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Describes the opening of the college during the Great Depression, its proximity to the 1939 World's Fair in Flushing Meadows, the approaching war clouds in Europe, and the divided feelings of the students and faculty about possible United States...
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Highlights the career and substantial contributions of the first president of Queens College, Paul M. Klapper. His development of a varied curriculum requiring art, music, languages, science, mathematics, and social studies aimed at nothing less...
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Through a newsletter entitled Postscript, the writer assisted in the placement of women, minorities, and the handicapped in wartime jobs, including the famed "Rosie the Riveter." The college received national recognition for its "unique preparatory...
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The history of the School of General Studies (beginning with its antecedents in 1938), including Adult Collegiate Education (ACE), English as a Second Language (ESL), Ethnic and Area Studies Program, Summer Session, and Study Abroad. B/w...
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An overview and discussion of student abilities and aspirations, from the more homogeneous college of 1937 to the more heterogeneous institution of 1987, and the changing profile of the faculty, including their role in the governance of the...
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A celebration of how the substantial increase of students from other cultures has made Queens College a "vibrant multicultural community." Illustrated by b/w photograph of a Flushing street scene showing Korean signs and people of varying ethnic...
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A description of the English as a Second Language (ESL) program, which instructs "students from other linguistic and cultural backgrounds." Illustrated by a b/w photograph of a student and an instructor.
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A history of student newspapers at Queens College (including The Crown, Rampart, Phoenix, Newsbeat, Ha'Or, the Globe, and the Quad), various undergraduate and faculty literary magazines, and the hugely successful Evening Readings (launched in...
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A description of new accounting practices taught to students, including spreadsheets, statistical software packages, new tax laws, the use of historical statistics, and all regulations of the Financial Accounting Standards Board of the Securities...
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A recounting of the fiscal crisis of 1974-1976 and its aftermath, including severe retrenchment, the imposition of tuition, and the assumption of funding by the state. Illustrated by a b/w architectural drawing of the campus.
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After recounting dismissal of English Professor Oscar Shaftel in 1953 during the McCarthy witch hunts, author discusses the relatively "comfortable" student life at the college during the 1950s. Illustrated with two b/w photographs depicting...
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An appreciation of Queens College student Andrew Goodman, who was one of three young men killed on a freedom ride in the Mississippi Summer Project in 1964. The tower of Rosenthal Library is dedicated to those young men: Andrew Goodman, James Earl...
Universities and Colleges--New York (State)--New York--Anniversaries, etc.
Editor's note about the challenges facing the college after the war, including absorbing returning veterans, as well as expanding the physical plant and the teaching staff.
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A personal narrative of the "campus turmoil" in the spring of 1969, during which students occupied the Tower, now called Kiely Hall, for several days. The Tower is illustrated with a b/w photograph.
