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Brooklyn College President's April 18, 1969, Response to Puerto Rican and African-American Students' 18 Demands

The Office of the President at Brooklyn College (BC) responded on April 18, 1969, to the 18 Demands presented by Puerto Rican and African-American students earlier that month. In response to the first demands, the office alluded to CUNY's proposed [...]

Item Type: Text (Memorandum/Press Release / Statement)
Time Period: 1961-1969 The Creation of CUNY - Open Admissions Struggle
Subjects: Activism, Diversity, Ethnic, Black or Latino Studies, Pedagogy, Puerto Rican Studies, Student Organizations
Tags: 18 Demands, African American Faculty, African American Students, Black Faculty, Black Panther Party, Black Students, Brooklyn College, Brooklyn College Bookstore, C.I.A. on campus, Curriculum, Curriculum Transformation, Institute of Afro-American Studies, Institute of Puerto Rican Studies, Kingsman, Martin Luther King Jr. Distinguished Visiting Professorship, Open Admissions, Panther 21, Professor Brandstein, Professor Faganis, Professor Ford, Professor Slotnick, Professor Zimmerman, Puerto Rican Faculty, Puerto Rican Students, Response to Demands, Robert T. Fitzhugh, Willie Watson
May 5, 1969 Memo from Brooklyn College Acting President George Peck discussing input from BC student government about student suspensions

This May 5, 1969 memo from Brooklyn College (BC) Acting President George Peck alerted the BC campus about the role and responsibilities of the student government of College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (CLAS) regarding student suspensions. The memo [...]

Item Type: Text (Memorandum/Press Release / Statement)
Time Period: 1961-1969 The Creation of CUNY - Open Admissions Struggle
Subjects: Activism, CUNY Administration, Ethnic, Black or Latino Studies, Pedagogy, Puerto Rican Studies
Tags: 18 Demands, Brooklyn College, Faculty Council, George A. Peck, Student Activism, student governance, Student Government of CLAS, student suspensions
Summer 1969 Brooklyn College Faculty Council Resolution Confirming the Establishment of the Puerto Rican and Afro-American Institutes at Brooklyn College

The establishment of both the Puerto Rican and Afro-American Institutes within Brooklyn College (BC), effective September, 1969, was announced in Minutes of the BC Faculty Council, . This document confirms the institutional purpose for both [...]

Item Type: Text (Memorandum/Press Release / Statement)
Time Period: 1961-1969 The Creation of CUNY - Open Admissions Struggle
Subjects: Board of Higher Education, CUNY Administration, Ethnic, Black or Latino Studies, Pedagogy, Puerto Rican Studies
Tags: Afro-American Studies, Brooklyn College, Faculty Council, Institute of Afro-American Studies, Institute of Puerto Rican Studies, Puerto Rican Studies
February 6, 1971 Letter from the Puerto Rican Faculty and Staff Organization to the Brooklyn College President Office Announcing the formation of the New Organization

A February 6, 1971 letter from the newly formed Puerto Rican Faculty & Staff Organization to the Brooklyn College (BC) president, details the organization's objectives to racially and culturally transform the BC campus. The letter specifically noted [...]

Item Type: Text (Correspondence)
Time Period: 1970-1977 Open Admissions - Fiscal Crisis - State Takeover
Subjects: Ethnic, Black or Latino Studies, Faculty Governance, Pedagogy, Puerto Rican Studies
Tags: Bilingual Education, bilingual programs, Brooklyn College, English as a Second Language, Puerto Rican Faculty, Puerto Rican Faculty & Staff, Puerto Rican Students

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