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
Oral History Interview with Anselma Rodriguez

In this oral history, Anselma Rodriguez discusses her experiences as a student at Brooklyn College from 1969-1973. She was a founding a member of Movimiento Estudiantil Dominicanos and active in Brooklyn College's Puerto Rican Studies Department. [...]

Item Type: Oral History (Digital)
Time Period: 1970-1977 Open Admissions - Fiscal Crisis - State Takeover
Subjects: Activism, Admissions, Diversity, Ethnic, Black or Latino Studies, Financial Aid, Immigration, Open Admissions, Relationships with Communities, Tuition
Tags: Anti-War, Black Panthers, Black Power, Brooklyn, Brooklyn College, English as a Second Language, Puerto Rico, Racial Injustice, Undocumented Students / Immigrants, Vietnam War
Janet Mayes: An Oral History of the CCNY 1960’s SEEK Program

In this oral history interview, Janet Mayes, a City College SEEK writing teacher reflects on her experiences with the program. Mayes joined CCNY in the spring of 1967, making her one of the seven original SEEK writing lecturers. She co-taught a SEEK [...]

Item Type: Oral History (Digital)
Time Period: 1961-1969 The Creation of CUNY - Open Admissions Struggle
Subjects: Activism, Admissions, Diversity, Open Admissions, Pedagogy, Politics, Relationships with Communities, Remediation
Tags: Addison Gayle, Allen B. Ballard, Anthony Penale, Audre Lorde, Barbara Christian, Brooklyn College, City College of New York, Civil Rights Movement, Desegregation, Equal Opportunity Programs, Janet Mayes, Kenneth Bruffee, Leslie Berger, Mina Shaughnessy, Racial Justice, SEEK, Social Justice, Toni Cade Bambara, Tutoring, Writing pedagogy

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