Inside City Hall - End of Remediation at CUNY (1/26/1999)
Item
Title
Inside City Hall - End of Remediation at CUNY (1/26/1999)
Description
This clip from NY1's Inside City Hall focuses on the topic of remediation at CUNY. On the night prior to the show's broadcast on January 26, 1999, CUNY trustees approved a plan to remove remedial education at the university's eleven senior colleges. Moderated by Dominick Carter, the episode features a roundtable discussion between two in favor of the move, Thomas Borgese and John Calandra, and two opposed, Sandi Cooper and Roscoe Brown.
As was consistent through much of Rudolph Giuliani's mayorality in the 1990s, City Hall frequently leveled criticisms at the CUNY system focusing on its entrance standards and the remediation programs offered at the university's senior colleges. The move to eliminate remediation, then, had long been a goal of the mayor, a staunch critic of the university system.
As was consistent through much of Rudolph Giuliani's mayorality in the 1990s, City Hall frequently leveled criticisms at the CUNY system focusing on its entrance standards and the remediation programs offered at the university's senior colleges. The move to eliminate remediation, then, had long been a goal of the mayor, a staunch critic of the university system.
Creator
NY1
Source
Cooper, Sandi
Date
January 26, 1999
Contributor
Cooper, Sandi
Language
English
Original Format
VHS
Duration
17:32
NY1. “Inside City Hall - End of Remediation at CUNY (1 26 1999).”, CUNY DIGITAL HISTORY ARCHIVE, accessed March 10, 2026, https://stephenz.tailc22a4b.ts.net/s/cdha/item/1325
Time Periods
1993-1999 End of Remediation and Open Admissions in Senior Colleges