Educational Opportunity Program records
Collection Scope and Content
Materials in this collection include office files of the program. They range in date from 1969-73, and were transferred to the University Archives by the Director of the Educational Opportunities Program.
Formerly RG6.2.5
Dates
- 1969-1973
Creator
Restrictions on Access
Collection is open for use.
Restrictions on Use
Some material may be copyrighted or restricted. It is the patron's obligation to determine and satisfy copyright or other case restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in the collections.
Historical or Biographical Note
The Educational Opportunities Program (EOP) was established at The George Washington University in 1969 to increase the opportunity for District of Columbia residents to attend GW and, once there, to help facilitate EOP participants' academic success. The EOP grew out of the concerns of the Black People's Union for providing educational opportunities at GW for low-income District residents.
The program was developed to provide tuition grants and academic support to eligible applicants from the local community. Specifically, it focused on the needs of students whose parents could not afford to send them to college, as well as those with unrealized academic potential. Those accepted to the program were required to attend a Pre-College Review and Enrichment Program (PREP) for eight weeks before they began their freshman year.
The program continued until 1993, and was part of the Student Affairs Office.
N.B. This history note was written in 2005
Extent
0.5 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The Educational Opportunities Program (EOP) was established at The George Washington University in 1969 to increase the opportunity for District of Columbia residents to attend GW and, once there, to help facilitate EOP participants’ academic success. Materials in this collection include office files of the program.
Acquisition Information
Materials transferred to the University Archives by the Director of the Educational Opportunities Program.
- Foggy Bottom (Washington, D.C.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- George Washington University
- Student aid Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Students Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Tuition Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Washington (D.C.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Preliminary Guide to the Educational Opportunities Program records, 1969-1990
- Author
- Special Collections Research Center, The George Washington University
- Date
- 2007
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Research Center, The George Washington University Repository
