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.
To add/suggest news, please email John Verzani
5/13 email from Course and Standing committee on Compassionate Grading (REVISION )
link President Fritz email on budget deliberations
5/12 email from Provost to budget committee (CC) explaining adjunct budget adjustments
5/12 Email from Chapter Chair on town hall, adjuncts
First, the administration’s demand to cut the adjuncts by 35% did not come to pass. ... Second, this is a reminder that our chapter will be holding a Zoom Town Hall this Thursday, May 14 from 2:30-4:30.
link California State University to Conduct Most Fall Classes Online (from Deb DeSimone)
link House Democrats unveil a $3 trillion proposal, including tens of billions for colleges.
link How Betsy DeVos’s handling of relief funds hurt some of the country’s neediest schools, students Congress gave the Education Department latitude in allocating $14 billion in higher education funding, but the restrictions imposed by the agency and deployment of the money has left many scratching their heads. (from Saadia Toor)