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A Proposal for the Establishment of Community College Number Seven

This proposal for the founding of Community College Number Seven (later named Medgar Evers College) was put forward by the Board of Higher Education in November 1967. In this excerpt (pages 11-15), the Board establishes their desire to place a new [...]

Item Type: Text (Report / Paper / Proposal)
Time Period: 1961-1969 The Creation of CUNY - Open Admissions Struggle
Subjects: Admissions, Board of Higher Education, Buildings and/or Architecture, Community Colleges, Diversity, Ethnic, Black or Latino Studies, Founding of CUNY, Open Admissions, Pedagogy, Remediation, State and/or City budget
Tags: Community College Number Seven, Curriculum, Medgar Evers College
"Black Students Union and Black Organizations Demonstration Against Genocide and Racism"

The Black Students Union and other supportive organizations sponsored a demonstration at the United Nations in April of 1976 to oppose the City University of New York’s proposals to close and merge colleges that mainly served minority communities. [...]

Item Type: Text (Flier / Leaflet (1 or 2 page handout))
Time Period: 1970-1977 Open Admissions - Fiscal Crisis - State Takeover
Subjects: 1970s Fiscal Crisis, Activism, Community Colleges, Ethnic, Black or Latino Studies, Student Organizations
Tags: Budget Cuts, Hostos Community College, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, Medgar Evers College, Protest, Racial Injustice, Racism

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