CUNY refunds booted dorm students, waives activity fees in light of COVID-19
CUNY will refund students who were forced to leave their dorm rooms due to COVID-19, and will waive a portion of all students’ activity fees, the CUNY Board of Trustees voted on Monday.
To compensate for the interrupted semester, dorm fees will either be credited or refunded to students based on the day they moved out and whether or not they will be graduating this semester, the Board said. CUNY will also waive 25 percent of student activity fees for students who enrolled for 15 weeks of instruction, such as students enrolled in senior colleges, and 50 percent for students enrolled for 12 or six weeks of instruction, such as students enrolled in community colleges.
The entire CUNY public school system canceled in-person classes and moved to online learning March 12, but the transition has been rocky. It has taken several days to distribute necessary technology like laptops to many students.