Faculty Referendum Press Release
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QUEENS COLLEGE OF THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK
NEWS RELEASE
e 11367 © Tel. (212) 445-7088 ¢ (212) 445-7500 — Ext. 624
OFFICE OF COLLEGE RELATIONS
65-30 Kissena Boulevard @ Flushing © New York
Contact: Thomas G. Ford, Manager of Information Services #3206
445-7088
6/27/69
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
The Queens College faculty voted against amnesty for the thirty-nine
persons arrested on the Flushing campus on April 1 following a five day sit-in
in the Social Sciences building. Ina referendum of the entire faculty the vote
was two to one against dropping criminal charges (476-278).
A total of 800 faculty, both full-time and part-time, voted out of
approximately 1,800 eligible to take part in the referendum.
The faculty also called upon President Joseph P. McMurray and
Dean of the Faculty Robert W. Hartle "to enforce without delay existing laws
and regulations against all, faculty and students, who violate established
norms of conduct" (471-257).
At the faculty meeting in May, those present voted in favor of
dropping criminal charges provided students ended their occupation of Academic II,
an administration building. This ammended motion was reversed in the referendum
by a vote of 436-240.
MORE
Queens College #3206
(Referendum on amnesty) Page 2
The faculty referendum also endorsed a statement entitled "The
University as a Sanctuary of Academic Freedom" originally subscribed to
by more than 800 faculty members at Columbia University.
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Text and ballot counts attached.
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QUEENS COLLEGE OF THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK
NEWS RELEASE
e 11367 © Tel. (212) 445-7088 ¢ (212) 445-7500 — Ext. 624
OFFICE OF COLLEGE RELATIONS
65-30 Kissena Boulevard @ Flushing © New York
Contact: Thomas G. Ford, Manager of Information Services #3206
445-7088
6/27/69
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
The Queens College faculty voted against amnesty for the thirty-nine
persons arrested on the Flushing campus on April 1 following a five day sit-in
in the Social Sciences building. Ina referendum of the entire faculty the vote
was two to one against dropping criminal charges (476-278).
A total of 800 faculty, both full-time and part-time, voted out of
approximately 1,800 eligible to take part in the referendum.
The faculty also called upon President Joseph P. McMurray and
Dean of the Faculty Robert W. Hartle "to enforce without delay existing laws
and regulations against all, faculty and students, who violate established
norms of conduct" (471-257).
At the faculty meeting in May, those present voted in favor of
dropping criminal charges provided students ended their occupation of Academic II,
an administration building. This ammended motion was reversed in the referendum
by a vote of 436-240.
MORE
Queens College #3206
(Referendum on amnesty) Page 2
The faculty referendum also endorsed a statement entitled "The
University as a Sanctuary of Academic Freedom" originally subscribed to
by more than 800 faculty members at Columbia University.
#44
Text and ballot counts attached.
Title
Faculty Referendum Press Release
Description
This press release summarizes the results of a faculty-wide referendum held on whether the Queens College administration should have granted amnesty to the 39 people arrested on April 1, 1969 for occupying the Social Sciences Building. With 800 of the college's 1,800 eligible faculty partaking in the referendum, faculty rejected 2:1 the dropping of charges against the protestors.
The April 1st arrests occurred in the early morning hours and marked the culmination of a five-day sit-in protesting the college's treatment of activists from a separate incident in March 1969.
The April 1st arrests occurred in the early morning hours and marked the culmination of a five-day sit-in protesting the college's treatment of activists from a separate incident in March 1969.
Creator
Queens College, CUNY
Date
June 27, 1969
Language
English
Publisher
Queens College Department of Special Collections and Archives (New York, N.Y.)
Rights
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Original Format
Notes / Minutes
Queens College, CUNY. Letter. “Faculty Referendum Press Release.”, CUNY DIGITAL HISTORY ARCHIVE, accessed March 10, 2026, https://stephenz.tailc22a4b.ts.net/s/cdha/item/964