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Take an in-depth look at campus activism in the 21st century with this issue of New Directions for Higher Education. Campuses have always experienced an ebb and flow of activism, and the recent displays of student activism on American campuses show that protesters remain a vibrant subculture in American higher education.
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EDITORS' NOTES 1 Christopher J. Broadhurst, Georgianna L. Martin 1. Campus Activism in the 21st Century: A Historical Framing 3 Christopher J. Broadhurst This chapter frames campus activism by introducing the historical movements that have been important for higher education since the 18th century to the present and exploring the connections and shared characteristics among these various movements. 2. The Role of Graduate Student Unions in the Higher Education Landscape 17 Heidi Whitford Graduate student unionization efforts have made an indelible mark on the higher education milieu, as illustrated by the experiences of students who participated in this movement in recent years. 3. Collective Action on Campus Toward Student Development and Democratic Engagement 31 Adrianna Kezar, Dan Maxey This chapter explores the ways faculty and staff work with students to support their activism as well as the way students tap faculty and staff to support their movements. 4. Campus-Based Organizing: Tactical Repertoires of Contemporary Student Movements 43 Cassie L. Barnhardt This chapter elaborates on the range of collective action tactics and organizing strategies that today's students invoke to pursue their ambitions for social change. 5. Performances of Student Activism: Sound, Silence, Gender, and Dis/ability 59 Penny A. Pasque, Juanita Gamez Vargas This chapter explores the various performances of activism by students through sound, silence, gender, and dis/ability and how these performances connect to social change efforts around issues such as human trafficking, homeless children, hunger, and children 6. Development Through Dissent: Campus Activism as Civic Learning 73 J. Patrick Biddix This chapter traces two decades of published research on learning outcomes related to campus activism and reports results from a speculative study considering civic outcomes from participation in campus political and war demonstrations. 7. Understanding and Improving Campus Climates for Activists 87 Georgianna L. Martin This chapter synthesizes the common themes across chapters in this volume and argues that campus activists are an integral part of the higher education landscape. INDEX 93
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Take an in-depth look at campus activism in the 21st century with this issue of New Directions for Higher Education.
