CUNY becomes tobacco-free
City University of New York (CUNY) faculty and staff took to the Bronx to call for change.
The CUNY Rising Alliance and the Professional Staff Congress (PSC-CUNY) held a rally at Hostos Community College and marched to the Bronx County Courthouse calling for increased funding for CUNY along with a New Deal for CUNY.
With an April 1 deadline, students, lawmakers and community members are also pushing for a “New Deal” for CUNY.
Barbara Bowen, president of the Professional Staff Congress, said the importance of CUNY (whose student body is 64% of people of color and 69% women) cannot be overstated and the union’s desire are justified.