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Song: "Hit the Road Matt: Good riddance to a reprehensible Chancellor!"
This version of the Ray Charles classic was written by members of the Graduate Center General Assembly and Adjunct Project on the occasion of CUNY Chancellor Matthew Goldstein's June 2013 retirement. The song references ongoing scandals over which [...]
"Brooklyn College Defends Actions"
In May 1968, 42 demonstrators were arrested following a 16-hour sit-in at the Brooklyn College registrar's office. Their goal was to secure the admission of greater numbers of black and Puerto Rican students to the mostly-white college. In this New [...]
New York Times: "CUNY To Tighten Admissions Policy At 4-Year Schools," May 27, 1998
This article from The New York Times reviews the decision made by CUNY’s Board of Trustees on May 26, 1998 to end the nearly three decade-long open admissions standards that had shaped the university system since 1970. The new plan, to shift [...]
May 3, 1968, Faculty Council Minutes Supporting a Proposal to Integrate Brooklyn College
As the demand for Open Admissions intensified throughout the CUNY system, Faculty Council Minutes from May 3, 1968, document a discussion regarding the increased enrollment of a more racially, ethnically and culturally reflective and responsive [...]