BC Faculty Council Resolution on CUNY Re-Entry Plans approved 4/13/21
Resolution approved by Brooklyn College Faculty Council with 91% in favor on Tuesday, April 13, 2021
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Stated Meeting Poll Reveals Broad Support for Community Priorities for Use of Federal Relief Funds
The following statement received the support of faculty and staff at the April 6, 2021, Stated Meeting of the Faculty. A quorum of eligible voters was not achieved. An unofficial poll of the assembled yielded 194 Yes, 19 No, 28 Abstain. Video of the statement's introduction and discussion is available here .
New Deal for CUNY: Media Coverage & Actions You Can Take
Gotham Gazette 2/5/21 NY Daily News 2/4/21 NY Daily News, "Invest in CUNY, Get Big Returns" 3/8/21 City Limits 3/11/21 Nine Things You Can Do to Advance the New Deal for CUNY The PSC and CUNY Rising Alliance are asking members of the NY state legislature to cosponsor the legislation and - more importantly at the moment - to advocate for an additional $273.6 million more than what the Governor allocated to CUNY in his Executive Budget. Here’s the bill in the Assembly Here’s the bill in the Senate What can you do to support his campaign? 1. Click here to send an email to your NYS state legislator – you’re encouraged to personalize it, adding on what a ND4C and more funding right now would mean for us: https://actionnetwork.org/ letters/nd4c?source=direct_ link& 2. Craft your own personalized letter and mail it! https://docs.google.com/ document/d/ 1QG5cjasS0LJezy35wFc6L17q4SXEd kH3M_HPMS7U_cE/edit 3....
Brooklyn College Spring '21 Enrollment is Steady
BC enrollment remains steady despite the pandemic. Data from the day before the Spring 2021 registration deadline suggest that, compared to Spring 2020, total undergraduate enrollment will be approx. one percent lower total graduate enrollment will be less than ten percent lower overall BC enrollment will be approx. 2.5 percent lower, with a total of ~16,300 students
Why a New Deal For CUNY? How can NY afford to fund us, especially now?
New Deal for CUNY in English and in Spanish What is the concept behind the New Deal for CUNY? https://cunyrisingalliance.org/nd4c-concept-paper I am a CUNY student/faculty member/staff: How can I get involved? https://cunyrisingalliance.org/nd4cvolunteers Invest in Our New York : a six-pack of progressive taxation bills to raise $50 Billion in new revenue in NY State. Who's in the "revenue coalition" behind the Invest in Our New York legislation? https://progressive.org/dispatches/new-york-coalition-raise-revenue-mellins-210113/ Want to help advocate for the New Deal for CUNY and the Invest in Our New York Act? Join the PSC's Legislative Organizing Subcommittee here!
What Does BC Receive in the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act?
Of the $455 Million in Federal funds to CUNY in the CRRSAA - the followup to the CARES Act - BC receives $31.2 Million . Of this total, $8.8 Million must be spent on direct aid to students, leaving $22.4 Million useable to cover " lost revenue, reimbursement for expenses already incurred, technology costs associated with a transition to distance education, faculty and staff trainings, and payroll.” Amounts below were determined by the number of Pell grant recipients at each college. Institution Name Total Award Minimum Amount for Student Aid Portion (CFDA 84.425E Allocation) Maximum Amount for Portion (CFDA 84.425F Allocation) CUNY Brooklyn College $31,206,205 $8,813,665 $22,392,540 City College of New York ‐ CUNY $27,101,618 $7,699,953 $19,401,665 CUNY Hunter College $33,557,126 $9,503,479 $24,053,647 CUNY Queens College $29,491,179 $8,368,399 $21,122,780 CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College $55,218,492 $13,210,414 $42,008,078 CUNY Bronx Community College $21,655,8...