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The Educational Affiliate, The College in Brooklyn: Prospectus
Drafted in 1967, the Educational Affiliate, The College in Brooklyn: Prospectus, the work of the Affiliate had been inspired and supported by Senator Robert F. Kennedy. Staff of the Educational Affiliate included William Birenbaum, President, and [...]
February 1968 Memo and Press Release from Youth in Action
In this February 6, 1968 memo, the leaders of Youth in Action (YiA), an anti-poverty organization based in Bedford-Stuyvesant, responded to CUNY’s announcement of a new community college in their community, expressing grave concerns that community [...]
May 23, 1968, meeting minutes of the Bedford-Stuyvesant Coalition on Educational Needs and Services (B-SCENS) Steering Committee
On May 23, 1968, the Steering Committee of the newly-formed Bedford-Stuyvesant Coalition on Educational Needs and Services (B-SCENS), a network of education advocacy groups and community-based organizations, met to discuss how they would represent [...]
June 1968 Draft Statement for the Bedford-Stuyvesant Coalition on Educational Needs and Services (B-SCENS)
In this June 1968 statement drafted for the Bedford-Stuyvesant Coalition on Educational Needs and Services (B-SCENS), Dr. Dave Berkman, Steering Committee member of the B-SCENS, presents demands for a new public college planned in and for central [...]
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 Bedford-Stuyvesant Coalition on Educational Needs and Services Community July 11, 1968, Meeting with Negotiation Team
On July 11, 1968, the Bedford-Stuyvesant Coalition on Educational Needs and Services held a community meeting, at which the five-member Negotiation Team, appointed to represent them in planning Community College 7 with City of New York (CUNY) [...]
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 [...]
How the new Community College 7 will be "different": September 18, 1968 Letter from Al Vann to Frederick Burkhardt
On September 18, 1968, Al Vann, Chairman of the Negotiation Team and Steering Committee of the Bedford-Stuyvesant Coalition on Educational Needs and Services (B-SCENS), wrote to Frederick Burkhardt, Chairman of the New York City Board of Higher [...]
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) [...]
Steering Committee of the Bedford-Stuyvesant Coalition on Educational Needs and Services Minutes: Proposed Selection Criteria for the President of Community College 7
On September 24, 1968, the Steering Committee of the Bedford-Stuyvesant Coalition on Educational Needs and Services (B-SCENS) met to discuss the criteria they hoped to use in the selection of a president for a new, public college in Central [...]
October 7, 1968, Proposal to Improve the Planning and Implementation of Community College 7
On October 7, 1968, Joseph Shenker, Acting Dean for Community College Affairs for the City University of New York, submitted a proposal to the Ford Foundation for a $440,000 grant “to Improve the Planning and Implementation of Community College [...]
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 [...]
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) [...]
December 10, 1968 Letter from Al Vann to Frederick Burkhardt
On December 10, 1968, Al Vann, Chairman of the Bedford-Stuyvesant Coalition on Educational Needs and Services (B-SCENS), wrote to Frederick Burkhardt, Chairman of the New York City Board of Higher Education, to comment on a debate that had [...]
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 [...]
February 14, 1968 Statement of the Central Brooklyn Coordinating Committee Regarding the Placement of a Community College in Central Brooklyn
On February 14, 1968, the Central Brooklyn Coordinating Council (CBCC), a community-based organization in Bedford-Stuyvesant, issued a public statement in response to City University of New York (CUNY) officials’ announcement two weeks earlier of [...]
June 10, 1969 Letter from the Bedford-Stuyvesant "majority dissident" group to CUNY Chancellor Albert Bowker
On June 10, 1969, ten representatives of various Bedford-Stuyvesant’s educational and community organizations wrote to Albert Bowker, Chancellor of the City University of New York (CUNY) formally expressing their disagreements with the [...]
January 10, 1969. Letter from Thomas Jones to Reverend Bishop Richard B. Martin Appointing a Proxy to the Negotiation Team for Community College 7
On January 10, 1969, Justice Thomas Jones wrote to Bishop R.B. Martin, of the Long Island Episcopal Diocese, stating that he would no longer be able to participate in the activities of the five-member Negotiation Team appointed by the [...]
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 [...]
March 13, 1969 Minutes of the Steering Committee of the Bedford-Stuyvesant Coalition on Educational Needs and Services:
On March 13, 1969, the Steering Committee of the Bedford-Stuyvesant Coalition on Educational Needs and Service met to discuss progress in the planning for Community College 7. At the meeting, the Committee formulated and agreed on three [...]
April 7, 1969, letter from Hugh Smythe to Albert Bowker declining the offer of the presidency of Community College 7
On April 7, 1969, Hugh Smythe, United States Ambassador to Malta, wrote to Dr. Albert Bowker, Chancellor of the City University of New York (CUNY) declining his offer of the position of president of Community College 7. Smythe specifically [...]
May 26, 1969 Letter from Thomas Jones to Franklin Thomas
On May 26, 1969, New York State Justice Thomas Jones wrote to Franklin Thomas, president of the Bedford-Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation, forwarding a copy of a letter sent four days earlier from Albert Bowker to Al Vann, Chair of the [...]
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 17, 1969 Letter from CUNY Vice Chancellor Julius C. C. Edelstein to Assemblyman Samuel Wright
On September 17, 1969, Julius Edelstein, Vice Chancellor of the City University of New York (CUNY), wrote to Assemblyman Samuel Wright, who represented Central Brooklyn, to inform him of the Executive Committee of the Board of Higher Education [...]
September 24, 1969 Letter from Al Vann to Porter Chandler
On September 24, 1969, Al Vann, Chairman of the Bedford-Stuyvesant Coalition on Educational Needs and Services (B-SCENS) wrote a letter to Porter Chandler, Chairman of the Board of Higher Education, responding to a recent Resolution of the Executive [...]
January 27, 1969 Resolution of the Board of Higher Education approving the establishment of a four-year experimental college in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn
On January 27, 1969, the Board of Higher Education of New York City resolved to establish an “experimental four-year college of professional studies located in or near Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn,” effectively supplanting plans announced a year [...]
Brooklyn Branch Education Committee of the NAACP Press Release, March 16, 1970: The Appointment of Richard Trent as President of Medgar Evers College, CUNY
On March 16, 1970 the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) issued a press release announcing their approval of the appointment of Richard Trent as the president of the newly established Medgar Evers College, CUNY in [...]
December 2, 1970 CUNY Press Release Announcing Medgar Evers: New College in Central Brooklyn
On December 2, 1970, the City University of New York issued a press release announcing that a new college planned in and for Central Brooklyn, referred to in previous plans and documents as “Community College 7,” would be named for Civil Rights [...]
Committee to Seek Presidents for Community Colleges 7 and 8: Minutes - February 15, 1968,
On February 15, 1968, seven City University of New York (CUNY) officials met to discuss their role and responsibilities as the Committee to Seek Presidents for Community Colleges Seven and Eight. The Committee agreed that their “primary focus… [...]
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 [...]
Presidential Search Negotiation Team June 6, 1968, Memo to the Bedford-Stuyvesant Coalition on Educational Needs and Services
On June 6, 1968, a Presidential Search Committee comprised of five representatives from Bedford-Stuyvesant and five officials of the City University of New York (CUNY) met to discuss how they would collaborate to plan and lead a new public college [...]