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Joe Shenker, founding president of LaGuardia with the first group of students who were paraprofessionals

In 1970, Joseph Shenker was appointed president of what was then still called "Community College Number Nine," which would soon become LaGuardia Community College. Still in his twenties, Shenker brought a youthful optimism and a spirit of [...]

Item Type: Image (Photograph)
Time Period: 1970-1977 Open Admissions - Fiscal Crisis - State Takeover
Subjects: Community Colleges, Diversity, Labor Unions, NYC Public Schools, Open Admissions, Relationships with Communities
Tags: Joseph Shenker, LaGuardia Community College
The Mayor's Advisory Task Force Report: The City University of New York: An Institution Adrift

The Mayor's Advisory Task Force on the City University of New York issued its report, The City University of New York: An Institution Adrift, to Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani on June 7, 1999. Over the course of their investigation, they reported that [...]

Item Type: Text
Time Period: 1993-1999 End of Remediation and Open Admissions in Senior Colleges
Subjects: Admissions, Board of Trustees, City / State Relations, CUNY Administration, Founding of CUNY, Labor Unions, NYC Public Schools, Open Admissions, Pedagogy, Relationships with Communities, Remediation, State and/or City budget, Tuition
Tags: Affirmative Action, High School, Social Class, Transfer / Articulation

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