Join us for an informative and collaborative Affinity Group event on Wednesday, October 30 from 9:30 AM to 3 PM at The Culinary Institute of America. CICU Member Services is pleased to host…
Congratulations to CICU’s Director of Government Affairs, Tom Schnurr, on being named to City & State’s 2024 Albany 40 Under 40! The list highlights rising stars in New York State politics and you…
ALBANY – On June 26, 2024, Governor Kathy Hochul announced $38 million in grants for 33 capital projects at New York’s independent colleges and universities. The Higher Education Capital (HECap) Matching Grant Program…
On June 12, the New York City Independent Colleges Teacher Education Consortium, in partnership with Fordham University Graduate School of Education, hosted a regional meeting with education stakeholders including P-12 and district representatives, teacher…
On April 20, the New York State Legislature approved the FY 2025 New York State Budget. There were valuable key takeaways and victories for the Independent Sector. This year’s Enacted Budget contains a…
ALBANY, N.Y. (March 14, 2024) – On Monday, March 11, the Commission on Independent Colleges and Universities in New York (CICU) elected new members to its Board of Trustees at its 68th annual…
CICU President Lola W. Brabham testifies regarding the FY25 Executive Budget on February 8, 2024 before the NYS Joint Budget Hearing on Higher Education. Her testimony called on the Legislature to fund Student…
On Monday, January 8, 2024, the Chairs of the Higher Education Committees in the New York State Legislature, Senator Toby Ann Stavisky and Assemblymember Patricia Fahy, announced a package of legislation to #TurnOnTheTAP…
CICU President Lola W. Brabham testified on November 28, 2023 before Assembly Higher Education Committee. Her testimony called on the Legislature to adequately fund TAP so that it can continue to be instrumental…
ALBANY – Governor Kathy Hochul today announced $63.6 million in grants for 30 capital projects at New York’s independent colleges and universities. The Higher Education Capital (HECap) Matching Grant Program is a critical…
Lola W. Brabham, President of the Commission on Independent Colleges and Universities in New York (CICU), has released the following statement in response to the signing of S.2060 (Stavisky) / A.3694 (D. Rosenthal) by…