Advocate Staff
Enrollment at Record High
With the economy spiraling into a nose dive of recession, the number of New Yorkers returning to school has spiked in the past recent academic year. Enrollment has surged to record highs since September 2008, as the total CUNY-wide student body has reached nearly a quarter of a million students.
But the crappy economy cannot […]
CUNY News In Brief
by Advocate Staff
Breaking News: Chancellor Goldstein Receives Hefty Pay Increase
In answer to recent state-led cuts to the CUNY budget, the Board of Trustees tightened its belt still further by bumping Chancellor Matthew Goldstein’s annual salary by $55,000 (a 14 percent increase). This brings the chancellor’s yearly pay to just under $500,000 a year. When his housing stipend (!!!) […]
CUNY News In Brief
by Advocate Staff
CUNY Hits the Streets to Protest Budget Cuts
In answer to Governor David Paterson’s slash and burn tactics against CUNY and its 450,000 students, members of the CUNY community took to the streets in protest.
On Monday, September 23 protesters marched from the Graduate Center campus to Paterson’s Madison Avenue New York City Offices in a public demonstration […]
CUNY News In Brief
by Advocate Staff
Cuts to CUNY Budget:
As part of Governor David Paterson’s effort to trim New York State’s budget by $1 billion, legislators approved a package of spending cuts directly impinging on the welfare of CUNY students.
In addition to significant cutbacks in Medicaid, the state corrections department, and other local assistance programs, CUNY suffered a $26 million […]
CUNY News
by Advocate Staff
PSC still without a contract
The Professional Staff Congress union, which represents faculty and staff at CUNY, has now been without a contract for almost eight moths and has still not received any kind of monetary offer from the CUNY administration. This situation has sparked marches and campus actions across CUNY including a series of rallies at every […]
