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Six Weeks in Spring: Managing Protest at a Public University

The interviews in this collection were conducted in the summer of 1985 at the request of UC Berkeley Chancellor Ira Michael Heyman as part of a general review of the UC Berkeley administration’s response to disruptive episodes involving issues of freedom of speech and assembly. Sixteen interviews were conducted with campus officials, including the UC Berkeley police chief, several vice chancellors, and Chancellor Heyman himself. All interviews were conducted by ROHO's Julie Shearer and Gabrielle Morris.

Michele Woods: Director, Student Activities and Services Early warnings — African Students Association vigil — Observer program — Conflict and conciliation task force — Political outlook of black students — Time, Place and Manner regulations
Roderic Park: The Vice Chancellor Early warnings — Harvard and Dartmouth precedents — Role of the faculty — Role of observers — April 16 arrests — Reactions of various University publics — More on the April 16 arrests — Planning for the April 24 forum — Maintaining the steps — Consulting with other institutions — Events of April 26 through May 13 — Student discipline — Faculty input on arrest question — Regents meeting at Lawrence Hall of Science
Patrick Hayashi: Senior Analyst, Undergraduate Affairs Student mood in early 1985, ASUC — Sleep-ins begin — April 15 staff discussion, varied views on arrests, protecting freedom of speech — Sproul Plaza, morning of April 16 — Observers — Police behavior — Upward drift of decision-making — April 24 forum — Community leadership —Sproul Hall steps — Changes in administration response, April 26 to May 1 — Lawrence Hall of Science demonstration — Role of systemwide University administration — April 13 Bishop Tutu visit - Efforts to focus on apartheid and divestment — Regents’ response — Learning experience for administrators — Student learning experience —Administration-student relations — Student politicization — Other campuses

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Six Weeks in Spring: Managing Protest at a Public University