CUNY DIGITAL HISTORY ARCHIVE

A participatory project to collect and preserve the histories of the City University of New York

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SEEK Matters, Spring 1969

SEEK Matters, a bilingual literary magazine produced by the SEEK University Center in 1969 published student essays, poems and illustrations that reflected their experiences. Short for "Search for Education, Elevation, and Knowledge," SEEK was [...]

Item Type: Text (Pamphlet / Petition)
Time Period: 1961-1969 The Creation of CUNY - Open Admissions Struggle
Subjects: Activism, Open Admissions, Pedagogy, Remediation
Tags: Literary magazine, Poetry, SEEK, Student Newspapers / Journals
A Proposal for the Establishment of Community College Number Seven

This proposal for the founding of Community College Number Seven (later named Medgar Evers College) was put forward by the Board of Higher Education in November 1967. In this excerpt (pages 11-15), the Board establishes their desire to place a new [...]

Item Type: Text (Report / Paper / Proposal)
Time Period: 1961-1969 The Creation of CUNY - Open Admissions Struggle
Subjects: Admissions, Board of Higher Education, Buildings and/or Architecture, Community Colleges, Diversity, Ethnic, Black or Latino Studies, Founding of CUNY, Open Admissions, Pedagogy, Remediation, State and/or City budget
Tags: Community College Number Seven, Curriculum, Medgar Evers College
Press Release – A New Experimental College

In this press release, The City University of New York's Office of University Relations announces the creation of a new, experimental, two-year college to be "established on a community-oriented basis in central Brooklyn." The press release [...]

Item Type: Text (Report / Paper / Proposal)
Time Period: 1961-1969 The Creation of CUNY - Open Admissions Struggle
Subjects: Board of Higher Education, Board of Trustees, City / State Relations, Community Colleges, Open Admissions, Pedagogy, Relationships with Communities, Remediation, State and/or City budget
Tags: Bedford-Stuyvesant, Bedford-Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation, Chancellor Albert Bowker, Community College Number Seven, Experimental Education, Medgar Evers College, Porter R. Chandler, The City University of New York Office of University Relations
Proposal to Plan and Implement Departmental Programs for Community College No. 7

This document describes previous authorizations regarding the creation of Community College No. 7 (Medgar Evers College) and three additional community colleges. It goes on to detail one of the more unique features of the college: a community [...]

Item Type: Text (Report / Paper / Proposal)
Time Period: 1961-1969 The Creation of CUNY - Open Admissions Struggle
Subjects: Board of Higher Education, Community Colleges, Diversity, NYC Public Schools, Open Admissions, Relationships with Communities, Remediation
Tags: Bedford-Stuyvesant, Community College Number Seven, Core Semester, Experimental Education, Medgar Evers College, Office of the Dean of Community College Affairs

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