of Martin Luther King Jr.), African-American students conducted a sit-in and locked BU president Arland F. Christ-Janer out of his office for 12 hours. Umoja, BU's Black Student Union, put forward ten demands to Christ-Janer and got nine of them approved that included the creation of a Martin Luther King Chair of Social Ethics, expansion of African-American library resources and tutoring services, opening an "Afro-American coordinating center," admission and selection of more Black students and faculty. No disciplinary action was taken against the students who only opened the chains after their demands were met. "There was no surprise, or feeling of victory on the students' parts," said Christ-Janer in response to the sit-in. "They had confidence in their demands, and I had a confidence in them. The university, black and white alike, was the winner."
The late twentieth century saw a culmination in student activism at Boston University during the presidency of John R. Silber.
In 1972, student protests rose against …
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SAT EBRW 25%
680
SAT EBRW 75%
740
SAT Math 25th %
720
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780
ACT Composite 25th %
32
ACT Composite 50th %
33
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34
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