February 23, 2009 (Vol. 9, No. 3)

Making the Case for CUNY

CUNY presidents traveled to Albany this month to encourage support for funding of CUNY operating and capital budgets, as well as the Tuition Assistance Program (TAP). On the list of projects for Lehman was Phase II of the new science facility and an upgrade of the Central Plant Utilities. In the photo from left are Lehman President Ricardo R. Fernández, Hostos President Delores M. Fernández, Sen. Eric Schneiderman, Sen. Pedro Espada, Sen. Carl Kruger, who chairs the Senate Finance Committee, Bronx Community College President Carolyn Williams, Sen. Toby Ann Stavisky, who chairs the Senate Higher Education Committee, Sen. Jeffrey Klein, and Lehman alumnus Sen. Ruben Diaz, Sr.