In the middle of the school year, at least two CUNY colleges in Queens have slashed dozens of staff following the City University’s central administration mandates last month for eight campuses to make “enhanced deficit reduction plans.” Queens College on Jan. 10 laid off 26 full-time faculty members slated to teach in the spring semester, while York College has since mid-December let go of an estimated 75 part-time adjuncts and a number of non-teaching staffers with more cuts to come, according to the schools’ faculty and union leaders.
