White Supremacy Isn’t New, It Just Moved Online, Panelists Say
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Music Faculty Reflect on Work-Life Balance During the Pandemic
“During busy fall and spring seasons, I was likely in rehearsals and giving concerts 2-3 times a month. That has essentially come to a halt,” said one music professor.
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Student Club Leaders Share Engagement Tactics Learned During the Pandemic
Members value interactive virtual events like game night but look forward to on campus free food giveaways.
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One Year in Isolation, Students Share their Loneliest Moments
Spending prolonged amounts of time alone worsened existing mental health concerns in some students, and led to changes in mood, motivation and functioning in others.
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No New Deal for CUNY: Cuomo Cuts Rescinded, Faculty Union Demands Action
“We have more money than we’ve ever had under Governor Cuomo,” Hunter PSC Chair said of the $26.2 million of restored funding and $1.5 billion federal stimulus aid.
"Student debt has gotten out of hand. And we have done nothing about it. The idea that this has to be is just wrong," said Sen. Schumer calling on President Biden to slash the student loan debt. Read the full story by @angrejjj https://brie.hunter.cuny.edu/hunterathenian/2021/05/schumer-wants-biden-to-cancelstudentdebt/
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Biden’s first 100 days got cash in the hands of college students, educational institutions, lowered the temperature of political discourse, according to @CUNY policy experts, read more on @roosevelthouse’s expert panel here: https://brie.hunter.cuny.edu/hunterathenian/2021/05/toned-down-rhetoric-cash-support-for-students-professors-speak-on-bidens-first-100-days/