A couple hundred CUNY community college students who were due to receive critical state financial aid got an email last week saying their funds would be delayed until further notice, just as officials expanded the affected scholarship program.
The scholarship funding is the state component of the CUNY Reconnect Program, which offers opportunities for adult learners to get free degrees from the City University of New York. The state allocated $18.8 million for the re-enrollment initiative, including tuition, fees and books for returning students pursuing specific degrees at community colleges.
In a statement, the university said the delayed funds from the New York State Opportunity Promise Scholarship have now been delivered to campuses, and that student accounts should be updated in the next two weeks. “Delays will not affect registration, nor will students owe any money as a result,” the statement said…