Tag: New York Times
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A Poem for CUNY, the School ‘That Runs Its City’
An article about Stephanie Pacheco, a student at Borough of Manhattan Community College, who is now the National Youth Poet Laureate. It’s a piece that shows the appreciation that she has for CUNY and the educational access that it provides for New Yorkers. Read more.
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“CUNY Removes Palestinian Studies Job Listing on Hochul’s Orders”
Kathy Hochul ordered the removal of a Palestinian Studies job opening at Hunter College, caving to pressure from groups that claimed the very job posting was anti-Semitic. This is another example of area and ethnic studies being at the center of controversy. “The language in the listing included terms — like “settler colonialism,” “apartheid” and…
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“The Organizers Are Jewish. The Cause Is Palestinian. This College Won’t Be Hosting.”
This is the first report that I have found on an arts event at CUNY being cancelled – potentially for political reasons. Read more.
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“City College, Against Its Nature, Asks Police to End Campus Protest”
This piece reviews the history of protest at CCNY in light of the college’s response to anti-genocide protests on campus. While the connection to the humanities is less direct than in the 1960s, the people commenting are from humanities fields such as English and political science. This is a general pattern in the Times reporting…
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“Florence Howe, ‘Mother of Women’s Studies,’ Dies at 91”
This obituary memorializes Florence Howe, “mother of women’s studies” and the founder of CUNY’s Feminist Press. She was a Hunter College alumna. The piece celebrates her contributions. Her work is an example of CUNY’s early contributions to understudied areas in the humanities, such as gender studies. Read more. A piece celebrating the legacy of the…
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“The Backward Logic of Austerity Threatens America’s Most Vibrant Campus”
Writing professor Ben Lerner (author of Leaving the Atocha Station) argues against mass firings at Brooklyn College. It is another article that emphasizes the diversity of CUNY’s student body, and discusses the inequities that pandemic conditions have brought to the surface. Read more.
