“As a matter of fact student riots of one sort or another, protests against the order that is, kicks against college and university management indicate a healthy growth and a normal functioning of the academic mind.” MindMatterFactsOrderGrowthStudentsCollegeHealthyNormalManagementUniversityKicksProtestAcademicRiotMatter Of FactColleges And Universities Author:William Allen White
“The reports of racial episodes are disturbing. But the players' protest is exhilarating because it is the most high-profile example to date in a continuing revolution in which the athletes who drive the multibillion-dollar college sports machine have begun to use their visibility to demand change.” UseSportsPlayerExampleCollegeRevolutionDemandMachinesDollarsAthleteReportsProtestEpisodesContinuingDisturbingProfileExhilaratingVisibilityHigh ProfileCollege Sports Author:William C. Rhoden
“I did in fact take a couple of classes at my local college here in NYC. But I did it unwillingly and without enthusiasm. That is until a protest broke out in the streets around campus against rising tuition costs.” FactsClassStreetsCollegeCoupleCostLocalsEnthusiasmBrokeRisingProtestCampusNycTuition Author:Lewis Schiff
“Because my college was a local college, it had a historic role in educating minorities and the tuition increase was viewed as an obstacle in creating more opportunity for minorities. I threw myself info the protests with all my heart. Ultimately, a group of us barricaded ourselves in the school for about 3 weeks so we brought the running of the campus to a halt.” HeartRunningSchoolOpportunityRolesGroupsWeekCollegeMy HeartCreatingIncreaseObstaclesLocalsMinoritiesProtestHistoricHaltCampusTuition Author:Lewis Schiff
“There is a direct line between the communications work I did to protest tuition increases at my school and what I do today. Plus it had one other benefit...it got me kicked out of college!” TodaySchoolLinesCollegeCommunicationBenefitsDirectIncreaseProtestPlusTuition Author:Lewis Schiff