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Statement on Postponing the Vote on the Expressive Conduct Policy
The DSC Executive Committee is pleased to learn, according to a revised schedule, that the Board of Trustees postponed a vote on the proposed policy on “Freedom of Expression and Expressive Conduct.” In spite of the calculated move by the […]
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From the Archives: This Article is Banned
Context: The CUNY Board of Trustees is at it again. They are set to vote on a proposed policy on ‘Freedom of Expression and Expressive Conduct’ at their June 27th 2016 meeting. This policy, if it goes into effect, will […]
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2016-17 DSC Election Results and May Plenary Meeting
Congratulations to the students elected to 2016-17 DSC positions. Students were elected to both at-large and program seats on the council, as well as positions for Student Academic Appeals Officers, the Faculty-Student Disciplinary Committee Panel, the Student Elections Review Committee, […]
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Press Release: DSC Adopts Resolution Endorsing the Boycott of Israeli Academic Institutions
The Doctoral Students’ Council (DSC) of City University of New York (CUNY) has adopted a Resolution Endorsing the Boycott of Israeli Academic Institutions, by a vote of 42-18* with 9 abstentions. At the same meeting, the DSC also overwhelmingly adopted […]
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Student Survey on Tuition Remission
The Graduate Center and CUNY Central provide tuition remission for full-time PhD students with Graduate Assistantships or CUNY Adjunct Lecturer titles teaching a minimum of three credits, but only through the first 10 semesters of their PhD program. The Graduate […]
Statement on Postponing the Vote on the Expressive Conduct Policy
The DSC Executive Committee is pleased to learn, according to a revised schedule, that the Board of Trustees postponed a vote on the proposed policy on “Freedom of Expression and Expressive Conduct.” In spite of the calculated move by the […]
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DSC Statement on Changes to the Proposed Policy on Expressive Conduct
Changes to the proposed language of the policy on ‘Freedom of Expression and Expressive Conduct’ have been made that would “eliminate the ‘designated areas’ language and reiterate in the policy the protections inherent in the first amendment”, according to UFS […]
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Press Release: DSC Statement on the Proposed CUNY Policy on Freedom of Expression and Expressive Conduct
The CUNY Board of Trustees will be considering a CUNY wide policy prohibiting and policing what is alternately called “expressive conduct” or “expressive activity.” A draft of the proposed policy is located here (scroll to page 6). The Committee on […]