With more of the nation’s young black males in jail, prison, or on probation than in college, Historian John Hope Franklin says it is “a problem for the 21st century as urgent as any that one can imagine.” Franklin explains how the plight of black males is connected to the many other social and cultural problems we face in this country today. Listen Now

Chancellor Matthew Goldstein reports on the state of CUNY budget and recent decisions made in Albany affecting TAP, SEEK, the Compact Plan, and the University construction projects. The Chancellor also congratulated Jeremy Travis, president of John Jay College on his appointment to the New York City Commission on Economic Opportunity; and Gail Mellow, president of LaGuardia Community College on the MetLife Foundation’s 2006 Community College Excellence Award. Listen Now