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Oral History Interview with Henry Arce

In this interview conducted about CUNY’s Open Admissions program, Arce describes his journey from the NYC Public School system to graduating from college. He credits his mother, who raised him alone in a Puerto Rican, immigrant community, for [...]

Item Type: Oral History (Digital)
Time Periods: 1961-1969 The Creation of CUNY - Open Admissions Struggle, 1970-1977 Open Admissions - Fiscal Crisis - State Takeover
Subjects: Activism, Diversity, NYC Public Schools, Open Admissions, Pedagogy, Politics, Relationships with Communities
Tags: 5 Demands, Black Panthers, City College of New York, Diana Ramírez de Arellano, Harlem University, ONYX, Puerto Ricans Involved in Students Action (PRISA), Students for a Democratic Society (SDS)
Prometheus, January 26, 1972

This issue of Prometheus, BMCC's student newspaper, reflects the evolving editorial concerns of the increasingly black and Latino/a student body. The paper contains articles on university funding, drug abuse, corporate enablers of [...]

Item Type: Text (Newspaper / Magazine / Journal)
Time Period: 1970-1977 Open Admissions - Fiscal Crisis - State Takeover
Subjects: Activism, Community Colleges, Diversity, Ethnic, Black or Latino Studies, Politics, Relationships with Communities, Student Organizations
Tags: Africa, Angela Davis, Black Panthers, Borough of Manhattan Community College, Drug Abuse, Puerto Rico, Student Newspapers / Journals

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