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PSC rallies in support of fired faculty amid ‘climate of fear’

BY MAX WHITE
Posted 10/17/25

A cowbell, a saxophone, drums and chants of solidarity rang out in Midtown Friday as dozens of students and staff of the City University of New York rallied outside CUNY’s central office on East 42nd Street in support of four adjunct faculty members who the union claims lost their jobs because of their activism on behalf of Palestinians.

Members of the Professional Staff Congress-CUNY which represents nearly 30,000 faculty and staff at the university, gathered on the same day that the four adjuncts, all union members, participated in an appeal hearing with CUNY’s chancellor’s office as part of a grievance process. 

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