Open Admissions Protest Flier, October 1997
Item
YOU ARE INVITED TO THE
¢ wNS HORROR
AND COSTUME PARTY.
AT THE CUNY BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING
TO PROTEST THEIR SCARY PLANS TO
*~ ELIMINATE OPEN ADMISSIONS
AND REMEDIATION AT CUNY
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OCT. 26
| GATHER 3 PM
“ IN FRONT OF HUNTER WEST
RALLY AT 4 PM 535 EAST 80TH ST.
(BETWEEN 1ST AVE. AND YORK)
¢ wNS HORROR
AND COSTUME PARTY.
AT THE CUNY BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING
TO PROTEST THEIR SCARY PLANS TO
*~ ELIMINATE OPEN ADMISSIONS
AND REMEDIATION AT CUNY
BAviLl?
a
J ee
AD
OCT. 26
| GATHER 3 PM
“ IN FRONT OF HUNTER WEST
RALLY AT 4 PM 535 EAST 80TH ST.
(BETWEEN 1ST AVE. AND YORK)
Title
Open Admissions Protest Flier, October 1997
Description
This Halloween themed flier, from October 1997, calls for participation in an October 26th protest at CUNY’s administrative offices at 535 E. 80th Street. Depicted are Rudolph Giuliani, New York’s mayor, and Herman Badillo, the Vice-Chair of CUNY’s Board of Trustees. Both men were vocal critics of CUNY’s policy of open enrollment and consequently received much of the ire from those in support of the policy. In May 1998, Giuliani and Badillo would get their wish however when the Board of Trustees voted to revise admission standards at CUNY’s senior colleges, in so doing they eliminated the nearly thirty year old practice of Open Admissions and removed remedial education from the university’s four year schools.
Language
English
Date
October 1997
Source
Subways, Suzy
Contributor
Subways, Suzy
Rights
Obtained from Contributor - Copyright Unknown
“Open Admissions Protest Flier, October 1997.”, CUNY DIGITAL HISTORY ARCHIVE, accessed March 10, 2026, https://stephenz.tailc22a4b.ts.net/s/cdha/item/76
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- CUNY Digital History Archive
Time Periods
1993-1999 End of Remediation and Open Admissions in Senior Colleges
