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Tiger Paper, February 1972

This issue of the Tiger Paper contains humorous takedowns of the college administration, a call for free subways, a critique of the state of nursing education, and an extended interview with radical poet Sonia Sanchez.The Tiger Paper, which [...]

Item Type: Text (Newspaper / Magazine / Journal)
Time Period: 1970-1977 Open Admissions - Fiscal Crisis - State Takeover
Subjects: 1970s Fiscal Crisis, Academic Freedom, Activism, Board of Higher Education, CUNY Administration, Faculty Governance, Gender, Health and/or Environmental Issues, Labor Unions, Open Admissions, Politics, Women's Studies
Tags: Borough of Manhattan Community College, Edgar Draper, Editorial, Faculty Publication, Media / Press, Sonia Sanchez
Oral History Interview with Members of The Newt Davidson Collective

Audio and transcription of oral history interview with Nanette Funk, Jerry Markowitz, Bill Tabb, and Mike Wallace, four of the original members of The Newt Davidson Collective.

Item Type: Oral History (Digital)
Time Periods: 1946-1960 Municipal College Expansion, 1961-1969 The Creation of CUNY - Open Admissions Struggle, 1970-1977 Open Admissions - Fiscal Crisis - State Takeover, 1978-1992 Retrenchment - Austerity - Tuition
Subjects: 1970s Fiscal Crisis, Activism, Austerity, Board of Higher Education, Board of Trustees, CUNY Administration, CUNY Centralization, Faculty Governance, Founding of CUNY, Labor Unions, Open Admissions, Politics, Student Organizations
Tags: Budget Cuts, David Newton, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, New Caucus, Protest, Retrenchment
March to Gracie Mansion

A young boy stretches his arms out as Hostos Community College students, professors and community organizers make their way to the Mayor's official residence to demand funding for the renovation of the 500 building. By 1977, the third part of the [...]

Item Type: Image (Photograph)
Time Period: 1970-1977 Open Admissions - Fiscal Crisis - State Takeover
Subjects: 1970s Fiscal Crisis, Activism, Austerity, Bilingual Education, Board of Higher Education, Politics
Tags: Hostos Community College, Professional Staff Congress, Protest

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