This past Tuesday, May 15, students (with staff and faculty) shut down the Whitmore and Goodell administrative buildings to protest the offer of a degree to Andrew Card! Through a sustained, non-violent protest and sit-in, we sent an unmistakable signal to the administration of UMass that WE DO NOT WANT THIS DEGREE GIVEN TO […]
This Tuesday, May 15, the 96 hour deadline for the administration to revoke the offer of honorary degree to Andrew Card is up, and students and faculty are gearing up to find out what the administration has done (so far there’s been silence). If you are a student, staff member, or faculty - or […]
Thursday, May 10th, over 300 students, staff, and faculty rallied in front - and then inside - of UMass Amherst’s Whitmore administration building to protest the honorary degree being awarded Andrew Card, former Bush Chief-of-Staff. Below are some of the pictures and movies (click them to start) from the rally.
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