February 6, 1969 Minutes of Presidential Search Committee for Community College 7
On February 6, 1969, the Presidential Search Committee for Community College 7, composed of five City University of New York (CUNY) officials and five appointed representatives of Bedford-Stuyvesant community organizations, met to discuss criteria for selection of a president for the new college and four possible candidates for the position. Among the issues discussed at the meeting was whether “possession of a Ph.D. and experience in higher education” should be a required qualification, a questions that was not resolved at this meeting. In this meeting, the Committee agreed to contact and interview a fifth prospective candidate, Hugh Smythe, United States Ambassador to Malta, to whom they would eventually offer the position.
Source | Donald Watkins Collection (Brooklyn Public Library)
Creator | Bedford Stuyvesant Coalition for Educational Needs and Services
Date Created | February 6, 1969
Item Type | Text
Cite This document | Bedford Stuyvesant Coalition for Educational Needs and Services , “February 6, 1969 Minutes of Presidential Search Committee for Community College 7 ,” CUNY Digital History Archive, accessed April 18, 2024, https://cdha.cuny.edu/items/show/13702.
Creator | Bedford Stuyvesant Coalition for Educational Needs and Services
Date Created | February 6, 1969
Item Type | Text
Cite This document | Bedford Stuyvesant Coalition for Educational Needs and Services , “February 6, 1969 Minutes of Presidential Search Committee for Community College 7 ,” CUNY Digital History Archive, accessed April 18, 2024, https://cdha.cuny.edu/items/show/13702.
