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1. www.cuny.edu › about › historyTHE CUNY STORY - History – The City University of New York

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   It begins in 1847 with the birth of the Free Academy, where “the children of the rich and the poor take their seats together,” in the words of Townsend Harris, CUNY’s visionary founding father.

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     Founded in 1847, CUNY counts 13 Nobel Prize and 26 MacArthur...

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     Origins and Formative Years. 1847. The Free Academy is...

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     The CUNY School of Professional Studies (SPS) is founded to...

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     The Roosevelt family home on East 65th Street was put up for...

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2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › City_University_of_New_YorkCity University of New York - Wikipedia

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   History. Founding. In 1960, John R. Everett became the first chancellor of the Municipal College System of the City of New York, later renamed CUNY, for a salary of $25,000 ($257,000 in current dollar terms). [9][10][11] CUNY was created in 1961, [12] by New York State legislation, signed into law by Governor Nelson Rockefeller.

   Name	Grad.	College	Notable For
   Kenneth Arrow	1940	City	economist and joint winner of the Nobel ...
   Robert Aumann	1950	City	mathematician and winner of the Nobel ...
   Herman Badillo	1951	City	civil rights activist and first Puerto ...
   Arlene Davila	1996	City	author and Anthropology and American ...

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3. www.britannica.com › topic › The-City-University-ofThe City University of New York (CUNY) | History, Colleges ...

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   Sep 7, 2024 · The City University of New York (CUNY) is a system of higher education institutions in New York, New York, U.S. It was created in 1961 to combine New York City’s municipally supported colleges (now numbering 21, including the CUNY Baccalaureate Program).

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4. www.cuny.edu › about › historyOrigins and Formative Years - The City University of New York

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   Origins and Formative Years. 1847. The Free Academy is founded. It is the mid-19th century — the start of the Second Industrial Revolution. New York City’s population has grown to 500,000 and many are newly arrived immigrants.

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5. www.cuny.edu › aboutAbout CUNY - The City University of New York

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   Founded in 1847 as the nation’s first free public institution of higher education, CUNY today has 25 colleges spread across New York City’s five boroughs, serving more than 233,000 degree-seeking students of all ages and awarding 50,000 degrees each year.

6. cdha.cuny.edu › collections › showDocuments on the Origins of CUNY · CUNY Digital History Archive

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   Between 1946 and 1961, when CUNY was formally launched, the municipal system added four community colleges (NYC Tech, Bronx, Queensborough, and Staten Island).

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   When was CUNY founded?

   • CUNY, established by New York state legislation in 1961 and signed into law by Governor Nelson Rockefeller, was an amalgamation of existing institutions and a new graduate school. The system was governed by the Board of Higher Education of the City of New York, created in 1926, and later renamed the board of trustees of the CUNY in 1979.

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   What did CUNY stand for?

   • This collection contains primary documents that trace the shift in New York State’s public policy that would ultimately lead to the 1961 consolidation of New York City’s handful of municipal colleges into one coordinated system: The City University of New York (CUNY).

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   What is the oldest CUNY College?

   • The oldest of the CUNY colleges is the City College of New York, founded as the all-male Free Academy in 1847 by the New York City Board of Education, under the auspices of politician and diplomat Townsend Harris. It was chartered as a college in 1866.

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   What does CUNY do?

   • They write new content and verify and edit content received from contributors. The City University of New York (CUNY), system of higher education institutions in New York, New York, U.S. It was created in 1961 to combine New York City’s municipally supported colleges (now numbering 21, including the CUNY Baccalaureate Program).

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8. cdha.cuny.edu › coverage › coverage1961-1969 The Creation of CUNY - Open Admissions Struggle

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   The Fight for Open Admissions in 1969. Students of color across the CUNY system, inspired in part by the intensification of the civil rights struggle and urban unrest and by a wider embrace of Black Power, ethnic pride, and grassroots activism, mobilized during the spring 1969 term.