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Presidential Search Committee of Community College 7: Minutes July 9, 1968,

On July 9, 1968, the Presidential Search Committee for “Community College 7,” composed of five City University of New York officials and five appointed representatives of Bedford-Stuyvesant’s community-based organizations, met to discuss plans [...]

Minutes of July 25, 1968, Community Meeting of the Bedford- Stuyvesant Coalition on Educational Needs and Services

On July 25, 1968, the Bedford Stuyvesant Coalition on Educational Needs and Services (B-SCENS) held a community meeting to discuss ongoing negotiations with the City University of New York (CUNY) regarding plans to develop a new college in Central [...]

Proposal for a 1968 conference for the Bedford-Stuyvesant Community to allow for full participation in the development of Community College 7

On September 18, 1968, Jack Pannigan, head of Central Brooklyn youth club, Brothers and Sisters for African American Unity, drafted a proposal to his fellow members of the Bedford-Stuyvesant Coalition on Educational Needs and Services (B-SCENS) [...]

Preliminary Site Selection Report for the proposed Community College 7

On November 4, 1968, Charles Wright, Planning Consultant to the Bedford-Stuyvesant Coalition on Educational Needs and Services (B-SCEN) submitted a memo to Al Vann, chairman of the Negotiation Committee detailing four possible sites he had [...]

November 26, 1968 Minutes of the Presidential Search Committee for Community College 7

On November 26, 1968, the Presidential Search Committee for Community College 7, composed of five City University of New York (CUNY) officials and five appointed representatives of the Bedford-Stuyvesant community, met to discuss candidates for the [...]

December 3, 1968 Minutes of the Special Meeting of the Negotiation Team of the Bedford-Stuyvesant Educational Needs and Services

The five-member Negotiation Team of the Bedford-Stuyvesant Coalition on Educational Needs and Services met on December 3, 1968, to discuss a proposed resolution put forward by City University of New York (CUNY) officials to establish Community [...]

December 9, 1968 Minutes of Special Meeting of the Negotiation Team of the Bedford-Stuyvesant Coalition on Educational Needs and Services

On December 9, 1968, in its second Special Meeting in less than a week, the five-member Negotiation Team of the Bedford-Stuyvesant Coalition on Educational Needs and Services met to discuss their concerns that City University of New York (CUNY) [...]

February 13, 1968 Youth in Action Press Release Announcing Formation of the Bedford-Stuyvesant Coalition on Educational Opportunities and Services

In this February 13, 1968 press release, Youth in Action (YiA), a Bedford-Stuyvesant-based anti-poverty organization, announced the formation of the “Coalition on Educational Opportunities and Services,” (later changed to “Bedford-Stuyvesant [...]

January 19, 1969, Letter from Justice Thomas Jones to Al Vann announcing Jones's resignation from the Negotiation Team for Community College 7

On January 19, 1969 New York State Justice Thomas Jones wrote to Al Vann, Chairman of the Bedford-Stuyvesant Coalition for Educational Needs and Services (B-SCENS), resigning from his position as a member of the five-member Negotiation Team [...]

February 6, 1969 Minutes of the Negotiation Team of the Bedford-Stuyvesant Coalition on Educational Needs and Services in preparation for the Presidential Search Committee meeting for Community College 7

The five-member Negotiation Team delegated by the Bedford-Stuyvesant Coalition on Educational Needs and Services (B-SCENS) met on February 6, 1969, to prepare for a meeting to be held later that day with five City University of New York officials, [...]

Minutes of the February 17, 1969 Meeting of the Presidential Search Committee for Community College 7

On February 17, 1969 the Presidential Search Committee for Community College 7, composed of five City University of New York (CUNY) officials and five appointed representatives of Bedfrord-Stuyvesant community organizations, met to continue their [...]

July 1969 Progress Summary to the Community from Al Vann

In July 1969 Al Vann, Chairman of the Bedford-Stuyvesant Coalition on Educational Needs and Services (B-SCENS), wrote a “Progress Summary to the Community,” detailing the activities and positions of the Negotiation Team, delegated by the [...]

Unsigned July 27, 1969 Letter from "Concerned Members of the Negotiation Team" to Al Vann

On July 27, 1969, “Concerned members of the Negotiation Team” of the Bedford-Stuyvesant Coalition on Educational Needs and Services (B-SCENS) drafted a letter to Al Vann, Chairman of the B-SCENS and the Negotiation Team, asking that he postpone [...]

September 16, 1969 Resolution of the Board of Higher Education to Disband the Presidential Search and Planning Committee for Community College 7

On September 16, 1969 the Executive Committee of the Board of Higher Education (BHE( issued a formal resolution to dissolve the “Presidential Search and Planning Committee for Community College 7” due to the insistence of the Bedford-Stuyvesant [...]

September 24, 1969 Letter from Chancellor Albert Bowker to Al Vann

On September 24, 1969, Albert Bowker, Chancellor of the City University of New York (CUNY) wrote to Al Vann, a community leader of Bedford-Stuyvesant, formally informing him of the Board of Higher Education’s Resolution eight days before to [...]

Chancellor Albert Bowker to Al Vann: Letter - May 22, 1969

On May 22, 1969, Albert Bowker, Chancellor of the City University of New York wrote a letter to Al Vann, Chairman of the Bedford-Stuyvesant Coalition on Educational Needs and Services (B-SCENS), conveying his wish to overcome a “deadlock” over [...]

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 [...]


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