Policy Change and Access to 2- and 4-Year Colleges

The Case of the City University of New York

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ID3759437
AuthorsDavid E Lavin (Graduate Center of the City University of New York and Herbert H. Lehman College, corresponding author)
Year2000
Volume43
Issue7
Pages1139-1158
Publication date2000-04-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmerican Behavioral Scientist (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0002-7642 • E-ISSN: 1552-3381
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/00027640021955793
OpenAlexW2091115400
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited2

Higher education grew spectacularly over the last half of the 20th century. The process of growth has been contested. As ethnic minorities and women mobilized to promote broader access, processes of countermobilization developed, exemplified by debates about academic excellence. One example is the 17-campus system of the City University of New York (CUNY). In 1970, it launched a policy of open admissions. The program created unusual access to baccalaureate programs. It was quite successful in enhancing educational and labor market attainments. It was especially important in improving minority students' chances. Nonetheless, the program was attacked relentlessly, especially in terms of access to its baccalaureate programs. With the advent of conservative political leadership in New York City and State, CUNY's policy has ended. In the future, a higher proportion of entering freshmen will be placed in community colleges. It may be expected that educational and economic attainments will be diminished

Access to Higher Education · Economic growth · Economics · Ethnic group · Excellence · Higher education · Political science · Politics · Public relations · Sociology · State (computer science) · Higher Education Research Studies · Law · Public Administration

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