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Work

College Nursing Programs Change Course to Meet Surging Demand During Pandemic

Oct. 5, 2020, 9:01 p.m.Oct. 5, 2020, 9:36 p.m.

State works with schools to find alternatives to quarantine-disrupted placements on hospital wards where students get vital training.

Education

CUNY Charges ‘Activity Fee’ Despite Remote Learning for Most

Aug. 23, 2020, 4:50 p.m.Aug. 23, 2020, 4:50 p.m.

Students question why they have to pay fees between $60 to $180 even though in-person activities and group budgets are on hold.

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CUNY Fall Semester Enrollment Drops as Financial Outlook Takes Toll on Students and Staff

Aug. 6, 2020, 8:33 p.m.March 14, 2024, 2:24 p.m.

Student s decline as the city’s public colleges shed more jobs — including over 2,800 part-time professors their union is fighting to get rehired.

Veterans

Staten Island Student Veterans Look to Military Spending Bill for Fairer Housing Aid Deal

July 27, 2020, 10:02 p.m.July 27, 2020, 9:59 p.m.

Housing stipends leave those studying in the borough shortchanged on rent compared with the rest of New York City. The difference comes out to more than $450 a month.

Coronavirus

In Emptier Manhattan, Low Census Responses Prompt Outreach to Those Who Left

May 20, 2020, 9:04 p.m.May 26, 2020, 1:44 p.m.

In some wealthy areas like the Upper East Side’s “Gold Coast,” Census responses are dragging behind 2010 figures by double digits amid the pandemic.

Education

Looming CUNY Budget Cuts Have Faculty and Students Fearing for the Future

May 4, 2020, 8:45 p.m.Oct. 12, 2023, 7:33 a.m.

Union calls for campus leaders to consider taking pay cuts as part-time profs and students fight for funding to save jobs and classes.

Work

State Asking CUNY Staff for Help Handling Unemployment Applications

April 24, 2020, 7:43 p.m.May 4, 2020, 4:04 p.m.

Department of Labor staffers are so busy that Albany is recruiting City University of New York employees and other civil servants to pitch in.

Education

CUNY Online Learning Scramble Heightens Stress for Students and Faculty

March 30, 2020, 9:32 p.m.April 6, 2020, 4:54 p.m.

Classes delayed a second time as colleges hand out up to 30,000 laptops to students who lack the tech to participate in remote learning.

Education

CUNY Students Pushed Out of Dorms for Medical Space

March 24, 2020, 10:43 p.m.April 7, 2020, 1:57 p.m.

Students are being kicked out at CSI, Hunter and City colleges to make way for “medical emergency centers” in the fight against coronavirus.

Immigration

Some Undocumented Students Find Letdown at End of NY DREAM Act Rainbow

Jan. 14, 2020, 4:05 a.m.Oct. 12, 2023, 7:29 a.m.

The NY DREAM Act opened college help to undocumented students. But the confusing process ended with unexpected — and unexplained — bad news for some.

CUNY

College Nursing Programs Change Course to Meet Surging Demand During Pandemic

CUNY Charges ‘Activity Fee’ Despite Remote Learning for Most

CUNY Fall Semester Enrollment Drops as Financial Outlook Takes Toll on Students and Staff

Staten Island Student Veterans Look to Military Spending Bill for Fairer Housing Aid Deal

In Emptier Manhattan, Low Census Responses Prompt Outreach to Those Who Left

Looming CUNY Budget Cuts Have Faculty and Students Fearing for the Future

State Asking CUNY Staff for Help Handling Unemployment Applications

CUNY Online Learning Scramble Heightens Stress for Students and Faculty

CUNY Students Pushed Out of Dorms for Medical Space

Some Undocumented Students Find Letdown at End of NY DREAM Act Rainbow

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