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Faculty Dispute Vurdien’s Version of Layoffs’ Impact

Faculty Dispute Vurdien’s Version of Layoffs’ Impact

Despite Interim Chancellor Rajen Vurdien’s and City College administrators’ repeated promises that faculty layoffs and course cuts will not result in any academic programs being discontinued, many faculty members claim they will.

Board Approves 160 Full-time Faculty Layoff Notices as Part of Sweeping Cuts

Board Approves 160 Full-time Faculty Layoff Notices as Part of Sweeping Cuts

The layoffs, if implemented, would represent a loss of nearly 30% of City College’s 541 full-time teaching staff and 74% of its administrators, part of the five-year budget plan passed by the board in November.

A Many-Faceted Financial Fiasco

A Many-Faceted Financial Fiasco

The pandemic has exacerbated the College’s financial woes, with decreased tax revenues and delayed funding from the state, but it is not the genesis of the problem.