June 8, 2001

When Students Protest, Questions of Justice Are Not Always Equal

By ALAN WOLFE

Spring has brought a resurgence of student protests. That may or may not be welcomed. But all should be able to agree that, taken together, this year's demonstrations cast into stark relief a question that students -- and the administrators who respond to them -- would do well to consider: Why are some protests more justified than others?

First, students at Harvard University occupied an administration building, demanding a "living wage" of at least $10.25 an hour for all Harvard

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