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Letter to Brooklyn College President John Kneller on Budget Cuts and Faculty Tenure

During the 1970s, CUNY experienced a fiscal crisis resulting in faculty and staff layoffs, increased tuition, as well as cutbacks in open enrollment. As a result, the coordinators of the Brooklyn College Women's Studies Program drafted this letter [...]

Item Type: Text (Diary / Correspondence)
Time Period: 1970-1977 Open Admissions - Fiscal Crisis - State Takeover
Subjects: 1970s Fiscal Crisis, Austerity, CUNY Administration, Diversity, Gender, Politics, State and/or City budget, Tuition, Women's Studies
Tags: Brooklyn College, Budget Cuts, Employment, John Kneller, Tucker Pamella Farley, Women’s Movement / Feminism
Letter from Congressman Rangel to Chairman Giardino

In December 1975 Congressman Charles Rangel wrote this letter to the Chairman of the Board of [Higher] Education, Alfred Giardino, to convey his opposition to the closure of Hostos Community College. As the United States Congressman representing a [...]

Item Type: Text (Diary / Correspondence)
Time Period: 1970-1977 Open Admissions - Fiscal Crisis - State Takeover
Subjects: 1970s Fiscal Crisis, Austerity, Bilingual Education, Board of Higher Education, Community Colleges, Politics, Relationships with Communities, Tuition
Tags: Alfred Giardino, Budget Cuts, Hostos Community College, Social Class, Upward Mobility

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