CUNY DIGITAL HISTORY ARCHIVE

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MCC Strike Committee Bulletin #1

The 1976 contract negotiations between the Professional Staff Congress (PSC) and the university occurred in the midst of the city's mid-1970s fiscal crisis. Radicals at Borough of Manhattan Community College (BMCC) formed a strike committee in order [...]

Item Type: Text (Pamphlet / Petition)
Time Period: 1970-1977 Open Admissions - Fiscal Crisis - State Takeover
Subjects: 1970s Fiscal Crisis, Austerity, Community Colleges, CUNY Administration, Faculty Governance, Labor Unions, Politics, State and/or City budget
Tags: Borough of Manhattan Community College, Professional Staff Congress
25 Years of Progress: Professional Staff Congress/CUNY

In celebration of their 25th anniversary, the Professional Staff Congress/CUNY (PSC) published this collection of articles written by Irwin Yellowitz, "professor emeritus of history at City College and a former PSC treasurer." The articles and [...]

Item Type: Text (Report / Paper / Proposal)
Time Period: 1978-1992 Retrenchment - Austerity - Tuition
Subjects: 1970s Fiscal Crisis, Adjunct or Contingent Labor, Austerity, Community Colleges, CUNY Administration, Faculty Governance, Labor Unions, Pedagogy, State and/or City budget
Tags: Budget Cuts, Chancellor Joseph S. Murphy, Chancellor Robert Kibbee, Governor George Pataki, Governor Mario Cuomo, Legislative Conference, Mayor Abraham Beame, Mayor Rudolph Giuliani, Professional Staff Congress, United Federation of College Teachers
Report of the Citizens' Commission on the Future of the City University of New York

In November 1969, CUNY's Board of Higher Education formed and tasked the Citizens' Commission to "study the future of the University in all its aspects." Their analysis resulted in the creation of an extensive report in 1971 that detailed the [...]

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: 1970s Fiscal Crisis, Admissions, Austerity, Board of Higher Education, City / State Relations, Community Colleges, CUNY Administration, Financial Aid, Open Admissions, State and/or City budget, Tuition
Tags: Baruch College, Budget Cuts, Citizens Commision
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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