A summary of some new news related to CUNY's and CSI's response to the COVID-19 pandemic. See https://csi-covid19.github.io/ for the archive.
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link There will be a 4/16 zoom town hall
link The Campus Activities Board (CAB) is the programming board that allocates an earmarked portion of the student activity fee for social, cultural, educational, and community service programs. CAB is beginning the process of identifying programs for Fall 2020.
link An email about food pantries was sent
link An email beginning, as follows, was sent:
While CSI Health & Wellness is currently operating 100% remotely, we are committed to continue helping students during this time for non-emergency health questions and concerns. Our nurses and nurse practitioner will assist with reproductive health concerns including how to access birth control, emergency contraception, STI/HIV testing, as well as general medical care and health insurance guidance.
City will use new temporary hospitals for isolation, quarantine space if beds are no longer needed, mayor says
link Inside Higher Ed has bad budget news. A quote:
Andrew Cuomo, New York's Democratic governor, had proposed increasing higher education spending by 3 percent earlier this year, including an expansion for the state’s free community college program. Now, the state is forecasting a drop in revenue this budget year, which started this month, according to Robert Mujica, New York's budget director. The state is working on announcing an initial $10 billion in budget cuts in the next few weeks, and could make more later in the year if the economy doesn’t improve.
“Everybody is going to be cut. How deeply is still to be determined,” said Freeman Klopott, a spokesman for the state budget office.
Without more federal aid for the state, the State University of New York system faces “potentially deep cuts to our academic programs and services,” Kristina Johnson, the system's chancellor, said in a statement.
The Wall Street Journal is not bullish: New York’s Incurable Spenders Coronavirus? Albany spends as usual as it awaits a federal rescue.