campus activism
University political engagement
Campus activism is political or social organizing by students at colleges and universities.
It encompasses protests, demonstrations, sit-ins, and advocacy campaigns on issues from civil rights to divestment.
Universities have historically been hotbeds of activist movements, with students leveraging their institutional positions to pressure administrations and draw public attention: Campus activism over the war spread to dozens of universities.
- civic educationTeaching about government participation
- apartheidRacial separation policy
- academic freedomProtected scholarly inquiry rights
- protestsPublic expressions of opposition
- walkoutProtest by leaving
civil rights movements · student councils · student body · equity · Kent State · sustainability · student union · grassroots organizing · social justice · multicultural festivals · divestment · civil disobedience · inclusion · safe spaces · disability rights · sit-ins · labor rights · teach-ins
- collegecourses, application, dorms, dorm room, freshman orientation
- higher educationuniversity, college, degree, diploma, graduate school
- Student Protestssit-in, walkout, demonstration, student movement, protest sign
- youth civicsyouth vote, student voting, youth empowerment, first-time voters, voting age
- youth organizationsBoy Scouts, Girl Scouts, 4-H, Cub Scouts, 4-H Club
- women's educationSmith College, Vassar, Radcliffe, Spelman, Seven Sisters
campus activismpolitical apathy
Indifference to governance
slacktivism · disengagement · armchair activism · complacency · silent majority
campus activismdiplomatic channels
Formal interstate communication routes