November 1, 2009

A Campus Activist-Turned-Administrator Remembers 1969

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U. of Pittsburgh

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U. of Pittsburgh

By Libby Nelson

During homecoming this year, the University of Pittsburgh marked the 40th anniversary of a campus protest in 1969, when black student activists occupied the computer center and called on the university to increase the enrollment and hiring of African-Americans, provide support for black students, and recognize the significance of black culture. One of the negotiators was a former student leader and new assistant professor named Jack L. Daniel, who later became vice provost for academic

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