Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects
Date of Degree
6-2025
Document Type
Master's Capstone Project
Degree Name
Master of Arts
Program
Liberal Studies
Advisor
Shelly Eversley
Subject Categories
American Studies | Digital Humanities | Film and Media Studies | Higher Education Administration | Liberal Studies | Policy History, Theory, and Methods | Public History | Social Justice | United States History | Urban Studies
Keywords
OER, History of Education, History of Journalism, Media History
Abstract
This project compiles newspaper articles concerning humanities at the City University of New York, placing them on a timeline to establish patterns and changes within media reporting and public perception. The archival research of this project explores four distinct eras, grouped around major events in the history of the university: 1961-1971, for the founding of the university and open admissions struggle; 1980-1990, for the response to the ‘70s fiscal crisis and introduction of the Board of Trustees; 2000-2010 for the post-open admissions era and the centralization of CUNY; and 2020-present, for COVID and a new fight for racial equity. Examining these “snapshots” of reporting will provide insights into how major events such as protests, financial struggle, and various other crises corresponded with shifting views of the place of the humanities at the university. The aim of this project is to use the archive to better understand how the work of the humanities at the university has been perceived historically, so that it may be used to advocate for the humanities at CUNY today, during an era of extreme cutbacks and general hostility towards public education.
Recommended Citation
Cahill, Jacqueline R., "CUNY in the News: A History of Reporting on the Humanities at the City University of New York" (2025). CUNY Academic Works.
https://academicworks.cuny.edu/gc_etds/6269
Timeline dataset
CITN_Archive.zip (46366 kB)
Project website static backup
Included in
American Studies Commons, Digital Humanities Commons, Film and Media Studies Commons, Higher Education Administration Commons, Liberal Studies Commons, Policy History, Theory, and Methods Commons, Public History Commons, Social Justice Commons, United States History Commons, Urban Studies Commons
Comments
Online component: https://cunyinthenews.commons.gc.cuny.edu/