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As you may recall , last Spring Governor Cuomo continued the tradition of appointing political hacks to the CUNY Board of Trustees. In this case it was James Molinaro to represent Staten Island. The former Borough President is a member of the Conservative and Republican Parties and was chosen because he crossed party lines to endorse Cuomo for governor. The PSC raised objections with this appointment, which also irritated many Democratic members of the State Senate, who must confirm such nominations.  Women’s rights groups also criticized the nomination after Molinaro called singer Lady Gaga a “slut.” He has also spoken out against programs to reduce teenage pregnancy and a wide variety of social welfare programs that CUNY students directly benefit from.  He also opposes gay rights and access to abortions. Ironically, CUNY Board Chair Beno Schmidt, chief purveyor of lower standards and champion of greater power for boards of trustees, argues in a new book that trustees need to

Dear Colleague:   We have waited long enough for the CUNY Board of Trustees to put an economic offer on the table. It is time for us to demonstrate to the Board and the University administration that we need a good contract now.  The quality of education at CUNY—as well as our own economic stability—is at stake.    On  Monday, September 29 , the union will organize a mass demonstration to deliver a simple message to the Board of Trustees and Chancellor Milliken: CUNY Needs a Raise!  If a good contract is important to you, then you should be there. Click here to confirm that you will  join us . This time, we need everyone.   We will assemble at 3:30 on Monday, September 29, at Baruch College, where the CUNY Board meets. After a spirited demonstration and picket outside the meeting, we will take our demand inside, to the college presidents, CUNY administration and trustees. We will call on the trustees and Chairperson Benno Schmidt to take responsibility for the university w

Colleagues, Below are links to resources that may be of use in developing in class activities related to the upcoming People's Climate March on Sunday, September 21st ( http://peoplesclimate.org/march/ ),  Report from the American Sociological Association/NSF-sponsored Workshop on Sociological Perspectives on Climate Change: http://www.asanet.org/research/NSFClimateChangeWorkshop_120109.pdf NOAA prepared education resources on climate change: http://www.education.noaa.gov/Climate/Climate_Change_Impacts.html Teaching resources are also available from the Association of American Geographers: http://www.aag.org/cs/TeachingClimateChange SUNY-ESF: http://www.esf.edu/outreach/projects/nasa.htm Oxfam: http://www.oxfam.org.uk/education/resources/climate-chaos USEPA: http://www.epa.gov/climatestudents/resources/lesson-plans.html Royal Geographical Society: http://www.rgs.org/OurWork/Schools/Teaching+resources/Key+Stage+3+resources/Cha