The establishment of ethnic studies at the campuses did not go entirely smoothly; City was forced to expand its program. The Times publishes different views on the addition of these programs during the year.

• “C.C.N.Y. Will Add to Ethnic Studies:” Read more. Afro-American, Jewish, Puerto Rican, and Asian Studies departments are created with the intention of establishing an independent School of Ethnic Studies in the future. CCNY President Robert Marshak says that Jewish Studies will not be a part of the new ethnic studies school because the other departments have a “certain commonality not shared by whites.” It is interesting to see these new disciplines being treated as something entirely separate from the prevailing liberal arts paradigm.
• “On Ethnicity: A Plea That We Avoid the Path To a Caste System:” Read more. A truly interesting article written by a Jewish man, formerly an advisor to President Nixon. He argues for a broader lens to be taken on ethnic studies, especially in the context of New York City history. It is another piece that lies at the intersection of education and politics, with what ethnic studies “should be” being presented to the general public rather than cordoned off within the university.
• “Open Admissions Gives Brooklyn College New Life:” Read more. Diversity of both programs and the student body is celebrated at a previously homogenous school.