#CUNY professors’ union rebukes Israel in pro-Palestinian resolution

#CUNY professors’ union rebukes Israel in pro-Palestinian resolution

“#CUNY professors’ union rebukes Israel in pro-Palestinian resolution” The union representing CUNY professors has passed a one-sided resolution rebuking Israel for recent attacks on Palestinians — adding that it may support the movement to boycott and divest from the Jewish state. The Professional Staff Congress’ resolution conspicuously omits any mention of Hamas launching rockets into…

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#NYC councilman wants to waive CUNY application costs for kids

#NYC councilman wants to waive CUNY application costs for kids

“#NYC councilman wants to waive CUNY application costs for kids” City Councilman Ben Kallos is pushing legislation that would waive application fees for city public school students hoping to enroll at CUNY colleges. Roughly 75,000 Department of Education kids apply to the public schools each year and pay $65 to do so. “It’s unacceptable that right…

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#CUNY yanks  million no-bid COVID contract amid criticism

#CUNY yanks $3 million no-bid COVID contract amid criticism

“#CUNY yanks $3 million no-bid COVID contract amid criticism” The CUNY board of trustees on Monday yanked a planned $3 million no-bid COVID-19 contract with powerhouse consulting firm McKinsey & Co. after facing criticism that it was unnecessary. Under the contract, McKinsey is supposed to help the City University’s college campuses with their fall reopening….

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#Critics rip CUNY over planned M contract with consultants

#Critics rip CUNY over planned $3M contract with consultants

“#Critics rip CUNY over planned $3M contract with consultants” The CUNY board of trustees should scrap its planned $3 million no-bid contract with powerhouse consulting firm McKinsey & Co. to help campuses with their fall re-openings — because the colleges had already submitted their proposals, critics said Sunday. The contract — scheduled to be voted…

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#Federal COVID-19 mass vaccination sites open in NYC

#Federal COVID-19 mass vaccination sites open in NYC

“#Federal COVID-19 mass vaccination sites open in NYC” Two more mass COVID-19 vaccination sites opened in New York City Wednesday — promising to deliver more doses than any other in the Big Apple. The sites at Brooklyn’s Medgar Evers College and York College in Queens, a joint partnership between the state and federal governments, are…

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#CUNY profs plotted to exclude Jew from meeting: probe

#CUNY profs plotted to exclude Jew from meeting: probe

“#CUNY profs plotted to exclude Jew from meeting: probe” In a petty feud more reminiscent of grade school, a group of liberal faculty members at CUNY’s Kingsborough Community College allegedly plotted to exclude a more conservative orthodox Jewish professor from appearing at a meeting by deliberately scheduling it on a Friday night so he couldn’t…

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