Immigrants & NY

Making Policy Public

Immigrants & NY

Whose Art?

City Studies

Whose Art?

Is Justice For All?

City Studies

Is Justice For All?

Break it Down!

Making Policy Public

Break it Down!

Predatory Equity

Making Policy Public

Predatory Equity

Print Free For All?

On April 12, 2017, New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo signed a free college tuition bill into law. The Excelsior Scholarship makes the City and State Universities of New York tuition-free, but only for qualifying students. Students that are part time, undocumented, or whose families make over $125,000 per year are not eligible. Should college be free for everyone? 

In the winter of 2018, CUP collaborated with Teaching Artist Gabe Gordon and Yadira Echevarria’s internship class at the international Community High School (ICHS) in the Bronx to find out. To investigate, students got out of the classroom and into the realm of higher education to survey educators and school staff on the value of a degree and the possible hidden costs of education. What are the different types of academic degrees? How much does higher education actually cost? Who decides?

Students created the newspaper Free For All? to teach others what they learned and to help students navigate their higher education options. 

Figuring Out FEMA

Public Access Design

Figuring Out FEMA

Record It. Report It!

Public Access Design

Record It. Report It!

TGNC-NYC

Public Access Design

TGNC-NYC

Social Security Risk Machine

Making Policy Public

Social Security Risk Machine

Are You Ready for a Ruckus?

Urban Investigations

Are You Ready for a Ruckus?

What Is Zoning?

Envisioning Development

What Is Zoning?

Your Truth, Your Rights

Public Access Design

Your Truth, Your Rights

Who Benefits from Community Benefit Agreements?

Urban Investigations

Who Benefits from Community Benefit Agreements?