This study was conducted to discover what attitudes are held by upper division students regarding an open admissions policy for entering freshmen when they themselves were admitted under rigorous standards. Five large institutions were used for the study: 2 CUNY schools that had recently adopted an open admissions policy; Central U., a residential…

Presented are detailed descriptions of the college open admissions program at the City University of New York. Descriptions provide the first systematic presentation of how a major institution of higher education tried to deal with a shift from a selective to a free-access admissions policy. The data presented is a basis for assessment of the…

The Hunter College Midtown Library was designed to aid and give active guidance to students who lacked library proficiency. (Author/PF)

The author contends that the City University of New York's open admissions'' program does not represent fundamental change. (Editor)

By a volunteer effort Harlem's Malcolm-King College has brought higher education to the ghetto. (Editor)

Approval is given to the idea that each individual should be allowed to attend college, regardless of his background, and to learn at college how to find himself. (CK)

When colleges and universities provide academic assistance, adequate counseling, and ample financial aid, open admissions students overcome initial academic deficiencies and successfully progress towards graduation. (MM)

Describes techniques for motivating "new students," many of whom are economically, socially, and academically disadvantaged, and for improving their literacy skills.

Poststructural theory grapples with the hiddenness and complexity of oppression by questioning Western understandings of the self as a unitary, self-created, autonomous, essentialist entity. Feminist psychologists have shown that autonomy as a measure of maturity implies that women will never "grow up" because women's lives tend to be…

This review summarizes the literature concerning evaluations of the Open Admissions Policy at CUNY from September 1970, when it was initially implemented, to Aguust 1974. The summaries are categorized under six headings: (1) research reports, containing data on the impact of the open admissions policy on students; (2) research reports, containing…

Essays on access to the State higher education systems of Nebraska and California and an extensive case study of the open admissions program at the City University of New York are presented. The document indicates the right to a free higher education of a student's choice, criticizes the institutions that allegedly provide open admissions, and…

Great Britain's Open University, through a unique blend of television, radio, correspondence courses, and local study centers, proposes to offer any adult seeking higher education the chance to earn a degree equal in quality to those from the best British universities, and at a cost to the nation and the student far below standard forms of…