CUNY Academic Commons

"Refusal to crack down on antisemitism made CUNY school a ‘hostile’ workplace: Jewish studies director"Again, cultural studies are seen as a battleground for broader contemporary issues. The article is aggressive and unbalanced. It […]

"An Invitation Ruffles Philosophical Feathers"This piece is a particularly interesting collision of politics, the humanities, and media. It covers a conference hosted at the Graduate […]

"Defeat Capitalist Assault on Public Education – For Open Admissions and Free Tuition!"Piece from a leftist publication in the immediate aftermath of 9/11. It reports that undocumented students were expelled from CUNY, and […]

"CUNY MAKING ‘HISTORY’ WITH NEW CURRICULUM"From the New York Post, which always styles its article headlines in capital letters. This piece reports on a new core humanities […]

"Department of Education shutdown threatens its purpose of equal access"This piece interviews students and faculty from Baruch’s Black and Latinx studies program. It discusses how the Department of Education […]

A Poem for CUNY, the School ‘That Runs Its City’ An article about Stephanie Pacheco, a student at Borough of Manhattan Community College, who is now the National Youth Poet Laureate. […]

"New Role for CUNY: Big Brother to Public Schools"Another article that speaks to an attempt to rehabilitate CUNY’s reputation through stronger partnering with the “campus schools.” It […]

"Queens College, 50 Years Old, Seeks to Rebound"A long piece about the revamping of both curricula and facilities at Queens College, 50 years after opening. This article details the […]

"Upgrade of Humanities Courses"An article detailing efforts to upgrade humanities courses at the community colleges, making them more relevant for the students and […]

"CUNY Posts Modified Palestinian Studies Jobs After Gov’s Removal Order" A third perspective from the Amsterdam News on the same Palestinian Studies job posting. This piece takes a different view, writing from […]

"Cumbre Afro at CENTRO looks to unite cultures from Puerto Rico to Harlem"The Amsterdam News continues its direct reporting of public programming in the humanities that happens at CUNY. The event deals with literature, history, archives and arts. Read more.

"Mayoral wannabe Zohran Mamdani joins other lefty pols in ripping CUNY for pulling ‘antisemitic’ job posting"The post discusses the Palestinian Studies job posting in its typical bombastic style, accusing Hunter College of antisemitism and […]

"CUNY Removes Palestinian Studies Job Listing on Hochul’s Orders"Kathy Hochul ordered the removal of a Palestinian Studies job opening at Hunter College, caving to pressure from groups that claimed the […]