in loco parentis | Penn State Educational Activism Archive

Steering Committee to Reform the University, “Nine Demands to Dr. Walker” (February 17, 1969)

by Connor Mark Pardoe | Feb 17, 1969 | Antiwar, Race and Social Justice

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.

Association of Women Students, “Apartment Hunting Advice” (June 1968)

by Deanna Scorciolla | Jun 1, 1968 | Gender

In the months leading up to 1968 student housing shortage crisis, The Association of Women Students advised female apartment seekers about sexist landlords, exorbitant rent rates and the slums in State College.

Gayle Graziano, “AWS Resolution Concerning Apartment Visitation” (May 1968)

by Deanna Scorciolla | May 1, 1968 | Gender

After years of struggle, The Association of Women Students gets Penn State to abolish off campus permission cards, giving female students autonomy to visit males living in off-campus apartments at their own discretion.

Steering Committee to Reform the University, “Nine Demands to Dr. Walker” (February 17, 1969)

Association of Women Students, “Apartment Hunting Advice” (June 1968)

Gayle Graziano, “AWS Resolution Concerning Apartment Visitation” (May 1968)

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