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"College Head Here Quits After Strife"

This New York Times article reports the resignation of Borough of Manhattan Community College president Murray Block following May 1970 demonstrations that ended with students and faculty occupying the college's buildings. Block's replacement was Edgar Draper, with whom politicized students and faculty would similarly clash.

Source | Friedheim, Bill
Creator | New York Times
Date Created | May 19, 1970
Rights | Copyright New York Times
Item Type | Text (Article / Essay)
Cite This document | New York Times, “"College Head Here Quits After Strife",” CUNY Digital History Archive, accessed March 19, 2024, https://cdha.cuny.edu/items/show/1801.

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