{"id":143625,"date":"2026-02-24T09:49:27","date_gmt":"2026-02-24T09:49:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/143625\/"},"modified":"2026-02-24T09:49:27","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T09:49:27","slug":"seek-at-60-brooklyn-college","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/143625\/","title":{"rendered":"SEEK at 60! | Brooklyn College"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Brooklyn College is proud to join the City University of New York (CUNY) throughout 2026 in celebrating the 60th anniversary of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brooklyn.edu\/seek\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Percy Ellis Sutton SEEK (Search for Education, Elevation, and Knowledge) Program<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>As the nation\u2019s first state\u2011funded academic opportunity initiative, SEEK has opened doors to higher education for more than 100,000 CUNY students from underrepresented communities, helping generations of Brooklyn College students achieve academic success, leadership excellence, and lifelong impact.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSEEK has not only opened doors to higher education, but it has also transformed lives,\u201d said Brooklyn College President Michelle J. Anderson. \u201cHere at Brooklyn College, we see every day how this program empowers students. Celebrating this anniversary reaffirms our commitment to access, equity, and opportunity for generations to come.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A Legacy Born from the Civil Rights Era<\/p>\n<p>SEEK was born out of the Civil Rights movement and student activism of the 1960s, responding to calls for greater equity in higher education. Initially piloted at City College in 1965 to increase enrollment of Black and Hispanic students, SEEK provided individualized courses, specialized academic support, and mentorship from trained educators.<\/p>\n<p>In 1966, the program became the nation\u2019s first state\u2011funded academic opportunity initiative, thanks to the legislative leadership of Assembly Members Percy E. Sutton and Shirley Chisholm, a Brooklyn College alumna and trailblazing congresswoman. SEEK\u2019s success inspired similar programs, including the Educational Opportunity Program (EOP) at SUNY, and laid the foundation for expanded access at Brooklyn College and across CUNY.<\/p>\n<p>Celebrating \u201cSEEK at 60!\u201d at Brooklyn College<\/p>\n<p>Brooklyn College\u2019s anniversary series honors six decades of achievement and community impact:<\/p>\n<p>Transforming Lives Across Generations<\/p>\n<p>At Brooklyn College, SEEK continues to provide academic support, tutoring, financial assistance, counseling, and career guidance, helping students overcome barriers and realize their full potential. Since 1990, CUNY-wide SEEK participants have earned over 60,000 associate and bachelor\u2019s degrees, Brooklyn College recently launched the Innovative Career Opportunity and Research Program, providing research experience and graduate school preparation for up to 150 students each year.<\/p>\n<p>Brooklyn College is proud to sustain SEEK\u2019s mission for the next generation. Through continued access, academic support, mentorship, and community engagement, the College ensures that students from all backgrounds can thrive academically, professionally, and personally. SEEK remains at the heart of Brooklyn College\u2019s commitment to opportunity, excellence, and social mobility.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Brooklyn College is proud to join the City University of New York (CUNY) throughout 2026 in celebrating the&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":143626,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[98,100,99,9,24,63,60257],"class_list":["post-143625","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-brooklyn","tag-brooklyn","tag-brooklyn-headlines","tag-brooklyn-news","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-nyc","tag-seek"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/143625","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=143625"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/143625\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/143626"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=143625"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=143625"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=143625"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}