{"id":351,"date":"2026-03-26T15:24:35","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T15:24:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/specialcollections\/umbc50\/?page_id=351"},"modified":"2026-05-27T19:50:20","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T19:50:20","slug":"student-activism","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/umbc50\/home\/themes\/student-activism\/","title":{"rendered":"Student Activism"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">National concern for student demonstrations in the 1960s and 1970s prompted Congress to pass laws that would penalize students who accepted federal scholarship or loan money and got arrested for civil disobedience. Selected sections of Public Law 90-557 that describe the circumstances of possible arrests and penalties were compiled and circulated across the country to college and university presidents by Robert H. Finch, Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare during the Nixon administration. Dr. Kuhn received a copy of the document.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/live-umbc-wpms-test.pantheonsite.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/50UMBC-014a-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"796\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/live-umbc-wpms-test.pantheonsite.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/50UMBC-014a-796x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Typewritten statement\" class=\"wp-image-20\" srcset=\"https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/umbc50\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/03\/50UMBC-014a-796x1024.jpg 796w, https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/umbc50\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/03\/50UMBC-014a-233x300.jpg 233w, https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/umbc50\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/03\/50UMBC-014a-768x988.jpg 768w, https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/umbc50\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/03\/50UMBC-014a-1195x1536.jpg 1195w, https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/umbc50\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/03\/50UMBC-014a-1593x2048.jpg 1593w, https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/umbc50\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/03\/50UMBC-014a-1200x1543.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/umbc50\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/03\/50UMBC-014a-1980x2546.jpg 1980w, https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/umbc50\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/03\/50UMBC-014a-scaled.jpg 1991w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 796px) 100vw, 796px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Student Unrest Provisions Selected Sections of Federal Law, 1969, 50UMBC-014a<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>View &#8220;Student Activism&#8221; exhibit pages<\/summary>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/live-umbc-wpms-test.pantheonsite.io\/specialcollections\/umbc50\/home\/themes\/student-activism\/kent-state-shootings\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"353\">Kent State Shootings<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/live-umbc-wpms-test.pantheonsite.io\/specialcollections\/umbc50\/home\/themes\/student-activism\/class-disruption\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"355\">Class Disruption<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/live-umbc-wpms-test.pantheonsite.io\/specialcollections\/umbc50\/home\/themes\/student-activism\/earth-day-demonstration\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"357\">Earth Day Demonstration<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/live-umbc-wpms-test.pantheonsite.io\/specialcollections\/umbc50\/home\/themes\/student-activism\/the-red-brick\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"359\">The Red Brick<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/live-umbc-wpms-test.pantheonsite.io\/specialcollections\/umbc50\/home\/themes\/student-activism\/school-closing-protest\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"361\">School Closing Protest<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/live-umbc-wpms-test.pantheonsite.io\/specialcollections\/umbc50\/home\/themes\/student-activism\/1987-sit-in-against-racism\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"363\">1987 sit-in against racism<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/details>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>National concern for student demonstrations in the 1960s and 1970s prompted Congress to pass laws that would penalize students who accepted federal scholarship or loan money and got arrested for civil disobedience. 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