vement ▁in ▁the ▁social ▁justice ▁movements ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁kept ▁him ▁from ▁comple ting ▁his ▁gradu ate ▁work . ▁Non eth eless , ▁math ▁education ▁continued ▁to ▁an ▁active ▁interest ▁of ▁his . ▁ ▁Tol sto y ▁College ▁From ▁ 1 9 6 9 ▁to ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 8 0 s , ▁Hay nie ▁was ▁the ▁academic ▁leader ▁of ▁Tol sto y ▁College , ▁also ▁known ▁as ▁College ▁F , ▁which ▁spons ored ▁courses ▁on ▁left ▁politics ▁and ▁social ▁justice . ▁Prior ▁to ▁Buff alo , ▁he ▁was ▁active ▁in ▁the ▁Civil ▁Rights ▁Mov ement , ▁working ▁as ▁a ▁field ▁director ▁to ▁register ▁Black ▁vot ers ▁in ▁Tennessee ▁and ▁Mississippi . ▁Hay nie ▁left ▁his ▁doctor al ▁studies ▁in ▁mathematics ▁and ▁engineering ▁research ▁at ▁Corn ell ▁University ▁to ▁join ▁the ▁movement . ▁Tol sto y ▁College ▁was ▁profile d ▁by ▁Jenn ifer ▁Wilson ▁in ▁a ▁piece ▁for ▁The ▁New ▁York er . ▁ ▁Political ▁activity ▁Hay nie ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁" F ac ulty ▁ 4 5 " — fac ulty ▁members ▁arrested ▁during ▁an ▁anti - war ▁sit - in ▁in ▁Hay es ▁Hall ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 0 . ▁▁ ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁reform ▁Democratic ▁candidate ▁for ▁the ▁Buff alo ▁Common ▁Council ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 9 . ▁ ▁Memorial ▁award ▁Each ▁year ▁the ▁Inter dis cipl inary ▁D eg ree ▁Program ▁offers ▁the ▁Charles ▁Hay nie ▁Memorial ▁Award ▁to ▁honor ▁a ▁student ▁who ▁exempl ifies ▁Hay nie ' s ▁commit