In the last year, college campuses have seen growing currents of activism around issues ranging from free speech and controversial speakers, to sexual assault and campus-corporate partnerships. But how does political engagement on campuses today compare to the history of American campus activism, particularly in the 1960s? What sparks campus protests? How do they grow? And what can they achieve? On this episode of History Talk, hosts Brenna Miller and Jessica Vinas-Nelson talk to two guests—Bill Shkurti and David Steigerwald—to learn what the history of campus protests can teach campus activists, administrators, and communities today.

Guests:

Bill Shkurti - The Ohio State University’s former Vice President for Business and Finance, and author of The Ohio State University in the Sixties: The Unraveling of the Old Order: https://ohiostatepress.org/books/titles/9780814213070.html

Dr. David Steigerwald - An Associate Professor of History at The Ohio State University and a specialist on twentieth century American history, the Vietnam War, and the sixties.

An in-text version of this episode can be found at: https://origins.osu.edu/historytalk/politics-and-protest-college-campuses