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CUNY Chancellor Dr. Felix Matos Rodriguez Discusses Unrest On Campus And More In CBS News New York Interview
40 percent of our students come from households that make less than $30,000 a year," Rodriguez said.
September 3, 2024
NEW YORK — College students across the city are heading back to class, and a significant number of them are attending one of the 25 colleges that are part of the City University of New York system.
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Dr. Felix Matos Rodriguez is CUNY's chancellor and the first Latino to lead the urban university. He sat down with CBS News New York's Kristine Johnson for a wide-ranging conversation.
"We're sort of the Ellis Island of educational opportunity," Rodriguez said. "We have 25 campuses, so we are in every borough. In every part of the city, CUNY is present. Our students mirror roughly the demographics of the city."
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