CUNY DIGITAL HISTORY ARCHIVE

This Summary of Action Taken at the November 22, 1976, Meeting of CUNY's Board of Higher Education contained a report of the approval of the Institute for the Study of Women and Sex Roles, which became the Center for the Study of Women and Society (CSWS). While the Institute was approved, it was noted that psychiatrist and board member, Dr. Gurston D. Goldin, voted against the resolution. This is the type of push back that Susan Saegert and Anne Humpherys discuss in their email regarding the history of the CSWS. The minutes stated that all costs of the Institute were to be covered by outside funding and would not require any new tax levy funding. The Board of Higher Education acknowledged that the Institute would not offer courses or give degrees. Instead, it would promote women's studies, encourage and coordinate CUNY-wide courses related to women's studies, sponsor research in the field, and develop programs in community education on the study of women and sex roles. These minutes included an emphasis on the absence of such an institution in the NYC metropolitan area.