Tag: Community Integration
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“CUNY Head Weighs Requiring New General-Education Courses”
This is another part of the narrative line of CUNY struggling to reform during the 1980s to better serve the city’s working-class high school graduates. The Times in this era often reports from the point of view of CUNY in crisis, making tough decisions in an effort to reform. This is underscored by the picture,…
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“Minorities at Baruch College Charge Neglect of Ethnicity”
Protests from students lead to a delay in Baruch’s reaccreditation. This article deals with both teacher diversity and curricular diversity, with students advocating in favor of both issues. The curricular issues center around humanities courses. Read more.
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“New Role for CUNY: Big Brother to Public Schools”
Another article that speaks to an attempt to rehabilitate CUNY’s reputation through stronger partnering with the “campus schools.” It details the integration of liberal arts and humanities programs into these initiatives. Read more.
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“Writers Conference at Evers”
Reporting about Medgar Evers from the Amsterdam News suggests a renaissance in the mid 1980s, or perhaps indicates that the campus was perceived to be coming into its own for the first time. This article details the Humanities Division hosting its “First National Black Writers Conference” with a grant from the NEH. These articles from…
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“Medgar Evers College regains four year status”
This article revisits the charge of the college, which is to provide professionalization while not neglecting liberal arts education for those in the Brooklyn community where the campus resides. The campus had previously lost four-year status during the fiscal crisis, only 7 years after opening. Read more.
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“CUNY Tech Student Theatre Works Productions”
Very consistent reporting from the Amsterdam News about arts events and happenings at CUNY in the middle of the decade. The article also mentions that while the college focuses on technical education, it is also working on expanding the robustness of its liberal arts programs. Read more.
