Q&A
Transparency and communication of CUNY's policies
1:31:48
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74 sec
Council Member Dinowitz criticizes CUNY for lack of transparency and insufficient communication of policies to students. He emphasizes the need for more public sharing of information about rules, values, and anti-discrimination practices. Chancellor Matos Rodriguez defends CUNY's efforts in publishing and sharing rules.
- Criticism of CUNY's communication of policies to students
- Discussion on the accessibility of information on CUNY's website
- Debate over the effectiveness of CUNY's efforts to share information
Eric Dinowitz
1:31:48
I think one of the themes throughout is I know from your perspective you're taking a lot of steps.
1:31:54
And, of course, while many of us on the committee and here today may be skeptical, it is clear that whatever steps are being taken are not, at the bare minimum, being publicized or shared.
1:32:07
There's a lot of things students don't know.
1:32:08
Whether it's the outcomes of their complaints with the portal, whether it's the rules, the Henderson rules, whether it's masking regulations and say and saying, well, it's the Henderson rules.
1:32:18
There's no real yes or no.
1:32:21
I won't talk about wearing pants or not.
1:32:25
But there's a lot that seems to be behind closed doors.
1:32:28
Even the the process for procuring cameras seems to take a long time and be secretive.
1:32:33
So one of the big asks we're doing in whatever recommendation is to be sharing information and sharing it publicly and publicly doing more to affirm that the rules in place, the rules that are being put in place, and the values and opinions of CUNY are in line with anti discrimination practices.
1:32:53
And we've been doing that.
1:32:54
Hearing is resistance, and I don't know if it's
Felix Matos Rodriguez
1:32:56
There's no reason.
1:32:57
We've been doing that.
1:32:58
We've been publishing all those all those rules and sharing them widely.
