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A renaissance at CUNY
From the New York Times is this must-read about the Honors College at the City University of New York, a center of educational excellence in a university system which had until recently raised great concerns about declining academic standards and accountability. But things are indeed turning around for CUNY, in no small part due to the efforts of the Committee for the CUNY Future, a group of concerned alumni, parents, and citizens founded in 1998, as well as like-minded members of the CUNY Board of Trustees. With ACTA's help, this group succeeded in urging CUNY to enact some much-needed reforms, including the removal of remediation from the senior colleges and the raising of academic standards, leading to the establishment of the Honors College profiled in this Times piece. This academic revitalization of CUNY demonstrates the profound impact that knowledgeable and proactive alumni and trustees can have on their institutions -- with the effect of improving the educational experiences of countless numbers of students.
Posted by Sandra E. Czelusniak on September 08, 2008 at September 8, 2008 10:50 AM
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