austinmshauri you are more than welcome to read my posts as you choose. I have posted tons of references and I am not writing a dissertation here. If you are interested in SUNY however, you can spend 45 years at SUNY. Alternatively, you can read.
To understand context read primary sources about Owen Young and his efforts, read "“Meeting the Increased Demand for Education in New York State” , which was the report from the Heald Committee. You can certainly get the PR SUNY perspective from “SUNY at 60”, edited by John B. Clark, W.Bruce Leslie and Kenneth P O’Brien. I also suggest reading Roger Geiger’s volume entitled “the History Of American Higher Education”. Then, you may want to search the NY times archives for the early articles on Young’s commission. Also read about Dewey’s reaction to the private school presidents opposition to SUNY.
Once you’ve read these, let me know and I’ll suggest other resources for you.
I don’t need to make any assertions. But before you do, please read the material I suggest.