Recently, the Teacher Evaluation Committee at Hunter proposed a pilot study for the electronic execution of teacher evaluations. According to Margarett Silva, coordinator of the committee, the test-run "will be conducted during Summer Session II." The TEC believes the electronic execution of evaluations has the potential to overcome the flaws of in-class evaluations, such as non-response from absent students, incomplete questionnaires and a lack of incentive for students and instructors to review the results.
In a response to federal and state laws as well as to staff and student security concerns, CUNY will soon be transforming the manner in which its academic and business transactions are handled. The new information system, titled CUNYfirst, will severely restrict Social Security number usage and integrate CUNY's various electronic systems.
Almost exactly five years ago, Romona Moore, 21, a Hunter College student and child of a Guyanese immigrant was raped and murdered. Moore spent four days locked in a basement only a few blocks from her home and was beaten to death by two men on the same day that the police began their search.
Lily Koppel, a talented New York Times journalist, was accustomed to delving into stories about the fascinating lives of New Yorkers and their beloved city. On a crisp October morning in 2003, the writer-usually hobnobbing with celebrities and glitterati-found herself a dumpster diver, excavating a cache of old steamer trunks that mysteriously appeared in the trash outside of her Upper Westside apartment.
Controversy continues to mount over the ever-rising bar for gaining admission to CUNY senior colleges. The beginning of this year marked the implementation of the toughest admissions requirements since the 1998 termination of CUNY's open admissions. CUNY's 2007 decision to raise the required cutoff for SAT and New York State Regents math scores went into effect this past admissions season, with a higher cutoff for SAT and New York State Regents verbal scores soon to follow.
About a year after its inception, the Coalition for the Revitalization of Asian American Studies at Hunter has captivated the attention of students, politicians, activists and administrators nationwide. While CRAASH has rallied many supporters around its cause, it has still faced decisive roadblocks.
Students, faculty and staff gathered in front of the West building on May 1, also known as May Day or International Workers day, in a composed, yet strong rally and teach-in against the war and the affects that it is having on U.S. citizens. The rally and teach-in, initiated by the Hunter Chapter of the Professional Staff Congress, the union that represents CUNY's faculty and staff, was part of an historic event.