Tag: City College
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“The Sad Beauty of Locked Gates”
“The upstart rebel kids turn into dignified men and women, committed to the rights of their people, flying the flags and manning the barricades of a genuine revolution.” Robert Mayer This coverage of the events at City College is much more poetic, elegantly written and outwardly sympathetic to the demands of the protesters, described as…
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“Gallagher Resigns, Blasts Budget Hatchet Job”
After months of student protests and a declaration of budget cuts, longtime president Buell Gallagher of CCNY resigns. This report from the Daily News is much more emotive than the times supporting, juxtaposing a frantic and distressed-looking Gallagher with a smug looking Albert H. Bowker, then chancellor. This type of visual flourish completely contradicts the…
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Protests at City College
Black and Puerto Rican students begin lead protests at City College, insisting that the college expand its admissions and programs to accommodate the residents of the community that the campus resides in. These protests were led by liberal arts students of CCNY’s south campus. One of their primary demands was for an expansion of available…
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“At City College, a Division . . .”
This is one of the articles that most clearly delineates the cultural differences between the humanities students of City College’s south campus, and the science and technology students of the north campus. In no uncertain terms, it suggests that disciplinary practices shape the student outlook on contemporary issues; and it paints the different student groups…
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“CITY COLLEGE ASKS CURRICULUM SHIFT: Liberal Arts Faculty Acts to End Freshman Confusion and Senior Boredom”
MORE SCIENCE IS URGED Plan Limits Required Courses to First 2 Years Latin Faces New Setback This article is extremely informative both in terms of what changes were going on at the university and how it was reported out. “Liberal arts” again is being positioned as a combatant, this time against “specialization” rather than strictly…
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“SEARCH FOR TRUTH” – Letters to the Editor
Debates concerning the place of liberal arts and the humanities at CUNY sometimes play out in the “letters to the editor” section of the New York Times. They would have been part of the public discourse, not just confined to academic spaces. This particular piece from CCNY Professor Arnold J. Bornfriend is a rebuttal against…
