DR. COPELAND ON OPEN ADMISSION TO CITY UNIVERSITY
NBC ID: ARZ16DD6Z8 | Production Unit: Sixth Hour News | Media Type: Film | Media ID: 0032569 | Event Date(s): 07/09/1969Transcript
Event Date(s): 07/09/1969 | Event Location(s): New York City;New York State | Description: DR. COPELAND ON OPEN ADMISSION TO CITY UNIVERSITY ACTING PRESIDENT OF CITY COLLEGE DR. JOSEPH H. COPELAND STATES THAT HE IS HAPPY WITH THE DECISION OF THE BOARD OF HIGHER EDUCATION TO ENACT THE OPEN ADMISSIONS ON A UNIVERSITY WIDE BASIS AND THAT IN 18 MONTHS THERE WILL BE 18 COLLEGES PARTICIPATING IN THE PROGRAM. DR. COPELAND STATES THAT BY INCREASING THE FRESHMAN CLASS FROM 20 THOUSAND TO 35 THOUSAND STUDENTS THE DOOR WILL BE OPEN FOR EVERY HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATE IN NEW YORK CITY TO ENTER COLLEGE. HE STATES THAT THE ONES THAT COME FROM POOR HIGH SCHOOLS WILL REQUIRE REMEDIAL HELP TO BRING THEM UP TO THE LEVEL THAT PERMITS THEM TO DO GOOD COLLEGE WORK. HE ADDS THAT THE SCHOOL DOES NOT PLAN TO BRING IN POORLY PREPARED HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES HAVE THEM FOR A TERM AND FLUNK THEM OUT. VARIOUS STUDENTS GIVE THEIR REACTION TO OPEN ENROLLMENT. EXTERIOR SCENES OF THE CITY COLLEGE OF NEW YORK ARE SHOWN. NOT SCREENED - INFO TAKEN FROM FILM ABSTRACT. Producers: NBC