| Abstract |
I will employ the case study of Open Admissions of City University of New York in the 1970s to discuss the points of view the Women’s City Club of New York held toward the higher education system of the U.S.A. The Club supported the Open Admissions policy. They wanted to enhance and gave more opportunities for the disadvantaged groups by Open Admissions through the higher education system. The Club’s viewpoints reflected the overwhelming majority Americans’ thinking about university diploma. The Club separated higher education system into senior college and community college in order to give more consideration to market-oriented requirements. The Club insisted that other than the “privileged”, it was the rights and opportunities for the citizens and the whole city in implementing this policy. The rights were stipulated in the Constitution; however, the opportunities were the creation of the Open Admissions Policy. To the disadvantaged groups, Open Admissions Policy was the best way to enhance the social status and to get a better life. It also offered the self-examination opportunities for the whole educational system. To New York City, it promoted the process of urbanization when more and more well-trained employees going into operation after graduating from community college. |
