Antiwar Protest
Betty Holman, “Old Main Anti-War Protest Today” (May 10, 1972)
Following the expansion of the Vietnam War into Cambodia, students at Penn State engaged in another antiwar mass rally outside of Old Main.
Betty Holman, “Old Main Anti-War Protest Today” (May 10, 1972)
David A. Dankovic, “Letter to the Dean” (April 19, 1971)
As the Vietnam War continued, Penn State students wondered whether the “College of Agriculture is directing any of its research towards developing herbicides and defoliants which are causing the ecological disaster to the land and people of Indochina?”
David A. Dankovic, “Letter to the Dean” (April 19, 1971)
John W. Oswald, “Address of Dr. John W. Oswald” (July 8, 1970)
Follows after the May 4,1970 Kent State shooting and is a peaceful transfer of power from PSU president Walker to president Oswald.
John W. Oswald, “Address of Dr. John W. Oswald” (July 8, 1970)
Pennsylvania State University Department of Public Information, “Woodside Commission Hearings” (June 22, 1970)
After a series of student protests in 1970, Penn State students were arrested and faced a conduct hearing, which resulted in questionable sanctions ranging from a letter home to expulsion.
Pennsylvania State University Department of Public Information, “Woodside Commission Hearings” (June 22, 1970)
Students for a Democratic Society, “SDS Students’ Strike Pamphlet ” (April 24, 1970)
At the peak of student activism in 1970, the Students for a Democratic Society issued a pamphlet calling for a student strike.
Students for a Democratic Society, “SDS Students’ Strike Pamphlet ” (April 24, 1970)
Pennsylvania State University Department of Public Information, “Statement by Penn State President Eric A. Walker” (April 21, 1970)
Following student unrest and damage to campus, Penn State University's President Eric Walker issued his public response.
Pennsylvania State University Department of Public Information, “Statement by Penn State President Eric A. Walker” (April 21, 1970)
Steering Committee to Reform the University, “Nine Demands to Dr. Walker” (February 17, 1969)
Amid a culture of uproar in 1969, patterns of violent protests on Penn State's broke out regarding ROTC involvement, the muting of minority voices, and gender inequalities. In their 1969 letter to Dr. Eric Walker, the Steering Committee to Reform the University expressed nine demands to be met by the leadership of Penn State University. Dr. Eric Walker replied in an in loco parentis tone to parents and students alike.
Steering Committee to Reform the University, “Nine Demands to Dr. Walker” (February 17, 1969)
