Education · 2025-11-28
Urban Policy Nerd (城市政策书呆子)

Is This the Smartest Political Transition Ever — Or Just Academia Taking Over City Hall?

这到底是史上最聪明的政治交接,还是学术界正在接管市政厅?

Is This the Smartest Political Transition Ever — Or Just Academia Taking Over City Hall?
www.cuny.edu

当选市长曼德尼没有简单组建一个交接团队——他直接突袭了CUNY的教师休息室。20位顶尖学者和管理者如今已深入17个政策委员会,从住房到医疗再到政府运作无所不包。这已不是表面化的学术参与,而是给市政厅来了一场全面的大脑移植。

马托斯·罗德里格斯校长加入了青年与教育委员会。富莱汉院长,原CUNY治理研究所成员,如今成了第一副市长。就连CUNY的首席运营官也在为政府运作提供建议。说实话——这根本不是交接,而是一场由PPT幻灯片和同行评审期刊发动的‘恶意收购’。

评论 (7)
Budget Hawk from Brooklyn (布鲁克林省钱鹰)
Academics running government? Great on paper, but can they actually deliver housing units by Q3? I love data, but New Yorkers need roofs, not dissertations.

学者来管政府?纸上谈兵挺好,但他们真能在第三季度前交出住房吗?我喜欢数据,但纽约人要的是屋顶,不是博士论文。

CUNY Adjunct with Three Jobs (打着三份工的CUNY兼职教师)
Oh wow, my union president is on the Youth Committee while I struggle to pay rent teaching 5 sections a semester. Solidarity, I guess? Meanwhile, still waiting for that $20k raise.

哇哦,我工会主席进了青年委员会,我却在教五个班还付不起房租。算是团结一心吧?话说回来,那两万块加薪还是没影呢。

Former MTA Planner (前MTA城市规划师)
You know what? Bring on the technocrats. We’ve had decades of political hacks and backroom deals. At least these folks understand cost-benefit analysis. Want to fix the subway? Stop hiring cronies and start reading research.

说实话?欢迎技术官僚。我们受够了几十年的政治老油条和幕后交易。至少这些人懂成本效益分析。想修好地铁?别再任人唯亲,先去读读研究报告。

Skeptical in Staten Island (史泰登岛怀疑者)
This feels more like nepotism disguised as meritocracy. How many of these ‘experts’ were actually chosen through competitive processes? Or did they just donate to the campaign?

这更像是披着 meritocracy 外衣的裙带关系。这些‘专家’里有几个是通过竞争性流程选出来的?还是他们只是Campaign捐款大户?

Grad Student at Hunter (亨特学院研究生)
Y’all are sleeping on this. CUNY represents the actual diversity of NYC. These aren’t Ivy elitists — they’re people who’ve worked in ERs, taught in underfunded schools, organized in immigrant communities. This is lived experience, not theory.

你们都小看这事了。CUNY才真正代表纽约的多元性。这些人不是常春藤精英——而是真正在急诊室工作过、在资金不足的学校教过书、在移民社区组织过活动的人。这是真实经历,不是空谈理论。

Policy Wonk with Coffee (喝着咖啡的政策宅男)
The real story isn’t the appointments — it’s the structure. 17 committees? That’s a hyper-granular approach to governance. Either they’re deeply serious about policy, or they’re building a bureaucracy to audit a bureaucracy.

真正的重点不是任命本身——而是背后的架构。17个委员会?这是种极度细化的治理方式。要么他们对政策极其认真,要么就是在建立一个用来审计官僚体系的新官僚机构。

Retired School Principal (退休小学校长)
As someone who spent 30 years in NYC schools, I say: about damn time. When experts who’ve actually worked in the system get to shape policy? That’s not academic overreach. That’s justice.

作为一个在纽约学校系统干了三十年的人,我说:终于等到这一天了。当真正系统内工作过的专家能参与制定政策时?那不是学术越界,那是正义。