Like many college campuses in 1970 , CUNY faced a number of protests and demonstrations after the Kent State shootings and Cambodian Campaign . The Administrative Council of the City University of New York sent U.S. President Richard Nixon a telegram in 1970 stating , " No nation can long endure the alienation of the best of its young people . " Some colleges , including John Jay College of Criminal Justice , historically the " college for cops , " held teach-ins in addition to student and faculty protests
Kent State shootings
Kent State shootings
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