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Berkeley of the Northwest? Not quite.

Nussbaum, Ben (Robert D. Clark Honors College, University of Oregon, 2003-12)

A wave of student activism swept the nation during the turbulent 1960’s and 1970’s. During this time, the University of Oregon earned the reputation as the “Berkeley of the Northwest” in obvious reference to the chaotic ...
Oregon’s Silent Majority v. their Children: Challenging the role of the University and widening the “Generation Gap”

Friedman, Judith (Robert D. Clark Honors College, University of Oregon, 2003-12-10)

Student unrest in 1970 at the University of Oregon and across the nation reflected the increasing tensions, frustrations and disillusionment that the younger generation of Americans felt toward their place in the global ...
Why Here, Why Now? The Story of Student Protest on the University of Oregon Campus, April 1970

Hoogerhuis, Mara (Robert D. Clark Honors College, University of Oregon, 2004-04-14)

Most people know that the 1960s and early 1970s were volatile years in the United States of America, and particularly for American universities. What many do not know, is that in addition to the well-known protests at ...