Good morning. It’s Monday. Today we’ll find out about the national youth poet laureate’s love letter to the school she attends. We’ll also get details on a nonprofit group’s purchase of the Metro Theater building on the Upper West Side. Some universities have alma maters. Harvard sings to “Fair Harvard,” and Yale harmonizes about “Bright…
New York Governor Kathy Hochul orders CUNY to remove Palestinian Studies professor job listing amid controversy. (Getty Images) New York Governor Kathy Hochul has intervened in a controversial job listing for a Palestinian Studies professor at Hunter College, part of the City University of New York (CUNY) system. On February 28, 2025, Hochul directed CUNY…
When Nancy Cantor became president of Hunter College last fall, she asked faculty, students and staff what they wanted from the school. One answer was more attention to Palestinian studies. Faculty members began working on possible approaches. They came up with a plan for two tenure-track faculty positions that would cross several departments and began…