Tag: New York Times
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Ethnic Studies Revisited
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.
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The Establishment of Ethnic Studies at CUNY
As a result of the protests at City College, campuses begin adding programs in various fields of ethnic studies. The addition of these programs faces both support and opposition from faculty and outside sources.
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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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“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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“Council of Scholars to Guide New College Here”
This article, on the founding of York College, demonstrates that the City University was never a monolith when it came to its structures and goals in terms of its educational goals. The group of advisors reported on in this article say that liberal arts education has “become irrelevant to everyday life,” and that they are…
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New Methods for Humanities Instruction
Later in 1967, reporting turns to different innovations happening in humanities instruction at the City University. These reports create an impression of the City University of New York as a site of evolution and innovation rather than an institution that seeks to uphold traditional academic methods, in a generally complementary way. Included among these stories…
