pressures from city government continued to affect Queens College in the 2020s. In November 2023, Mayor Eric Adams ordered $23 million in CUNY-wide cuts. As a result, two weeks before the start of classes, Queens College did not reappoint 26 faculty lecturers. That number fell to 24, and 10 were re-hired on an adjunct basis. Courses without instructors were cancelled or divided among remaining faculty.
== Campus and facilities ==
The 83-acre (34 ha) campus, located off Kissena Boulevard, is on a 100-foot (30 m)-high hill that faces Manhattan. Six of the original Spanish-style buildings dating back to the early 20th century still stand, such as Jefferson Hall, which was built in 1907. The college has since expanded to over 40 buildings, including the main classroom building, Powdermaker Hall, rebuilt in 2003 and named after the college's distinguished anthropologist Hortense Powdermaker.
Queens College is one of two CUNY colleges that participates in Division II sports (the other is the College of Staten Island). …
