All of us at The City University of New York were saddened to learn of the devastating effects of Sunday’s powerful earthquake in Turkey. On behalf of CUNY, I offer deepest condolences to the residents of eastern Turkey, as well as the CUNY students, faculty, staff, and alumni who trace their ancestry to Turkey and may have family members, friends, and colleagues in the affected areas.
Both the American economy and the quality of life in our society are inextricably linked to changing global developments. At the same time, our core democratic values must always be reflected in our responses to dialogue and dissent. At CUNY, we deeply value the exchange of ideas and the participation…
I am delighted to welcome you to CUNY’s first-ever colloquium on community colleges. Thank you for joining us. Special thanks to Eduardo Martí, CUNY’s vice chancellor for community colleges, who has brought us together today for what I hope will be an illuminating task: rethinking what we thought we knew about community-college education. I want [...]
As any CUNY graduate knows, the setting of tuition at CUNY and SUNY by the state has traditionally been done in a haphazard way. During economic downturns, students might experience very steep tuition increases, while in other years, tuition levels would hold steady. For the better part of a decade I have advocated for a [...]
In July 2011, Chancellor Goldstein was named co-chair of the New York City Regional Economic Development Council, one of 10 councils launched by Governor Cuomo to stimulate economic development and create jobs statewide.
I commend Governor Andrew Cuomo for his exemplary leadership in achieving a truly historic milestone in public higher education in New York State.
At the many joyful commencement ceremonies across the CUNY campuses this spring, we celebrated the great strides made throughout the University, including record enrollments, the academic successes of our students, and the award-winning scholarship and teaching of our faculty. These accomplishments reflect a CUNY-wide determination to prioritize academic quality and to take bold steps to [...]
Good afternoon, Chairperson Recchia, Chairperson Rodriguez, and members of the Finance and Higher Education committees. Thank you for the opportunity to speak with you today about the Mayor’s 2012 Executive Budget and its effect on The City University of New York, especially our six community colleges: Borough of Manhattan, Bronx, Hostos, Kingsborough, LaGuardia, and Queensborough. [...]
Thank you, Pola. I am delighted to join all of you today. Pola, I must begin by thanking you for your outstanding work at “Education Update,” which we always say is required reading at CUNY. And I am very pleased to congratulate all of today’s honorees, including those receiving the Distinguished Leaders in Education Award: [...]
As promised in my letter of April 28, I am pleased to make available the revised version of the resolution concerning student transfer at CUNY. This resolution will be considered by CUNY’s Board of Trustees at its June meetings.
