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: A History of Student Activism and Protests | BestColleges
Student Activism in College
A History of Campus Protests
BY GENEVIEVE CARLTON, PH.D.
Published on May 18, 2020
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From riots over butter to protests against tuition increases, student activists have spoken out for centuries. In fact, campus activism has played a major role in shaping higher education itself. Generations of students have pushed for colleges to end discriminatory policies, increase campus safety, and improve student life. Today's challenges — the rising cost of college, racial injustice, and higher education's COVID-19 response — are also driving students to mobilize. College students are more active than ever before, successfully fighting against tuition increases and for more equitable campus policies. In the past decade, the U.S. has witnessed a "renaissance of student activism," as described by The Atlantic. College students are more active than ever before, successfully fighting against tuition increases and for more equitable campus policies. With a new crisis threatening higher education, what lessons does the history of student activism hold for the future? Student Protests Throughout History
In 1507, the professors at the University of Padua canceled student vacations for the celebration of Carnevale — the 16th-century equivalent of spring break. Instead of partying in Venice, students were told to attend lectures on Aristotle.