Chancellor Matthew Goldstein, in a major policy address for the Manhattan Institute for Policy Research on the future of public higher education, calls for new resources for science and research; “predictable” funding that protects economically disadvantaged students; closer relationships among primary and secondary schools and colleges, and performance standards and accountability on all levels.

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Then there were eight (planets): At a meeting of the International Astronomical Union this summer it was decided that Pluto didn’t make the planetary cut any longer. Now reclassified a “drawf planet” because it didn’t meet the new rules, Pluto has to settle for the B-list. Charles Liu, a professor of astrophysics at the College of Staten Island and an associate with the American Museum of Natural History, talks about Pluto and other topics in our solar system.
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With an increase of 2.5 percent from last year, enrollment at CUNY has reached its highest level in 31 years. Chancellor Goldstein updates the Board of Trustees on CUNY’s record setting enrollment numbers, as well as the reconstruction of Fiterman Hall; the University’s plan to re-structure doctoral education programs in the sciences; and CUNY’s fall outreach program, which targets students currently applying to college.

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Alba Basha came to New York searching for the American Dream. She turned to volleyball to ease the transition from her native Albania and now her teammates look up to the star freshman as this week’s Rookie of the Week. Plus a look at Player of the Week Elis Llagami and a recap of all the action.

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Day laborers dropped all claims of First Amendment violations as part of a lawsuit against a suburban village rather than reveal their immigration status. Allan Wernick talks about the plight of these workers in general as they look for day jobs in and around New York City.
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CUNY’s university-wide sports show premiers with a look at the CUNY all-star soccer team’s summer goodwill tour to South Africa and a preview of the upcoming fall season plus an interview with CSI women’s soccer coach John Guagliardo.

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Labor Day rallies across the country failed to attract the large number of illegal immigrants that came together in solidarity last spring. Allan Wernick explains why the immigrant rights movement has stalled and what will help to get it back on track.
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This year CUNY launched The Teacher Academy, an ambitious new initiative created in partnership with the New York City Department of Education to meet the city’s growing need for exceptional math and science teachers. Dr. Selma Botman, Executive Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, detailed the effort at a forum hosted by the educational nonprofit CEI-PEA.
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Myrlie Evers-Williams, the widow of slain civil rights leader Medgar Evers, remembers when black voters in the south faced injury and even death. Five decades later, all Americans have the right to vote, but voter turnout has declined. Responding, CUNY is partnering with the Voter Assistance Commission and the New York Times to launching Voter Awareness Month–registration drives, citizenship days and public forums to be held in all five boroughs through October 13, the last day to register for the November 7 election.
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Five years after the 9-11 attacks on the World Trade Center many Ground Zero workers are still sick. Much of the research on the health of the workers has focused on the exposure to the toxic cloud. But Dr. Steven Markowitz of Queens College argues that even when the cloud settled days after the attack, substantial health risks remained. He details the public health legacy of 9/11.

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