CADHE is a coalition of CUNY faculty and staff formed from a broader campaign to create a Mutual Academic Defense Compact (MADC) between CUNY, SUNY, and other universities. Membership is open to all CUNY faculty and staff who support its mission.
CADHE aims to:
- Establish a NY State MADC: Promote collaboration between CUNY and SUNY to defend against political attacks.
- Counter misinformation: Share accurate narratives about CUNY’s role, history, and campus environments.
- Engage with government: Work with city, regional, and state officials to strengthen public higher education.
- Promote public education: Advocate for its importance to New York’s economy, culture, and democracy.
- Collaborate nationally: Partner with unions, academic bodies, and student organizations defending higher education.
- Address antisemitism misuse: Oppose its weaponization as a political tool to undermine universities.
- Protect academic freedom: Defend faculty and staff from delegitimization efforts, upholding free expression.
The mission is adaptive and will evolve with the challenges facing higher education
Organizing Committee
Cristina Bruns, LaGuardia Community College
Sarah E. Chinn, Hunter College
Jonathan Cornick, Queensborough Community College
Beth Evans, Brooklyn College
Paul Fess, LaGuardia Community College
Jean Halley, College of Staten Island
Ernest Ialongo, Hostos Community College
Karen Kaplowitz, John Jay College of Criminal Justice
Joel Kuszai, Queensborough Community College
Douglas A. Medina, Guttman Community College
Hillary Miller, Queens College
Mojubaolu Olufunke Okome, Brooklyn College
Philip A. Pecorino, Queensborough Community College
Larissa Swedell, Queens College
Emily Sohmer Tai, Queensborough Community College
Karen Weingarten, Queens College
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