CUNY DIGITAL HISTORY ARCHIVE

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Tiger Paper, January 1974

This edition of the Tiger Paper protests the impending firing of 1,700 adjunct faculty and the consequent reduction in the number of classes offered at BMCC. "Such a move spells disaster for Open Admissions," the paper's editors write.The [...]

Item Type: Text (Newspaper / Magazine / Journal)
Time Period: 1970-1977 Open Admissions - Fiscal Crisis - State Takeover
Subjects: 1970s Fiscal Crisis, Adjunct or Contingent Labor, Board of Higher Education, Buildings and/or Architecture, Community Colleges, CUNY Administration, Open Admissions, Politics, State and/or City budget
Tags: Borough of Manhattan Community College, Budget Cuts, Child Care, Editorial, Faculty Publication, Puerto Rico
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
"A Long-Range Plan for the City University of New York, 1961-1975"

New York City's Board of Higher Education appointed Thomas Holy as lead consultant to write this 424-page report 1962 on the future of the City University of New York. The report articulated three major goals: to build or acquire more community and [...]

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: Admissions, Board of Higher Education, Buildings and/or Architecture, Community Colleges, Founding of CUNY, State and/or City budget, Tuition
Tags: Board of Higher Education, Centralization of CUNY, Free Tuition, Thomas Holy
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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