Tag: Humanities vs. Sciences
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“Art and Engineering Students in Separate Worlds: Different Motivation Found on Protests and Life Aims”
This article takes an almost pseudo-scientific approach to the recurring conflict reported between the liberal arts and engineering students on the CCNY campus. The piece has a more conservative tone when it comes to the liberal arts students versus the engineering ones, with more regard being given to the industriousness of the latter, and relating…
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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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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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“A Kind Of Proletarian Harvard: A Kind of Proletarian Harvard”
This is a long, detailed piece from the New York Times about the history and evolution of CCNY. It argues that the school has become significantly less politically radical since free speech and anti-fascist demonstrations that took place during the 1930s. There is also a recollection of a time during the Depression where liberal arts…
