1. The social context of the writing process movement

2. City College of New York

3. City University of New York

4. The CUNY System, 1970 11 4-year/senior colleges Baruch College Brooklyn College The City College of New York Hunter College John Jay College of Criminal Justice Lehman College Medgar Evers College (founded 1970) New York City College of Technology Queens College Richmond College York College 7 2-year/community colleges Borough of Manhattan Community College Bronx Community College Hostos Community College Kingsborough Community College LaGuardia Community College Staten Island Community College Queensborough Community College

5. Higher Education for the Masses City College, founded 1847

6. Demographic Changes

7. 1969: Protest & Occupation

9. The Other Context: The Vietnam War

11. CUNY Admissions 1960s Admissions Criteria 4-year schools: High school graduate with 85-90% GPA 2-year schools: High school GPA of 70-75%

12. CUNY Open Admissions 1960s Admissions Criteria 4-year schools: High school graduate with 85-90% GPA 2-year schools: High school GPA of 70-75% 1970 Admissions Criteria 4-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

13. Open Admissions, Year 1 (1970)

14. Empirical study of the writing process, 1970s