Category: timeline
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“Defeat Capitalist Assault on Public Education – For Open Admissions and Free Tuition!”
Piece from a leftist publication in the immediate aftermath of 9/11. It reports that undocumented students were expelled from CUNY, and professors were maligned for an anti-war teach in. Described as an outright attack on public education in NYC, the piece also mentions that the NEH was subject to similar attacks. It’s the first piece…
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“CUNY VOWS CRACKDOWN ON ANTI-U.S. HATEFEST”
The culture wars are alive and well in the New York Post. This article presents a much more extreme response to protests on campus than those seen in the 1960s. It’s also one of several articles that specifically mentions professor Leonard Jeffries, labeling him as an anti-Semite. Read more.
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“CUNY MAKING ‘HISTORY’ WITH NEW CURRICULUM”
From the New York Post, which always styles its article headlines in capital letters. This piece reports on a new core humanities curriculum at CUNY that would mandate more history and philosophy courses for students. Specifically, the article zeroes in on potential problems: “But perhaps the most controversial component is the call for the creation…
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“A Narrowing Gateway at CUNY: English Skills”
A piece detailing the limited classes for ESL students at CUNY campuses. Many students needed extra English skills before enrolling in their degree courses, but there was a space issue. CCNY officials are seeing declining enrollments for ESL students – but this may be a result of them not meeting the minimum entry requirements for…
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“Graduate Center Adds Life to a CUNY Institution”
On the acquisition of the old B. Altman department store as the Graduate Center’s new campus. The article goes through the history of the Graduate Center, and the institution’s scholarly prestige – specifically in the humanities. It also lists the famous professors who have worked there and their accomplishments. The output of the Graduate Center…
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“Get Your College Degree Tuition Free”
If you read the title of this article with hopeful eyes, you might think that CUNY was again offering free tuition. Instead, it is an advertisement for students to join the New York Army National Guard in order to pay their tuition.
