News and Announcements

Having trouble with NYSHIP?

Posted on Sep 9, 2009

many students are reporting that they are having trouble accessing care with NYSHIP and getting billed for claim denials on services they believed would be covered.

If this is happening to you please take note of the following:

Always appeal claim denials. Do this ASAP by phone and it in writing. Send your appeal letters by certified mail. You only have 45 days to appeal, so act fast.

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Health Issues Blog: NYSHIP Feedback

Posted on Sep 9, 2009

http://opencuny.org/health/

Find the details for the Provost Office's NYSHIP Q&A sessions and give feedback about NYSHIP via our blog.

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Student Elections in Programs

Posted on Feb 2, 2009

The Doctoral Students' Council has prepared the following resources for students conducting elections in their programs. While the DSC is not responsible for program elections, it is in all students' interests to have representation on their program's committees. To this end, these resources are intended to ensure that elections occur in a fair, democratic, and accountable way.

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Student Resources from Graduate Council Governance

Posted on Dec 12, 2008

The following sections of the Governance of The Graduate School pertain directly to students. The entire document is available at http://web.gc.cuny.edu/provost/pdfs/Governance_Document.pdf. More information on the Graduate Council is available through the Provost's Office at http://web.gc.cuny.edu/provost/GradCouncil.htm.

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Invest in CUNY

Posted on Dec 12, 2008

Investing in CUNY is investing in New York. Investing in graduate education is doubly shrewd, since you are investing not just in future pioneers in their fields, you are also investing in students who simultaneously are professors at dozens of CUNY undergraduate schools.

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