Student Activism at its Best
To show their support of diversity in higher education, hundreds, if not thousands, of students descended upon the U.S. Supreme Court on April 1, 2003, the day the Justices were to hear the University of Michigan’s cases on the use of race in college admissions.
And earlier this year, University of California students demonstrated in support of Sudan divestment on the campus of UCLA.
Just two recent examples, but like many political movements throughout this country’s history — civil rights, the Vietnam War — college students have often helped take a movement to another level. In some cases, the movement actually starts on the college campus.
Both feature articles in this edition illustrate that point.
“Celebrating 40 Years of Activism” takes a comprehensive look at the founding of Black Student Unions, the first being founded on the campus of San Francisco State College in 1966. Throughout their history, these organizations have fundamentally changed life on college campuses as we know it — socially, culturally, politically and academically.
