This essay retraces the history of the CUNY renaissance and shows how the largest urban public university system in the country emerged as a model for successful higher education reform. It offers both a cautionary tale of the consequences of low academic standards and an example of what board leadership and vision can achieve even in the most difficult of circumstances.
City University of New York Board of Trustees chairman Benno Schmidt delivered remarks on how the City University of New York (CUNY) System became more competitive on a national level under his leadership. He spoke upon accepting the 2010 Philip Merrill Award for Outstanding Contributions to Liberal Arts Education, with tributes by Colin Powell, Floyd […]
WASHINGTON, DC—Benno Schmidt, chairman of the Board of Trustees of the City University of New York (CUNY), the largest urban public university in the world, will receive the sixth annual Philip Merrill Award for Outstanding Contributions to Liberal Arts Education. The prize, sponsored by the American Council of Trustees and Alumni, is the only one […]
Implementing Governance for a New Era is an action plan to assist college and university trustees in reforming higher education. Delivered to more than 16,000 college and university trustees in November 2014, the plan provides details on how trustees properly represent the public by ensuring students receive a quality education at a reasonable price. The […]
In his four tumultuous years as vice chairman and then chairman of the City University of New York, Herman Badillo made its transformation a kind of crusade. His resignation from the board yesterday to seek the Republican nomination for mayor could change the style and the tone of the leadership at the university, but is […]
Two CUNY campuses offer a more comprehensive core curriculum than Ivy League institutions, according to a recent survey. Titled “Hollow Core,” the survey, conducted by the Washington-based American Council of Trustees and Alumni, found that core curriculums offered at Hunter and Brooklyn colleges outranked those of the Ivy League in terms of the scope of […]
Trustees of the City University of New York have established a new procedure to handle student complaints alleging faculty misconduct in the classroom and in other university-related settings. The procedure, which CUNY’s faculty union opposes, covers student complaints about professors’ “incompetent or inefficient service, neglect of duty, physical or mental incapacity, and conduct unbecoming a […]
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