CUNY in the News

Tag: Social Justice

“Department of Education shutdown threatens its purpose of equal access”

This piece interviews students and faculty from Baruch’s Black and Latinx studies program. It discusses how the Department of Education cutbacks from the second Trump administration will disproportionately effect Black and Latinx communities. Quote: “From my perspective, the availability of education funds is absolutely crucial for Black and Latino communities,” said Jimenez. “It’s not just…

April 10, 2025
“Cumbre Afro at CENTRO looks to unite cultures from Puerto Rico to Harlem”

The Amsterdam News continues its direct reporting of public programming in the humanities that happens at CUNY. The event deals with literature, history, archives and arts. Read more.

March 20, 2025
“Petrona de la Cruz to be honored at Lehman College”

Reporting on Lehman College honoring indigenous writer Petrona de la Cruz. This publication’s decades-long pattern of reporting on these events at CUNY demonstrates the University’s ties to the various communities that it serves, and a generally positive relationship with this paper, which supports the work of public education. Read more.

October 5, 2023
“CUNY student petitions to cancel Emmett Till opera written by white female playwright”

This piece is included to demonstrate how the Post represents conflict between people at CUNY. It’s part of a pattern of portraying students involved in social justice issues as ignorant or overly-sensitive. It is also yet another moment where humanities, social justice, and public programming intersect in a way that attracts media attention. Read more.

March 20, 2022
“CUNY premieres new program to help LGBTQ+ students”

This article deals with efforts to support LGBTQ+ students at CUNY, including offerings in the humanities. Specifically, Bronx Community College hosted a Pride Film Festival for CUNY students. Oddly, this is not a topic that comes up frequently in reporting about CUNY and the humanities. Read more.

June 10, 2021
“What We Lose When We Go From the Classroom to Zoom”

A reflection from an anthropology professor at Queens College on what gets lost via classes moving to Zoom. She writes that the pandemic “reveals and worsens the inequities in our city and country, rendering lower-income people of color — the majority of CUNY students — more vulnerable in terms of health and livelihood.” The image…

May 4, 2020