Tag: Rebuilding Reputation
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“Lehman College to Open Satellite Campus in Japan”
In the early 1990s, Lehman College worked to open a satellite campus in the city of Hiroshima, Japan. The article talks about liberal arts education as a “high technology export.” The goal of this venture was to create avenues for better international understanding. It also indicates further perceptions on behalf of the media outlets on…
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“Queens College, 50 Years Old, Seeks to Rebound”
A long piece about the revamping of both curricula and facilities at Queens College, 50 years after opening. This article details the need for an expansion of humanities programs. Specifically, it mentions a program to train teachers who are working with Latin American student populations, and a study to provide a framework for teaching American…
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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.
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“See ray of hope for Evers College”
This article details the rise of a new president at Medgar Evers, who is described as the first president of the college “whose academic qualification and experience there could be no question.” He promises to set up a Division of African and Caribbean Studies and the Humanities. He promises to raise the prestige of the…
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“City U. Profiles Its ’81 Graduates a Year Later”
This piece suggests that the University is doing well at meeting its goals in terms of serving unrepresented students who normally would not have access to a college education. It also reflects a growing concern for the financial state of humanities graduates. Read more.
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“City U. Graduate School Gains High Rank”
A celebratory piece on the Graduate Center’s programs in the humanities ranking nationally for the first time. The content of the article reflects the blow to reputation that CUNY faced in the 70s, after its rocky implementation of Open Admissions and the broader fiscal crisis in NYC. It suggests that the GC wasn’t able to…
