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Tweet: During the Great Depression CUNY Expanded

This tweet from May 2020, recognized NYC Public Advocate Jumaane Williams's public support for funding CUNY and his argument that CUNY had expanded during the Great Depression by opening two new senior colleges in Brooklyn and Queens. In addition to [...]

Item Type: Social Media Post
Time Period: 2020 and Beyond: CUNY in the Era of COVID and Racial Reckoning
Subjects: Activism, State and/or City budget
Tags: Austerity, budget, CUNY Distance Learning Archive, history, Jumaane Williams, social media, Solidarity
PSC/CUNY Executive Council Resolution on the Proposed Elimination of Hostos Community College

In 1976, the Executive Council of the Professional Staff Congress (PSC) produced this resolution to convey their opposition to the proposal to close multiple community college campuses in New York City’s effort to save money. They also resolved [...]

Item Type: Text (Resolution / Legislation)
Time Period: 1970-1977 Open Admissions - Fiscal Crisis - State Takeover
Subjects: 1970s Fiscal Crisis, Activism, Austerity, Board of Higher Education, Community Colleges, CUNY Administration, Labor Unions, Relationships with Communities, State and/or City budget
Tags: Bronx Community College, Budget Cuts, College of Staten Island, Hostos Community College, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, Medgar Evers College, New York City College of Technology, Professional Staff Congress, Solidarity

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