Q&A
Discussion on centralization of power and decision-making at CUNY
3:49:05
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Michael Cohen emphasizes the need for centralization of power and decision-making at CUNY to effectively implement the Lippman report's recommendations and ensure accountability. Avi Posnick adds a point about clarity in policies.
- Cohen highlights the current challenges in implementing changes across CUNY's many colleges
- He stresses the importance of centralization for accountability and effective implementation of recommendations
- Posnick emphasizes the need for clear, widely known policies to eliminate ambiguity about acceptable behavior
Michael Cohen
3:49:05
I I think one of the things that that the report says that needs to be concentrated on is a centralization of power and and decision making.
3:49:13
Because right now what you're looking at is even if the chancellor says something, there's 2 dozen colleges which have to deliberate and have an implementation as we heard today.
3:49:24
We we don't really know what implementation looks like.
3:49:25
We don't know what timelines look like on on any of these matters.
3:49:29
And I think part of that is is is I know the board of trustees of CUNY is trying to, talk about centralization, but that needs to happen because how do we hold anybody accountable for violating these kind of things?
3:49:40
How do we hold anybody accountable for for not implementing if the answer is going to be, well, there are 25 different people to go after?
3:49:48
I think that centralization needs to happen, needs to happen fast because in order to be able to implement the recommendations of the Littmann report, in order to keep Jewish students safe, there has to be a measure of accountability, but we have to give people the power to implement what needs to be implemented so this way we can hold them accountable in that instance.