Public hearings are held, under the supervision of The Board of Trustees, in each New York City borough. Trustees, the University Chancellor, College Presidents and members of the Chancellery attend the hearings and are available to answer questions. A schedule of hearing dates is regularly published on the University website and in other media. If you wish to find out more information about the hearings, you may also call the office of the secretary at 212-794-5450.

According to New York State Education Law, “The Board of Trustees shall hold at least one public hearing each year in the five boroughs of the City of New York. The purpose of such hearings shall be to receive testimony and statements from concerned individuals about university issues.”

The City University of New York, the nation’s largest urban public university, includes 11 senior colleges, six community colleges, the CUNY Graduate School and University Center, the CUNY Law School, the Graduate School of Journalism and the Sophie Davis School of Biomedical Education. It serves more than 450,000 degree-credit students and adult, continuing and professional education students. College Now, the University’s academic enrichment program for 50,000 high school students, is offered at CUNY campuses and more than 200 high schools throughout the five boroughs of the City of New York.