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Donkees

(31,406 posts) Mon Mar 22, 2021, 09:32 PM Mar 2021

Bernie: I am proud to support the New Deal for CUNY campaign ...

I am proud to support the New Deal for CUNY campaign calling on New York state to tax the rich and make CUNY tuition-free for poor and working-class students.

Together, we will make this a reality at public colleges and universities across America.

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Bernie: I am proud to support the New Deal for CUNY campaign ... (Original Post) Donkees Mar 2021 OP

I was in the last tuition-free CUNY graduating class. marybourg Mar 2021 #1

Forget when the last one was, but I was CCNY '69. TreasonousBastard Mar 2021 #4

Last was '76. marybourg Mar 2021 #5

I should probably look it up but, what's the difference between CUNY and SUNY? Bristlecone Mar 2021 #2

City University of NY and State University of NY. Completely separate TreasonousBastard Mar 2021 #3

marybourg

(12,631 posts)

1. I was in the last tuition-free CUNY graduating class.

Reply to Donkees (Original post)

Mon Mar 22, 2021, 09:52 PM

Mar 2021

Well into middle age. Boosted me into the middle class.

TreasonousBastard

(43,049 posts)

4. Forget when the last one was, but I was CCNY '69.

Reply to marybourg (Reply #1)

Mon Mar 22, 2021, 10:24 PM

Mar 2021

marybourg

(12,631 posts)

5. Last was '76.

Reply to TreasonousBastard (Reply #4)

Tue Mar 23, 2021, 12:50 AM

Mar 2021

Bristlecone

(10,127 posts)

2. I should probably look it up but, what's the difference between CUNY and SUNY?

Reply to Donkees (Original post)

Mon Mar 22, 2021, 09:53 PM

Mar 2021

I thought SUNY already had a tuition program that stipulated a minimum NY state residency for "X" number of years to receive the Tuition benefits - which I thought was "free"

TreasonousBastard

(43,049 posts)

3. City University of NY and State University of NY. Completely separate

Reply to Bristlecone (Reply #2)

Mon Mar 22, 2021, 10:20 PM

Mar 2021

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