CUNY Reconnect, a program funded by the city to re-engage New Yorkers who have earned college credits but did not complete their degrees, has enabled the City University of New York (CUNY) to re-enroll 16,319 students during the 2023-2024 academic year. This brings the total number of students who have returned to CUNY through Reconnect since its inception in 2022 to 33,378. More than 10% of these students – numbering 3,375 – have either completed their degrees or are on track to do so this spring.
On May 15, 2024, CUNY Chancellor Félix V. Matos Rodríguez testified at a joint hearing of the New York City Council’s committees on finance and higher education regarding the City’s Fiscal Year 2025 Executive Budget Proposal.
Maura Consedine, a St. John’s University alumna from the class of 2023, has found her professional calling in an unexpected place. Currently working as a Partnerships and Events Intern for The Walt Disney Company, Consedine's academic journey has been far from linear.