| Sumario: | An article reprinted from an address delivered at the reopening of the Great Hall of City College, New York City. City College and the City University of New York (CUNY), of which it is now a part, have been strongly attacked. Complaints about the institutions surfaced in 1970, when open enrollment was introduced at City College following protests from minority students. Open enrollment was regarded as catastrophic for City College, and CUNY has been castigated by New York mayor Rudolph Giuliani for the poor quality of its students, its significant investment in remedial courses, and its low graduation rates. The writer outlines the reasons why, despite its problems, the college still has a key role to play in the life of New York.
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