The social context of the writing process movement

City College of New York

City University of New York

The CUNY System, 1970

11 4-year/senior collegesBaruch CollegeBrooklyn CollegeThe City College of New YorkHunter CollegeJohn Jay College of Criminal JusticeLehman CollegeMedgar Evers College (founded

1970)New York City College of TechnologyQueens CollegeRichmond College York College

7 2-year/community colleges Borough of Manhattan Community

CollegeBronx Community CollegeHostos Community CollegeKingsborough Community CollegeLaGuardia Community CollegeStaten Island Community College Queensborough Community

College

Higher Education for the Masses

City College, founded 1847

Demographic Changes

1969: Protest & Occupation

1969: Protest & Occupation

The Other Context: The Vietnam War

The Other Context: The Vietnam War

CUNY Admissions

1960s Admissions Criteria4-year schools: • High school graduate with

85-90% GPA

2-year schools: • High school GPA of 70-75%

CUNY Open Admissions

1960s Admissions Criteria4-year schools: • High school graduate with

85-90% GPA

2-year schools: • High school GPA of 70-75%

1970 Admissions Criteria4-year schools: • High school graduate with

80% average--OR--• High school graduate

ranked in the top half of their class

2-year schools: • High school diploma or

equivalent

Search for Education, Elevation, and Knowledge

(SEEK) Program

Open Admissions, Year 1 (1970)

Empirical study of the writing process, 1970s

Empirical study of the writing process, 1970s