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Oral History Interview with Khadija DeLoache

Khadija DeLoache entered City College in the fall of 1966 with support from the CUNY Seek program. In this oral history, DeLoache discusses growing up in Harlem, her experience as a student activist, and the development of the Black Studies [...]

Item Type: Oral History (Digital)
Time Period: 1961-1969 The Creation of CUNY - Open Admissions Struggle
Subjects: 1970s Fiscal Crisis, Activism, Admissions, Alumni, Ethnic, Black or Latino Studies, Financial Aid, Gender, Open Admissions, Relationships with Communities, Student Organizations, Tuition
Tags: Black and Puerto Rican Studies, City College of New York, Open Admissions, SEEK, Student Activism
Crisis at CUNY

As the 1970s wore on, students and faculty at CUNY found themselves faced with an ominous environment. While the open admissions struggle of the late 1960s represented a signal achievement in the struggle to secure democratic access to quality [...]

Item Type: Text (Pamphlet / Petition)
Time Period: 1961-1969 The Creation of CUNY - Open Admissions Struggle
Subjects: 1970s Fiscal Crisis, Activism, Austerity, Board of Higher Education, Board of Trustees, City / State Relations, CUNY Administration, CUNY Centralization, Founding of CUNY, Open Admissions, Politics, State and/or City budget, Tuition
Tags: Budget Cuts, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, Racism, Social Class, Transfer / Articulation

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