James Davis, a professor of English and American Studies who has been at the college for nearly 20 years, has become the new president of the Professional Staff Congress, the union that represents 30,000 faculty and staff members at CUNY. He will succeed outgoing President Barbara Bowen, who has led the PSC for more than two decades. Davis has been Brooklyn College’s union chapter chair since 2015, a position he used to broaden the base of member involvement and developed effective campaigns to enforce the contract and amplify the voices of faculty, staff, and students.
