NYPIRG Higher Education Media Releases
2002
Students Send Halloween Letters to Bloomberg and Pataki: "Treat" not "Trick" Budget for Colleges and Universities October 31, 2002
Dozens Rally for Higher Education Access for Immigrants: Message to Governor Patakiand the Legislature: Time is Running Out; Pass Bill to Allow Immigrant Students to Pay In-State Tuition at CUNY and SUNY
June 14, 2002
CUNY
Students Rally at City Hall, Deliver 4,000 Letters, Urge Council, Mayor
to Reinvest in Higher Education Hundreds
of College Students Descend on Albany, Lobby Legislature, Urge Rejection
of Governor Pataki’s Higher Education Budget Proposal March 4,
2002
NYPIRG testifies at City Council
Organizational Meeting February 19, 2002
NYPIRG testifies at State
Higher Education budget hearing on February 12, 2002, urges for more
financial aid and funding for colleges and universities. February
12, 2002
NYPIRG calls on Governor to Boost
Aid to Needy Students February 4, 2002
NYPIRG
Blasts Governor's Higher Education Budget Proposal
January 23, 2002
2001
Victory
for CUNY students in final City budget June 11, 2001
Student
Groups Criticize Mayor’s Higher Education Budget, Send Letters to
Council Leaders Urging Increased Funding April 25, 2001
CUNY
Students Rally at City Hall-- Urge Council, Mayor to Reinvest in Higher
Education March 28, 2001
McCall,
Ferrer, Rivera and Sullivan Address Bronx CUNY Students on Community
College Funding March 15, 2001
New
Federal Report Finds New York 14th Most Expensive Public College Tuition
in Nation, Exceeds National Average, California, Florida and Texas in
Tuition January 8, 2001
Testimony
of the New York Public Interest Research Group before the Joint Hearing
of the Senate Finance and Assembly Ways and Means Committees regarding
the Executive Budget January 31, 2001
Student
Leaders Meet with Pataki Administration, Key Legislative Staff on 2001/2002
Higher Education Budget November 29, 2000
Agreement
Reached on Higher Ed Budget April 2000 (pdf file--you will need
Adobe
Acrobat Reader)
NYPIRG Calls College Students Big Winners
in Higher Ed Budget May 1, 2000 (pdf file--you will need Adobe
Acrobat Reader)
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