1959
I had an enjoyable four years as an undergraduate. My undergraduate degree was in biology, and I got a job as a research assistant in that field. The reason that I switched over to education was that, in science, I needed a doctorate degree in order to be successful. I didn't have time to go to school, and my boss suggested that I become a teacher, and then I would have my summer off. I went to graduate school at night because my major was science. I had to go after work, and I got a degree in education. The student body at CCNY when I was there was multicultural. They acted like they cared, whether you were black, white, purple, or green; you are not segregated unless you segregated yourself. I enjoyed being in this multicultural thing. I could learn so much about people from additional backgrounds. The tuition was free; I didn't pay anything for my undergraduate degree. I just paid lab fees and student government fees. That was a blessing for my parents. When I was at CCNY, I pledged two sororities. I pledged Gamma Sigma Sigma, which was a girl's service sorority, and Delta Sigma Theta. The friends that I met in both of those sororities became my lifelong friends.