Title: A History of Student Activism and Protests | BestColleges
Headings: Student Activism in College
Student Activism in College
A History of Campus Protests
Student Protests Throughout History
The Fight for Civil Rights on College Campuses
Students Protest Administrative Policies
The Push for Campus Safety
Fighting Tuition Increases and Rising Costs
Student Activism in 2020 and Beyond

Content: In the 2000s, activists at the University of Miami and Georgetown University called for higher pay for the schools' janitors. Tufts University students went on a hunger strike to protest janitor layoffs in 2015. In 1970, students at North Carolina University staged a sit-in to protest the Vietnam War. Students have also demanded a say in their institution's response to social issues. During the Vietnam War, anti-war protestors pushed many universities to limit on-campus recruitment. In 1969 at Harvard, 10,000 students went on strike, pressuring the school to downgrade the ROTC program. Similarly, student activists in the 1980s marched against apartheid in South Africa, demanding that universities cut all ties to the country. At Columbia University, activists occupied an academic building for weeks until the university sold its stock in companies linked to South Africa. The group's success inspired protests at dozens of other schools. The Push for Campus Safety
Campus activism has often focused on the issue of safety.