Original sentence: CUNY also lent some support to various conferences, such as the Socialist Scholars Conference.It was known as a hotbed of socialistic support in the earlier 20th century.Over its history, CUNY and its colleges, especially CCNY, have been involved in various political movements.The City College of New York has had a reputation of being "the Harvard of the proletariat
Edited sentence: The City College of New York had and arguably still has, a reputation of being "the Harvard of the proletariat