Letter from CUNY Chancellor Albert Bowker to all Board Members: Funding for the Coalition's Representatives
Item
«
er sent to all Board members over Chancellor Bowker's signature
The City University of NewYork Office of the Chancellor
535 East 80 Street, New York, N.Y. 10021
212/360-2121
August 8, 1968
Honorable David I. Ashe
201 East 79 Street
New York, New York 10021
Dear Dave:
In light of the opposition to providing funds for the
operation of an office for the Negotiating Team of the
Bedford-Stuyvesant Coalition by some Board members at
our meeting last Thursday, I have had conversations
with representatives of the Ford Foundation. As a
result of these discussions, the Foundation is willing
to provide the Coalition with a grant to cover their
costs. Thus, it will not be necessary to use the tax
levy funds approved at the August Ist meeting. Messrs.
Chandler, Burkhardt, and Quero Chiesa concur in this
change.
The Ford Foundation grant will not take effect until
September 1, 1968, and there will be some minor interim
costs which we shall have to cover from University funds.
Sincerely,
Al Yo Bowker
AHB:rr
er sent to all Board members over Chancellor Bowker's signature
The City University of NewYork Office of the Chancellor
535 East 80 Street, New York, N.Y. 10021
212/360-2121
August 8, 1968
Honorable David I. Ashe
201 East 79 Street
New York, New York 10021
Dear Dave:
In light of the opposition to providing funds for the
operation of an office for the Negotiating Team of the
Bedford-Stuyvesant Coalition by some Board members at
our meeting last Thursday, I have had conversations
with representatives of the Ford Foundation. As a
result of these discussions, the Foundation is willing
to provide the Coalition with a grant to cover their
costs. Thus, it will not be necessary to use the tax
levy funds approved at the August Ist meeting. Messrs.
Chandler, Burkhardt, and Quero Chiesa concur in this
change.
The Ford Foundation grant will not take effect until
September 1, 1968, and there will be some minor interim
costs which we shall have to cover from University funds.
Sincerely,
Al Yo Bowker
AHB:rr
Title
Letter from CUNY Chancellor Albert Bowker to all Board Members: Funding for the Coalition's Representatives
Description
In this letter sent to all Board of Higher Education members, CUNY Chancellor Albert Bowker announces that funds for the Bedford-Stuyvesant Coalition's representatives on the Presidential Search Committee had been obtained from the Ford Foundation. Funding for the neighborhood's representatives had been the source of much contention in the preceding months with community leader Al Vann threatening "action" in a June 18th telegram should the university not supply its promised funding and space.
The community's presence on the committee was an achievement in itself and followed months of efforts from neighborhood organizations and individuals. Over the course of Medgar Evers College's creation, CUNY officials and Bedford-Stuyvesant community members often clashed, and this particular dispute is just one example of the several that arose from the community's efforts to exert influence over their college's development.
The community's presence on the committee was an achievement in itself and followed months of efforts from neighborhood organizations and individuals. Over the course of Medgar Evers College's creation, CUNY officials and Bedford-Stuyvesant community members often clashed, and this particular dispute is just one example of the several that arose from the community's efforts to exert influence over their college's development.
Contributor
Tager, Florence
Creator
Bowker, Albert
Date
August 8, 1968
Language
English
Relation
2722
2742
Rights
Obtained from Contributor - Copyright Unknown
Source
CUNY Central Archives
Bowker, Albert. Letter. “Letter from CUNY Chancellor Albert Bowker to All Board Members: Funding for the Coalition’s Representatives”. 2722, CUNY DIGITAL HISTORY ARCHIVE, accessed March 10, 2026, https://stephenz.tailc22a4b.ts.net/s/cdha/item/352