The Educational Affiliate, The College in Brooklyn: Prospectus
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HE EDUCATION AFFILIA
BEDFORD-STUYVESANT DEVELOPMENT AND SERVICES CORPORATION
Granada Hotel (Room 1206) - 268 Ashland Place - Brooklyn, N.Y. 11217 y of
522-5610 | ars hes ¥
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William M. Birenbaum D hgiee
President
Staff Associates
Mordecai Abromowitz
James Farmer
Abraham I. Habenstreit
Albert Vann
Preston R. Wilcox
THE COLLEGE IN BEDFORD-STUYVESANT
PROSPECTUS
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THE PROPCSAL
This is a proposal for the creation of an internship college in
nearer” -Stuyvesant,
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The college would grant the bachelor degrees in arts and science.
It is to be governed by an autonomous community board. Insofar
as practical it is to be administered by students on a cooperative
basis. |
The college will function on a twelve month calendar and a six day
week. It is to be a tuition-free institution.
The first class of the college will number not less than 300 students.
During its fourth year the college will accommodate a maximum of
1,200 students, plus those engaged in adult and special programs
who will number between four and five thousand.
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HE EDUCATION AFFILIA
BEDFORD-STUYVESANT DEVELOPMENT AND SERVICES CORPORATION
Granada Hotel (Room 1206) - 268 Ashland Place - Brooklyn, N.Y. 11217 y of
522-5610 | ars hes ¥
; ail —
William M. Birenbaum D hgiee
President
Staff Associates
Mordecai Abromowitz
James Farmer
Abraham I. Habenstreit
Albert Vann
Preston R. Wilcox
THE COLLEGE IN BEDFORD-STUYVESANT
PROSPECTUS
io
THE PROPCSAL
This is a proposal for the creation of an internship college in
nearer” -Stuyvesant,
a
The college would grant the bachelor degrees in arts and science.
It is to be governed by an autonomous community board. Insofar
as practical it is to be administered by students on a cooperative
basis. |
The college will function on a twelve month calendar and a six day
week. It is to be a tuition-free institution.
The first class of the college will number not less than 300 students.
During its fourth year the college will accommodate a maximum of
1,200 students, plus those engaged in adult and special programs
who will number between four and five thousand.
Title
The Educational Affiliate, The College in Brooklyn: Prospectus
Description
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 “Staff Associates" Al Vann, James Farmer, Preston R. Wilcox, and several others. The document was headlined as a “proposal for an Internship college” and outlined a vision that included several characteristics for the proposed college that remained fundamental to the community control leaders’ demands for "Community College 7," CUNY's proposed new college in Central Brooklyn. Among these demands were free tuition and specific programs for teacher education and nursing. The language used and the programs proposed implied or assumed a four-year CUNY college would be developed.
In February 1968, the City University of New York (CUNY) announced plans to establish a new “Community College 7 in or near Bedford-Stuyvesant. . . oriented to the Bedford-Stuyvesant Community and operated in consultation with the community.” Representatives of a broad network of Central Brooklyn community organizations engaged in an 18 months-long negotiation with CUNY Board of Higher Education officials over CUNY’s plans for its newly announced “Community College 7,” including discussions about the proposed school’s curriculum, who would lead it, and what role the community would play in the school’s governance. The role of the Bedford-Stuyvesant community in planning and determining the leadership of the college remained a central point of controversy between Central Brooklyn’s educational and civil society leaders and CUNY officials in the negotiations that followed.
Contributor
Woodsworth, Michael
Creator
The Education Affiliate Bedford Stuyvesant Development and Services Corporation
Date
1967 (Circa)
Language
English
Source
Donald Watkins Collection (Brooklyn Public Library)
Original Format
Report / Paper / Proposal
The Education Affiliate Bedford Stuyvesant Development and Services Corporation. Letter. 1967. “The Educational Affiliate, The College in Brooklyn: Prospectus”, 1967, CUNY DIGITAL HISTORY ARCHIVE, accessed March 10, 2026, https://stephenz.tailc22a4b.ts.net/s/cdha/item/2009