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Introduction to hearing on CUNY transfer student obstacles
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Council Member Eric Dinowitz, Chair of the Committee on Higher Education, introduces an oversight hearing addressing obstacles facing CUNY's transfer students. He acknowledges National Community College Month and highlights the importance of CUNY's community colleges in serving a significant portion of CUNY's undergraduate population.
- Emphasizes that community colleges serve nearly one-third of CUNY's undergraduates
- Focuses on the transition of community college students to CUNY's 4-year or senior colleges
- Sets the stage for discussing challenges in the transfer process
Eric Dinowitz
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Good afternoon.
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I'm counsel member Eric Dinowitz, Chair of the Committee on Higher Education.
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Welcome to our oversight hearing addressing obstacles facing CUNY's transfer students.
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Let me start by reminding us all that April was National Community College Month.
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At our committee's April hearing, I expressed our appreciation for the hard work of CUNY's 7 Community Colleges and that they do every day in serving more than 65,000 students.
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That's nearly 1 third of CUNY's undergraduates.
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The community college's work will be highlighted in today's hearing as we look at what happens to CUNY's community college students who plan to and who do actually make the transition to CUNY's 4 year or senior colleges.