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Posted inNew York City

Funder Axes Queens College Diversity Initiative Amid Trump DEI Purge

By Haidee ChuMarch 18, 2025March 21, 2025

The country’s largest private funder of biomedical research has cut its funding for a program at Queens College in New York City.

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CUNY Chancellor Boasts Enrollment Growth in ‘State of the University’ Address

By Haidee ChuNovember 20, 2024November 22, 2024

Félix Matos Rodríguez also continued to emphasize career development efforts. Meanwhile, the medical school is transitioning to be an independent CUNY college.

Posted inNew York City

Hispanic enrollment slow to recover at CUNY

By Haidee ChuAugust 1, 2024August 1, 2024

The city’s public university is now spending $12 million in ads to promote support programs for Hispanic students, who were among the most impacted during the pandemic.

Posted inNew York City

CUNY mass layoffs and class cuts come just weeks before new semester

By Haidee ChuJanuary 16, 2024January 16, 2024

The decisions, professors and students say, could make it harder for some students to graduate.

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