We were furious and angry. CUNY has constantly tried to silence organizing for Palestine. [They] called the NYPD to brutalize Palestine protestors. And so this just seemed one more example of repression against our organizing for Palestinian liberation,
James Davis, president of PSC, stated, "The federal funding cuts have disrupted research at CUNY... over 60 grant-funded projects had been canceled."
The success of Viking ROADS during its initial three years showed a 12-percentage-point increase in graduation rates among participants, despite challenges from remote instruction during the pandemic.