CUNY DIGITAL HISTORY ARCHIVE

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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 [...]

Item Type: Text (Flier / Leaflet (1 or 2 page handout))
Time Period: 2010-2020 From OWS to Covid-19
Subjects: Activism, Adjunct or Contingent Labor, Admissions, Austerity, Board of Trustees, CUNY Administration, CUNY Centralization, Diversity, Faculty Governance, Financial Aid, Open Admissions, Politics, Relationships with Communities, Retirees, Student Organizations, Tuition
Tags: Adjunct, Baruch College, Brooklyn College, Graduate Center General Assembly, Matthew Goldstein, Medgar Evers College, Open Admissions, Pathways
Statement of Policy by the Board of Higher Education

This "statement of policy", attached to the minutes from a meeting of the Board of Higher Education on July 9, 1969, reflects the culmination of negotiations between college officials and protesting City College students. The students, most of whom [...]

Item Type: Text (Notes / Minutes)
Time Period: 1961-1969 The Creation of CUNY - Open Admissions Struggle
Subjects: Admissions, Board of Higher Education, CUNY Administration, Ethnic, Black or Latino Studies, Open Admissions
Tags: 5 Demands, Black and Puerto Rican Studies, Board of Higher Education, Chancellor Albert Bowker, City College of New York, Open Admissions, Porter R. Chandler
Newton Hall Statement

“We as white students, can either be a part of the solution or a part of the problem. At Huey P. Newton Hall of Political Action we are attempting to become a part of the solution.” In solidarity with black and Puerto Rican students, a group of [...]

Item Type: Text (Report / Paper / Proposal)
Time Periods: 1961-1969 The Creation of CUNY - Open Admissions Struggle, 1970-1977 Open Admissions - Fiscal Crisis - State Takeover
Subjects: Activism, Ethnic, Black or Latino Studies, Open Admissions, Pedagogy, Politics, Relationships with Communities, Student Organizations
Tags: 5 Demands, Black Panthers, Buell Gallagher, City College of New York, Harlem University, Huey P. Newton Hall for Political Action, Open Admissions, SEEK, Student Activism, Student Strike
Five Demands

This handout, created by a group of protesting City College students, offers insight into the motivations behind a campus-wide strike in April/May 1969. Black and Puerto Rican students, as well as white supporters, demanded the college meet these [...]

Item Type: Text (Flier / Leaflet (1 or 2 page handout))
Time Period: 1961-1969 The Creation of CUNY - Open Admissions Struggle
Subjects: Activism, Bilingual Education, Diversity, Ethnic, Black or Latino Studies, Open Admissions, Relationships with Communities
Tags: Black and Puerto Rican Studies, Buell Gallagher, City College of New York, Harlem, Open Admissions, Police, Protest, SEEK, Student Activism, Student Strike

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