City & State New York

Opinion: Increasing CUNY and SUNY tuition is a working and middle-class tax increase in disguise

In 2022, Gov. Kathy Hochul laid out an ambitious agenda for public higher education in New York. She committed to increasing CUNY and SUNY funding by $1.5 billion over five years, and by 2030, she ...
Gothamist

CUNY, SUNY students decry Hochul’s proposed tuition hikes

Gov. Kathy Hochul’s proposed tuition hikes for SUNY and CUNY schools have alarmed student advocates, who say the financial hit comes at the worst time. Hochul on Tuesday pitched 3% annual tuition ...
City & State New York

Legislature rejects tuition hikes for SUNY and CUNY

The state Senate and Assembly rejected Gov. Kathy Hochul’s controversial tuition hike proposal for CUNY and SUNY campuses in their one-house budget proposals released on Tuesday. The Legislature’s ...
WTEN

SUNY, CUNY students call for more higher education funding in state budget

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) — At the New York State Capitol, SUNY and CUNY students called on state leaders to allocate more money for their colleges. “We want more investment into our campuses, so whether ...
Times Union

SUNY, CUNY advocates call for more funding in state budget

Students listen as college students, faculty and staff rally at the Empire State Plaza in Albany with legislators, unions and community groups to demand increased funding for CUNY and SUNY, rescue of ...
WBNG

SUNY schools to waive application fees until Nov. 3

For two weeks, the state is waiving application fees on up to five applications at SUNY schools across the state. CUNY ...
New York Daily News

Tuition hikes at CUNY, SUNY could be coming soon as chancellors defend governor’s budget plan

Hundreds of thousands of SUNY and CUNY students are facing what appears to be an increasing likelihood of tuition hikes following testimony Monday at a state budget hearing from leaders of the city ...
Spectrum News NY1

CUNY and SUNY chancellors defend Hochul's proposed tuition hike

CUNY and SUNY students are facing a 3% tuition hike in Gov. Kathy Hochul’s budget proposal, but many state lawmakers are pushing back and students say now is not a good time to raise rates. The ...
New York Post

Hochul announces all graduating seniors to be offered spots at SUNY and CUNY

Gov. Kathy Hochul announced on Thursday that New York will be offering spots at SUNY and CUNY colleges for all of the state’s graduating high school seniors. According to the governor’s office, SUNY ...
New York Post

COVID-19 vaccine mandates to be dropped for both SUNY and CUNY students by end of May

New York’s public university systems announced Tuesday that COVID-19 vaccine mandates for students will be dropped by the end of May. Both SUNY and CUNY issued joint declarations saying students will ...
Democrat and Chronicle

SUNY, CUNY application fees waived for NY high school seniors in October. Here's where

Over 100 colleges and universities throughout the state are waiving their application fees as part of the New York State College Application Month initiative. All SUNY and CUNY schools, plus over 40 ...