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CUNY 1969

The Struggle For Open Admissions

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    Tensions are high and reach a peak when students and others begin to organize and demonstrate around a set of demands that they say will increase equity and access to CUNY for all. Many are feeling an urgency to figure out how and when to implement open admissions, and they want a say in what that looks like.

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    Scene 1 | March 1969
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    Scene 2 | April 1969
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    Scene 3 | May 1969
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