American Student Protest Timeline, 2014-15

What you see below is a new interactive map of student protests across the United States in the current academic year, which I launched in early December and will be updating through next June. (You can read more about the project in the lovely piece that the Village Voice ran this morning.) As I update the map I’ll also be updating the chronological list of actions that appears below it in this post. As of December 12 there are 160 protests and other events noted on the list, and the most recent 40 entries are being uploaded to the map. (Note that one action, the November 17 University of Hawaii graduate student protest, has been left off of the map for now, until I can figure out how to keep Google Maps from defaulting to cutting off the eastern United States with it included.)

Here’s the full list. Be sure to check back here or follow me on Twitter at @studentactivism for all the latest.

American Student Protest Timeline, 2014-15

August

• Columbia Anti-Rape Project New York, August: Columbia student Emma Sulkowicz created a senior thesis project of carrying the mattress on which she was sexually assaulted around campus to protest the college’s refusal to take action against her assailant. The protest sparked waves of student organizing at Columbia and beyond.
• #SlashThrasher, FSU Florida, August: Students at Florida State University staged a multi-pronged campaign to block the appointment of former state legislator John Thrasher to the college’s presidency.
• Howard “Hands Up Don’t Shoot” Photo Washington, DC, August 13: Just four days after the shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, more than a hundred Howard University students gathered for a “hands up don’t shoot” photograph that quickly went viral on social media. http://www.hlntv.com/article/2014/08/14/ferguson-dont-shoot-howard-university
• UIUC Trustee Meeting Disruption Illinois, August 22: Students staged a sit-in outside of a meeting of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign board of trustees after they were prevented from addressing the meeting in support of un-hired professor Steven Salaita.
• Jefferson High Walkout California, August 25: Hundreds of students at Jefferson High School in South Los Angeles walked out of classes to protest widespread failures of the school administration, including scheduling errors that locked them out of needed classes.
• HS Students March Against Principal’s Firing Mississippi, August 28: A hundred students at Rosa Fort High School marched from their school to administrators’ offices to protest the firing of their principal. http://www.wmcactionnews5.com/story/26393194/several-people-hold-protest-at-mississippi-high-school
• Protesters Get College President’s Resignation Vermont, August 29: Students protesting at a meeting of the Burlington College board of trustees confronted the college president as she left the meeting, demanding her resignation. Incredibly, she gave it to them on the spot. Her exact words: “I resign. Happy? Goodbye.” http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/story/news/local/2014/08/29/burlington-college-students-press-presidents-resignation/14800683/

September

• Students Support Vocal Christian Teacher Georgia, September 9: Hundreds of students marched through the halls of Sequoyah High School in response to a rumor that a popular teacher known to inject religion into classroom discussions had been fired. The teacher, John Osborne, had taken a voluntary leave of absence. https://www.accessnorthga.com/detail.php?n=279371
• Brandeis Sexual Assault Protest Massachusetts, September 10: Fifty students staged a protest at Brandeis University in Waltham to protest the college’s handling of sexual assault. http://www.wbur.org/2014/09/11/brandeis-sexual-assault-protest
• Confederate Flag Protested at Bryn Mawr Pennsylvania, September 15: Bryn Mawr students staged a series of protests after two white Southern students hung a Confederate flag in their dorm, then taped a “Mason-Dixon Line” on a hallway floor in response to demands that they take it down. http://swarthmorephoenix.com/2014/09/25/bryn-mawr-campus-roiled-by-confederate-flag-mason-dixon-line-in-dormitory/
• UD Students Demand Action on Sexual Harassment Delaware, September 19: Hundreds of University of Delaware students rallied to demand transparency and accountability in the college’s sexual harassment policies after the student newspaper alleged that a sociology professor had offered a female student a high grade in exchange for sex. http://www.delawareonline.com/story/news/education/2014/09/19/hundreds-protest-uds-harassment-policy/15904149/
• Cheltanham HS Sit-In Pennsylvania, September 19: Five hundred students at Cheltanham High School staged a sit-in against new, restrictive conduct regulations.
• Colgate Occupation New York, September 22: Hundreds of students at Colgate University occupied the college’s admissions office for five days, protesting college policies on racial, class, and gender inclusivity, and winning a variety of concessions from the administration.
• HS Curriculum Protest Colorado, September 22: Hundreds of students from Evergreen High School in Colorado staged a protest at a school board meeting against plans to restrict discussion of “civil disorder and social strife” in US history classes.
• U of C March Against Rape Threat Illinois, September 24: Two hundred University of Chicago students marched in protest against an anonymous threat of rape made in response to the posting of a Tumblr list of suspected sexual predators. http://chicagoist.com/2014/09/28/university_of_chicago_students_prot.php
• U of M Students Demand Ouster of Athletics Officials Michigan, September 30: Students at the University of Michigan staged a series of protests calling for the dismissal of the college’s athletics director and football coach after the team’s quarterback was sent back onto the field after suffering a head injury during a game. AD Dave Brandon resigned at the end of October and football coach Brady Hoke was fired in early December. http://onlyagame.wbur.org/2014/10/01/michigan-shane-morris-head-injury

October

• Anti-Rape Banners at Texas Tech Texas, October 1: Students anonymously hung bedsheet banners bearing anti-rape messages around the Texas Tech campus in response to a fraternity scandal on campus earlier in the semester. Fliers distributed at the same time called for the removal of the college’s student body president. http://lubbockonline.com/education/2014-10-01/tech-protesters-denounce-rape-culture-phi-delta-theta-incident#.VInnOUtKm2x
• George Will Speech at Women’s College Cancelled California, early October: Columnist George Will’s invitation to speak at Scripps College, a women’s college in Southern California, was rescinded in the wake of a column in which Will claimed that anti-rape organizing had made “victimhood a coveted status that confers privileges” on American campuses. http://claremontindependent.com/george-will-uninvited-from-scripps-college/
• HS Student Strike Over Teacher Contracts Pennsylvania, October 8: Hundreds of students at the Philadelphia High School for the Creative and Performing Arts staged a half-day walkout — which they described as a “strike” — over the school district’s unilateral voiding of teachers’ contracts. http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/politics/CAPA-Philadelphia-High-School-Teachers-Protest-278516281.html
• “Box City” Against Drug Evictions New Jersey, October 9: Students at Rowan University spent a night outside sleeping in cardboard boxes to draw attention to the university’s policy of immediately evicting from campus housing any student caught with illegal drugs. Rowan’s “Box City” has been an annual event since 2010. http://www.nj.com/south/index.ssf/2014/10/post_19.html
• St. Louis U Ferguson Sit-In Missouri, October 13: Hundreds of protesters against the police killing of Mike Brown marched to the SLU campus and staged an overnight sit-in.
• Humboldt Protests Against Admin’s Dismissal California, October 14: Hundreds of students at Humboldt State University protested the firing of Jaquelyn Bolman, the director of a campus resource center for Native American students.
• Utah Sarkeesian Demo Utah, October 15: About fifty students demonstrated on the campus of Utah State University in support of feminist activist Anita Sarkeesian, who had cancelled a scheduled speech on campus after USU officials told her they would not ban guns from the venue. Sarkeesian had received death threats in advance of the speech.
• Students Cross-Dress in Defiance of Ban Washington, October 16: More than a dozen students at White Pass Junior and Senior High School went to school in drag in defiance of administrators who had sent two male students home the previous day for showing up at Sprit Week dressed as Miss America and Nicki Minaj. The protesting students were not punished. http://www.king5.com/story/news/local/2014/10/16/boys-dress-white-pass-spirit-week/17384029/
• Protest Wins President’s Reinstatement Georgia, October 17: The board of trustees of Paine College in Augusta reversed their earlier decision to fire the college’s president after dozens of students, faculty, and alumni staged a protest calling for his reinstatement. http://www.wrdw.com/home/headlines/Paine-College-educators-students-protest-Friday-afternoon-279569022.html
• MO State Protesters Harassed at Homecoming Missouri, October 18: Students protesting Mike Brown’s death at the Missouri State homecoming game were harassed and threatened by fellow students, alumni, and faculty. http://www.the-standard.org/news/homecoming-blackout-protesters-spark-conversation-on-racism/article_105d8bce-5e53-11e4-b997-0017a43b2370.html
• Grad Students March for Union Connecticut, October 21: Dozens of Yale graduate students marched and rallied in New Haven to press the university to recognize grad student employees’ right to form a union. http://www.liberationnews.org/yale-graduate-students-rally-for-union-recognition/
• Miami Students Picket George Will Speech Ohio, October 22: Hundreds of students at Ohio’s Miami University protested a speech that columnist George Will gave on campus. In a June column, Will wrote that anti-rape organizing had made “victimhood a coveted status that confers privileges” on American campuses. http://mediamatters.org/blog/2014/10/23/hundreds-protest-george-will-speech-as-he-defen/201282
• CalArts Rape Walkout California, October 23: Two hundred students at the California Institute of the Arts walked out of classes to protest the administration’s handling of sexual assault. The protest was prompted by an incident in which a student found guilty of rape in a campus proceeding was given only a one-year suspension and allowed to finish out his current semester before it began.
• NCSU Budget Walkout North Carolina, October 23: Dozens of students walked out of classes at North Carolina State University to protest rising tuition, cuts to library hours, and a lack of transparency in campus construction projects. http://www.indyweek.com/news/archives/2014/10/23/nc-state-students-protest-tuition-construction-shortened-library-hours
• Berkeley HS Rally Against Police Violence California, October 23: About thirty students at Berkeley High School conducted an after-school rally against police brutality. The rally included a speaker who informed students about their rights with regard to the police. http://www.dailycal.org/2014/10/23/berkeley-high-school-students-hold-protest/
• HS Walkout Over Teacher Removal Washington, October 23: Hundreds of students walked out of Garfield High School in Seattle to protest school district plans to move a teacher from their school to another with greater over-enrollment. http://www.kirotv.com/news/news/garfield-high-school-students-walk-out-over-possib/nhqwQ/#__federated=1
• Gastonia School Protest North Carolina, October 24: Three hundred students at Piedmont Community Charter School staged a sit-in protest against the school district’s plan to eliminate the PCCS high school in 2016. Earlier protests had won a one-year delay of the closing, which had originally been planned for 2015.
• CMU Students Press for Stronger Rape Penalties Michigan, October 28: A group of students at Central Michigan University staged a protest to push for increased campus penalties for sexual assault. http://www.upnorthlive.com/news/story.aspx?id=1115601#.VInn0EtKm2x
• UCSD Students Protest Café Closing California, October 28: A hundred students protested at UC San Diego against the university’s plans to close the Che Café, a longtime campus coffeehouse. http://fox5sandiego.com/2014/10/28/ucsd-students-protest-to-keep-che-cafe-open/
• Protesters Bring Mattresses to Columbia President New York, October 29: Hundreds of Columbia University students marched on the residence of university president Lee Bollinger, leaving 28 mattresses stacked outside to represent the 28 complainants in the university’s federal Title IX sexual assault complaint. http://nymag.com/thecut/2014/10/mattress-rape-protesters-take-columbia-by-storm.html
• UNC Students Rally for Embattled Department North Carolina, October 29: More than a hundred UNC students rallied to protest the exploitation of student athletes and the scapegoating of the college’s African, African American and Diaspora Studies department in the wake of a scathing report on academic misconduct at the college. http://college.usatoday.com/2014/10/30/unc-students-rally-speak-back-to-wainstein-report/
• Fossil Fuel Protest at Penn Pennsylvania, October 31: More than two dozen students rallied outside a meeting of the University of Pennsylvania board of trustees calling for the instutition to divest its holdings in fossil fuel investments. http://www.thedp.com/article/2014/11/trustees-october-meetings-roundup
• Des Moines Weigh-In Refusal Iowa, Late October: Ireland Hoch, a Des Moines high school senior, refused to comply when told to participate in a group public weigh-in to determine students’ BMI. She was sent to the principal’s office, but her action led her school district to suspend the practice. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/11/18/refusing-bmi-school-test_n_6180892.html

November

• Syracuse Occupation New York, November 3: Students staged an 18-day sit-in of an administrative building on campus. The students, who were protesting a variety of administration policies, ended the occupation voluntarily after winning a number of concessions.
• UPR Solidarity With Mexican Students Puerto Rico, November 5: Students at the University of Puerto Rico held a day of action in solidarity with the 43 Mexican student activists who disappeared in September. The students are believed to have been kidnapped and killed by local police and drug traffickers.http://dialogodigital.upr.edu/index.php/La-UPR-se-solidariza-con-los-estudiantes-mexicanos-desaparecidos.html
• Colorado Test Rebellion Colorado, November 6: More than five thousand Colorado high school seniors refused to take statewide standardized tests, and hundreds staged walkouts and other protests against the tests. http://www.cpr.org/news/story/thousands-students-protest-colorado-standardized-tests
• Iowa Students Stand Against Yik Yak Bigots Iowa, November 6: Dozens of students at the University of Northern Iowa rallied in support of students on the campus who had recently been targeted by racist, sexist and homophobic posts on the anonymous social media site Yik Yak. http://www.northern-iowan.org/news/view.php/855710/UNIted-we-stand
• HS Students Press for Better Sex Ed Nevada, November 12: Clark County high school students staged a protest at a school board meeting to demand more effective, specific, and comprehensive sexual education classes. http://www.8newsnow.com/story/27381921/students-speak-out-about-sex-ed-curriculum-at-ccsds-board-meeting
• CSU Students Protest Mandatory Fees California, November 13: Dozens of California State University students protested the planned imposition of new mandatory fees in the CSU system. http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/CSU-Students-Protest-Student-Success-Fees–282613091.html
• Hawaii Grad Student Protest Hawaii, November 17: Graduate students at the University of Hawaii at Manoa erected tents on campus in a multi-day protest against planned budget cuts.https://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2014/11/20/grad-students-u-hawaii-protest-rumored-cuts
• Virginia Students Protest Racist Tweet Virginia, November 17: A dozen students walked out of classes at Booker T. Washington High School in Norfolk to protest a tweet by an assistant principal that called interracial prom dating “every white girl’s father’s worst nightmare.” http://wavy.com/2014/11/17/norfolk-students-protest-principals-offensive-tweet/
• U of So Maine Budget Protest Maine, November 17: Students at the University of Southern Maine took over a meeting of the university’s board of trustees to protest plans to eliminate programs and cut faculty lines to close a budget deficit.
• UCR Tuition Protest California, November 18: Hundreds of students at the University of Calfornia, Riverside protested a system-wide tuition hike, occupying a hallway outside of the university president’s office for several hours.
• #LiabilityOfTheMind, U of Chicago Illinois, November 18: Students at the University of Chicago launched a Twitter hashtag campaign to highlight institutional bigotry at the university. http://feministing.com/2014/11/19/uchicago-students-speak-out-against-institutional-failures-with-trending-liabilityofthemind-hashtag/
• UCLA Student Govt Supports Israel Divestment California, November 18: The UCLA student government voted 8-2 to call on the University of California to divest from companies with financial ties to the Israeli military and the occupied territories. http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-ucla-divestment-israel-20141119-story.html
• Davis Mrak Hall Occupation California, November 18: Twenty students occupied Mrak Hall on the UC Davis campus in protest of the UC system trustees’ planned tuition hike vote, which took place the following day. http://fox40.com/2014/11/19/students-occupy-administration-building-to-protest-tuition-hike/
• Berkeley Occupation California, November 19: Students at UC Berkeley occupied a building on campus for seven days in protest over a system-wide tuition hike. They abandoned the sit-in before Thanksgiving break, though a handful of students maintained an encampment outside the building afterwards.
• Valier HS Sit-In Montana, November 19: Fifty students at Valier High School in Vailer, Montana staged a sit-in during school hours in support of a school staff member who had been suspended. The staffer was later reinstated. http://www.krtv.com/news/valier-high-school-staff-member-back-on-the-job-after-student-sit-in-/
• UCLA Tuition Protest California, November 20: UCLA students protesting a system-wide tuition increase surrounded the site of a planned bonfire to mark an upcoming football game against the University of Southern California, forcing the bonfire’s cancellation.
• West Bend HS Hall Pass Protest Wisconsin, November 20: A hundred students at West Bend High School staged a roving protest against new, larger hall passes that they say treat them like children. Police were called after students tore down posters and turned on water fountains, and one student was arrested.
• HS Students Silently Protest Missouri Governor Missouri, November 20: A group of students rose and silently took up a “hands up don’t shoot” stance during a school assembly at the Lincoln College Preparatory Academy while Missouri Governor Jay Nixon was addressing the student body. The students, who were protesting the police killing of Mike Brown in the state and the government’s response to it, left the room peacefully when asked. http://www.kshb.com/news/local-news/students-protest-ferguson-shooting-during-governor-nixons-speech-at-school-assembly
• WA Students Rally for Mexican Activists Washington, November 20: Three dozen students at Central Washington University rallied in solidarity with 43 Mexican student activists who disappeared in September. http://www.dailyrecordnews.com/members/cwu-protest-raises-awareness-of-disappearance-in-mexico/article_a6234720-71a9-11e4-9b39-b7b5c5be9a30.html
• CA CC Students March For Mexican Activists California, November 20: Students at San Diego Community College marched in solidarity with 43 Mexican student activists who disappeared in September. http://www.sdcitytimes.com/news/2014/12/10/city-students-rally-for-the-missing-43-ayotzinapa-students/
• UVA Students Protest Rape Virginia, November 22: A series of student protests roiled the University of Virginia campus after Rolling Stone magazine reported on an alleged campus gang rape that had gone unpunished. http://www.rollingstone.com/culture/news/a-weekend-of-protest-at-uva-as-rolling-stone-rape-story-jolts-campus-20141124
• Norman HS Rape Protest Oklahoma, November 24: Hundreds of students walked out of Norman High School in Norman, Oklahoma to protest the school administration’s handling of the rape of three girls at the school by a fellow student.
• UCI Tuition Demo California, November 24: About 40 UC Irvine students staged a 90-minute administration building sit-in to protest a system-wide tuition hike.
• UC Davis Tuition Walkout California, November 24: Hundreds of UC Davis students staged a walkout and march to protest a system-wide tuition hike. The students occupied a campus building for several hours. http://www.theaggie.org/2014/11/24/uc-davis-students-call-for-statewide/
• Seattle Ferguson Walkout Washington, November 24: One thousand Seattle high school students walked out of classes and staged marches in the city protesting the non-indictment of police officer Darren Wilson in the killing of Mike Brown.
• Northwestern Rape Protest Illinois, November 24: Students called off a planned sit-in at Northwestern University after the university announced that it was abandoning plans to enter mediation with a professor accused of sexual assault.
• UCSC Occupation California, November 24: Several dozen UCSC students occupied a building on campus for six days in protest of a system-wide tuition hike. They ended the sit-in voluntarily before the Thanksgiving break.
• UCSD Occupation California, November 24: UCSD students occupied a lecture hall on campus for at least one night in opposition to a system-wide tuition hike.
• Ohio U Ferguson Occupation Ohio, November 24: A hundred Ohio University students occupied an administration building on campus for several hours after the grand jury decision in the Mike Brown killing, demanding increased diversity on campus, a disarming of campus police, and other reforms. They left the building voluntarily at 2:30 in the morning.
• Gonzaga Anti-Rape Organizing Washington, November 24: Gonzaga University’s Title IX Coordinator resigned suddenly after two weeks of student anti-rape organizing. Activists are pressing for a role in choosing her replacement. http://www.inlander.com/spokane/gu-shake-up/Content?oid=2382973
• UCSD Frats Suspend Activities California, November 25: Fraternities and sororities at UC San Diego announced that they were suspending all social activities indefinitely after a group of frat brothers disrupted a Take Back the Night march by throwing eggs, screaming obscenities, and waving dildos at the marchers. http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2014/nov/25/sdsu-fraternities-sororities-sexual-assaults/?#article-copy
• Columbia HS Ferguson Walkout New Jersey, November 25: A hundred students at Columbia High School in northern New Jersey walked out of classes in protest of the police killing of Mike Brown.
• Minneapolis Ferguson Protest Minnesota, November 25: Four hundred students walked out of South High School in Minneapolis to protest the police killing of Mike Brown. The students staged an hourlong sit-in on school property, then marched to a local police station.
• Poly Western HS Ferguson Protest Maryland, November 25: Students at Poly Western High School in Baltimore staged a daylong sit-in at their school’s auditorium to protest the police killing of Mike Brown.
• U of RI Ferguson Protest Rhode Island, November 25: Several dozen University of Rhode Island students staged a die-in near the college’s student union, blocking traffic on a local road. The students were protesting the police killing of Mike Brown.
• CAPA Ferguson Protest Pennsylvania, November 25: Students at the Pittsburgh Creative and Performing Arts school staged a sit-in inside the school after their principal forbade them from joining a city-wide protest against the police killing of Mike Brown.
• Morehouse Ferguson Protest Georgia, November 25: Two hundred students gathered at Morehouse College to protest the police killing of Mke Brown.
• Michigan Ferguson Vigil Michigan, November 25: More than a thousand students at the University of Michigan participated in a protest vigil against the non-indictment of police officer Darren Wilson in the killing of Mike Brown. http://www.michigandaily.com/news/community-members-protest-ferguson-decision
• Clark Students’ Ferguson March Massachusetts, November 25: Several hundred students from Clark University staged a daylong protest against the non-indictment of police officer Darren Wilson in the killing of Mike Brown. http://worcestermag.com/2014/11/25/worcesters-streets-give-rise-protest-wake-ferguson-ruling/29331
• Howard Activists Raise Pan-African Flag Washington, DC, November 25. On the morning after the non-indictment of officer Darren Wilson in the killing of Mike Brown, unknown activists replaced a prominent American flag on the Howard University campus with a Garveyite Pan-African flag, flown at half mast. http://dcist.com/2014/11/photo_howard_u_replaces_american_fl.php
• St Cloud State Ferguson Rally Minnesota, November 25: About forty students staged a protest against the non-indictment of officer Darren Wilson in the killing of Mike Brown. http://wjon.com/peaceful-rally-at-st-cloud-state-university-over-ferguson-decision-audio/
• Colby Ferguson Protest Maine, November 25: Fifty students at Colby College staged a silent protest against the non-indictment of officer Darren Wilson in the killing of Mike Brown. http://www.colby.edu/news/2014/12/02/students-protest-ferguson-grand-jury-decision/
• Binghamton Ferguson March New York, November 25: Several dozen students at Colby College marched against the non-indictment of officer Darren Wilson in the killing of Mike Brown. http://www.wbng.com/news/local/Students-protest-Ferguson-decision-283805701.html
• CMU Ferguson Protest Michigan, November 25: More than a hundred students at Central Michigan University staged a protest against the non-indictment of officer Darren Wilson in the killing of Mike Brown. http://college.usatoday.com/2014/11/26/central-michigan-university-students-protest-ferguson-decision/
• Kent State Ferguson March Ohio, November 25: More than two hundred students staged a protest against the non-indictment of officer Darren Wilson in the killing of Mike Brown. http://fox8.com/2014/11/25/kent-state-students-protest-ferguson-decision/
• MTSU Ferguson March Tennessee, November 25: Three hundred students at Middle Tennessee State University staged a protest against the non-indictment of officer Darren Wilson in the killing of Mike Brown. http://mtsusidelines.com/2014/11/mtsu-students-gather-to-protest-mike-brown-case-verdict/
• ND State Ferguson Rally North Dakota, November 26: A group of six students staged a small protest against the non-indictment of officer Darren Wilson in the killing of Mike Brown. http://ndsuspectrum.com/ndsu-students-rally-for-michael-brown/
• U of MD Campus Police Sit-In Maryland, November 26: More than a hundred University of Maryland students occupied a cafeteria on campus for three hours in response to the police killing of Mike Brown. They demanded a variety of reforms to the UMD campus police.
• UCSD Ferguson Protest California, November 26: Students closed Interstate I-5 Northbound near UC San Diego for nearly half an hour in a protest against the non-indictment of Darren Wilson for the killing of Mike Brown. The protest was organized by the UCSD Black Student Union.
• Students Protest Elimination of Football Alabama, November 30: Hundreds of students at the University of Alabama at Birmingham participated in a series of marches and protests intended to save UAB’s football team from being shut down. The elimination of football at the college was formally announced a few days later. http://www.myfoxal.com/story/27515309/uab-students-march-in-the-streets-for-freeuab-rally

December

• Stanford Ferguson Walkout California, December 1: Hundreds of Stanford University students walked out of classes in protest of the police killing of Mike Brown.
• Wheaton Ferguson Walkout Illinois, December 1: More than a hundred Wheaton College students walked out of classes in protest of the police killing of Mike Brown.
• Yale Ferguson Walkout Connecticut, December 1: Hundreds of Yale University students walked out of classes in protest of the police killing of Mike Brown, marching on New Haven’s city hall.
• Harvard Ferguson Walkout Massachusetts, December 1: Hundreds of students from Harvard and local high schools walked out of classes in protest of the police killing of Mike Brown and congregated in Harvard Square.
• Washington U Ferguson Walkout Missouri, December 1: Several hundred students at Washington University staged a walkout and die-in to protest the police killing of Mike Brown.
• U Mass Ferguson Walkout Massachusetts, December 1: Eight hundred University of Massachussetts students walked out of classes in protest of the police killing of Mike Brown.
• Jackson State Ferguson Walkout Mississippi, December 1: Hundreds of Jackson State University students staged a walkout, march, and die-in to protest the police killing of Mike Brown.
• NYC Ferguson Walkout New York, December 1: Hundreds of students from New York City high schools walked out of classes to protest the police killing of Mike Brown, marching from Union Square to Times Square in Manhattan.
• Teaneck Ferguson Walkout New Jersey, December 1: One hundred students from Teaneck High School walked out of classes in protest of the police killing of Mike Brown.
• Clayton HS Ferguson Walkout Missouri, December 1: A hundred students walked out of classes at Clayton High School in Saint Louis to protest the police killing of Mike Brown.
• LSU Ferguson Die-In Louisiana, December 1: Several dozen Louisiana State University students staged a die-in to protest the police killing of Mike Brown.
• Students Detained for Chalking South Carolina, December 1: Three students at Coastal Carolina University were detained and briefly handcuffed for chalking on a campus sidewalk. The three were not arrested, but were later charged with campus disciplinary code violations. http://www.carolinalive.com/news/story.aspx?id=1130799#.VIsAOEtKm2x
• Three-College Ferguson March Massachusetts, December 1: Hundreds of students from Clark U, Worcester State U, and the College of the Holy Cross staged a joint march against recent police violence against black men and boys. http://www.telegram.com/article/20141201/NEWS/312019641/1116
• Syracuse Ferguson March New York, December 1: A hundred students from Syracuse University staged an hourlong march to protest the non-indictment of police officer Darren Wilson in the killing of Mike Brown. http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2014/12/syracuse_university_students_march_in_protest_of_missouri_grand_jury_decision_in.html
• Utah Ferguson Protest Utah, December 1: Seventy-five students participated in a University of Utah protest against the non-indictment of police officer Darren Wilson in the killing of Mike Brown. http://www.sltrib.com/news/1894939-155/university-of-utah-students-join-hands
• U of Oregon Grad Student Strike Oregon, December 2: Graduate Teaching Fellows at the University of Oregon staged their first-ever strike two weeks from the end of the fall term, demanding paid medical and parental leave.
• Albany Ferguson Marchers Shut Down Street New York, December 3: About seventy-five activists from the SUNY Albany shut down traffic on a major street in that city during the course of a protest against the police killing of Mike Brown. http://wnyt.com/article/stories/s3638293.shtml
• Kansas State Ferguson Protest Kansas, December 3: Fifty Kansas State students participated in a protest against the killing of Mike Brown by police officer Darren Wilson, led by the campus Black Student Union. http://kansasfirstnews.com/2014/12/03/bsu-at-ksu-holds-ferguson-related-protest/
• Ferguson Protest at UA Alabama, December 3: Several hundred students participated in a protest against the killing of Mike Brown by police officer Darren Wilson. http://www.al.com/news/tuscaloosa/index.ssf/2014/12/university_of_alabama_students_3.html
• One-Woman Protest in Arkansas Arkansas, December 4: University of Central Arkansas student Amber Kinkade staged a three-hour, one-woman silent protest against police violence against African Americans on the University of Central Arkansas. http://thecabin.net/news/local/2014-12-06/uca-student-silently-protests-racially-charged-police-killings#.VIuRR0tKm2x
• Hendrix College Die-In Arkansas, December 4: Sixty students participated in a Hendrix College demonstration and die-in against police violence against African Americans. http://thecabin.net/news/local/2014-12-06/hendrix-students-die-demonstration#.VIuWQUtKm2x
• Texas Students’ Eric Garner Die-In Texas, December 4: Hundreds of students at the University of Texas staged a die-in to protest a New York grand jury’s refusal to issue an indictment in the police killing of Eric Garner. http://kxan.com/2014/12/04/ut-students-hold-die-in-to-protest-eric-garners-death/
• U of Chicago Die-In Hundreds of students from the University of Chicago staged a march and die-in to protest the non-indictment in the police killing of Eric Garner. The protesters shut down a major intersection in Hyde Park. http://abc7chicago.com/news/protestors-march-on-magnificent-mile-/422120/
• Hampton Students March Virginia, December 4: Hundreds of students from Hampton University staged a march in protest against police violence against African Americans. http://www.13newsnow.com/story/news/local/mycity/hampton/2014/12/04/hampton-university-students-protest-ferguson-decision/19925265/
• Michigan Law Students Stage Die-In Michigan, December 5: More than a hundred students participated in a die-in at the University of Michigan law school to protest police violence against African Americans. http://www.michigandaily.com/news/black-law-student-association-organizes-protest-response-police-brutality
• Klan Statue Displayed at U of Iowa Iowa, December 5: A visiting professor’s lifesize statue of a hooded klansman sparked fear and anger among students when it was placed in a campus courtyard without notice. The statue was removed after five hours. http://www.dailyiowan.com/2014/12/09/Metro/40319.html
• Huntsville Organizing Against Police Violence Alabama, December 5: Three hundred students from Oakwood University in Huntsville participated in a march against police killings of African Americans. Student leaders met with administrators two days later to press for reforms to policing on and off campus. http://www.al.com/news/huntsville/index.ssf/2014/12/protests_ferguson_new_york_cit.html
• Tufts Die-In Shuts Down Traffic Massachusetts, December 5: As many as six hundred Tufts students and supporters stopped traffic Somerville and Cambridge to protest police violence against African Americans, in a march that lasted for more than three hours. http://tuftsdaily.com/news/2014/12/08/tufts-students-lead-indictamerica-protest/
• Binghamton Protest Against Racism New York, December 5: Hundreds of students participated in a protest against police violence at Binghamton University that sparked public discussion about racism on campus. http://www.bupipedream.com/news/45123/demonstators-march-to-fight-racism-at-binghamton-university-and-beyond/
• OSU Die-In Carries Student Demands Oklahoma, December 5: Dozens of students at Oklahoma State held a march and die-in to commemorate the police killing of Mike Brown and to demand action from OSU administrators on hate speech directed against a campus sorority earlier in the semester. http://www.stwnewspress.com/gallery/stillwater-protesters-call-for-justice/article_6fed3ba2-7ce4-11e4-aad2-67ccd5c177d8.html
• U of Arizona Protest March Arizona, December 5: More than fifty University of Arizona students participated in a march against police violence against African Americans. http://www.wildcat.arizona.edu/article/2014/12/ua-students-march-block-traffic-in-protest-of-police-brutality
• Fraternity Slammed for Gang-Themed Party South Carolina, December 6: A fraternity at Clemson University has suspended activity and seen most of its chapter officers resign after hosting a “Cripmas” party in which white frat members dressed as stereotypical gang members. http://www.citizen-times.com/story/news/local/pickens-county/2014/12/07/campus-clemson-party-sparks-backlash/20054675/
• MSU Students Stage Die-In Michigan, December 6: Hundreds of students from Michigan State University staged a series of marches on and near campus, at one point blocking traffic on a busy street with a die-in. http://statenews.com/article/2014/12/diein
• Oregon Basketball Protest Oregon, December 7: Two members of the University of Oregon basketball team made the “hands up don’t shoot” gesture during the national anthem before a game against Ole Miss. http://www.oregonlive.com/ducks/index.ssf/2014/12/oregon_coach_dana_altman_says.html#incart_river
• Chicago HS Walkout Illinois, December 8: One hundred and fifty students from the U of Chicago Woodlawn Charter School staged a walkout to protest police violence against African Americans. http://abc7chicago.com/news/chicago-students-protest-in-woodlawn/427164/
• HS Die-In in New Jersey New Jersey, December 8: Fifty students from St. Peter’s Prep in Jersey City staged a die-in to protest the police killing of Eric Garner. http://www.nj.com/jjournal-news/index.ssf/2014/12/jersey_city_st_peters_prep_stu.html
• Wesleyan March and Die-In Connecticut, December 8: Hundreds of students from Wesleyan University blocked the busiest intersection in Middletown, CT with a march and die-in protesting police violence against blacks. http://www.courant.com/community/west-hartford/hc-west-hartford-university-of-st-joseph-die-in-protest-1209-20141208-story.html
• Purdue Die-Ins Indiana, December 8: Dozens of Purdue University students participated in a march with two associated die-ins to protest police violence against African Americans. http://wlfi.com/2014/12/08/dozens-of-purdue-students-protest-racial-injustice/
• NYC Students March in Defiance of Ban New York, December 9: Seventy students from East Side Community High School in New York City marched to the US Attorney’s offices in Brooklyn to demand an investigation into the death of Eric Garner. http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/10/nyregion/defying-ban-students-march-to-brooklyn-in-protest-of-eric-garner-decision.html?smprod=nytcore-ipad&smid=nytcore-ipad-share&_r=0
• Reno Campus Library Die-In Nevada, December 9: More than a hundred students staged a die-in against police violence at the University of Nevada at Reno library. http://www.mynews4.com/news/story/UNR-students-stage-Die-In-protest-on-campus/er_P8w6bPU2_iFNoDljflg.cspx
• Wellesley President Supports Die-In Massachusetts, December 9: The president of Wellesley College tweeted a supportive photo as dozens of students staged a die-in against police violence in the hallway leading to her office. https://twitter.com/HKBottomly/status/542378642580324352
• UNL Die-In Nebraska, December 9: Forty students staged a die-in against police violence at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. http://www.dailynebraskan.com/news/unl-students-stage-die-in-in-protest-to-new-york/article_d0ea5f82-801a-11e4-b41a-63ffc7761c98.html
• VSU Students Demand Resignations Virginia, December 9: Hundreds of students rallied to demand the resignation of top administrators at Virginia State, an HBCU currently experiencing a deep budget crisis. http://www.timesdispatch.com/news/state-regional/vsu-students-seek-change-in-leadership/article_de09236c-fd11-57e2-a2cf-c92858fb1947.html
• One-Hour Die-In at NYU New York, December 10: At least five hundred students at New York University staged a die-in against police violence at the university’s library — in the middle of finals week. http://natmonitor.com/2014/12/10/students-protest-amid-finals-week/
• Michigan Business School Vigil Michigan, December 10: Several hundred students participated in a vigil at the University of Michigan business school to honor recent victims of police violence. http://www.michigandaily.com/article/bbsa-hosts-silent-vigil-honor-victims-police-violence
• U of Minnesota Med Students Stage Die-In Minnesota, December 10: A hundred students at the University of Minnesota medical school participated in a national med school die-in to protest police violence against African Americans. http://www.austindailyherald.com/2014/12/med-students-hold-die-in-to-protest-police-killings/
• Johns Hopkins Med Students Stage Die-In Maryland, December 10: A hundred and fifty students at the Johns Hopkins medical school participated in a national med school die-in to protest police violence against African Americans. http://www.capitalgazette.com/news/for_the_record/bs-md-ci-hopkins-medical-protest-20141210,0,7133083.story
• Touro Med Students Stage Die-In California, December 10: Fifty students at the Touro medical school participated in a national med school die-in to protest police violence against African Americans. http://www.timesheraldonline.com/general-news/20141210/touro-medical-students-hold-die-in-supporting-protests-across-country
• Newark Students Block Traffic New Jersey, December 10: About seventy college students in Newark blocked traffic in a protest march against police violence against African Americans. http://www.nj.com/essex/index.ssf/2014/12/students_disrupt_traffic_during_newark_protest_of_police_shootings_photos.html
• Harvard Med Students Stage Die-In Massachusetts, December 10: Dozens of students at Harvard medical school participated in a national med school die-in to protest police violence against African Americans. http://www.cnn.com/2014/12/10/us/nationwide-police-protests/
• Tulane Med Students Stage Die-In Louisiana, December 10: About fifty students from Tulane medical school, joined by a handful of LSU med students, participated in a national med school die-in to protest police violence against African Americans. http://www.nola.com/crime/index.ssf/2014/12/new_orleans_medical_students_p.html
• UC Davis Med Students Stage Die-In California, December 10: More than a hundred students at the UC Davis medical school participated in a national med school die-in to protest police violence against African Americans. http://www.sacbee.com/news/local/health-and-medicine/healthy-choices/article4412227.html
• UT Med Students Stage Die-In Tennessee, December 10: Dozens students at the University of Tennessee medical school participated in a national med school die-in to protest police violence against African Americans. http://wreg.com/2014/12/10/uthsc-students-stage-white-coat-die-in-protest/
• Brown U Med Students Stage Die-In Rhode Island, December 10: Dozens of students at the Brown University medical school participated in a national med school die-in to protest police violence against African Americans. http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2014/12/11/medical-students-stage-whitecoats4blacklives-protests-across-the-country-after-grand-jury-decisions/
• UCSD Med Students Stage Die-In California, December 10: Dozens of students at the UC San Diego medical school participated in a national med school die-in to protest police violence against African Americans. http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2014/12/11/medical-students-stage-whitecoats4blacklives-protests-across-the-country-after-grand-jury-decisions/
• UCSF Med Students Stage Die-In Rhode Island, December 10: Dozens of students at the UC San Francisco medical school participated in a national med school die-in to protest police violence against African Americans. http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2014/12/11/medical-students-stage-whitecoats4blacklives-protests-across-the-country-after-grand-jury-decisions/
• Mount Sinai Med Students Stage Die-In New York, December 10: More than a hundred medical students, professors, and doctors at Mount Sinai hospital participated in a national med school die-in to protest police violence against African Americans. http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2014/12/11/medical-students-stage-whitecoats4blacklives-protests-across-the-country-after-grand-jury-decisions/
• U Mass Med Students Stage Die-In Massachusetts, December 10: Dozens of students at the U Mass medical school participated in a national med school die-in to protest police violence against African Americans. http://www.telegram.com/article/20141211/NEWS/312119816/1116
• UNC Med Students Stage Die-In North Carolina, December 10: At least seventy students at the UNC medical school participated in a national med school die-in to protest police violence against African Americans. http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2014/12/11/medical-students-stage-whitecoats4blacklives-protests-across-the-country-after-grand-jury-decisions/
• Penn Med Students Stage Die-In Pennsylvania, December 10: A hundred students at the University of Pennsylvania medical school blocked traffic on a street near campus with their participation in a national med school die-in to protest police violence against African Americans. http://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2014/12/10/Medical-students-across-US-hold-die-ins-to-protest-racism/6781418252979/
• Yale Med Students Stage Die-In Connecticut, December 10: Seventy students and a few faculty members at Yale medical school participated in a national med school die-in to protest police violence against African Americans. The Yale group was also protesting racial and gender inequality at their med school. http://www.nhregister.com/general-news/20141210/yale-medical-students-hold-die-in-to-protest-race-gender-discrimination
• Louisville Med Students Stage Die-In Kentucky, December 10: Several dozen students at the University of Louisville medical school participated in a national med school die-in to protest police violence against African Americans. http://www.wdrb.com/story/27598807/u-of-l-med-students-hold-white-coat-die-in-on-campus
• Michigan Students Stage Die-In Michigan, December 10: Two hundred students at the University of Michigan staged a die-in to protest police violence against African Americans. https://www.michigandaily.com/news/more-200-students-lay-diag-protest-police-brutality
• Rochester Med Students Stage Die-In New York, December 10: Sixty students at the University of Rochester medical school participated in a national med school die-in to protest police violence against African Americans. http://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/news/2014/12/10/ur-med-students-protest-grand-jury-decisions/20212043/
• UVA Med Students Stage Die-In Virginia, December 10: Several dozen students at the University of Virginia medical school participated in a national med school die-in to protest police violence against African Americans. http://www.nbc29.com/story/27597969/uva-medical-students-hold-die-in-protest
• Wisconsin Med Students Stage Die-In Wisconsin, December 10: Four dozen students at the Wisconsin Medical College participated in a national med school die-in to protest police violence against African Americans. http://fox6now.com/2014/12/10/in-solidarity-with-our-fallen-brothers-medical-college-of-wisconsin-students-stage-die-in/
• UT San Antonio Die-In Texas, December 10: A hundred students at UT San Antonio staged a die-in to protest police violence against African Americans. http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local/article/UTSA-students-protest-Eric-Garner-Ferguson-5947946.php
• Brigham Young Protest Utah, December 10: A small group of students at Brigham Young University staged a protest against the police killing of Eric Garner in New York City. http://www.heraldextra.com/news/local/education/college/byu/byu-students-hold-i-can-t-breathe-protest-on-campus/article_6fe0e97e-3ad3-52a3-a64c-21a0393da260.html
• Morehouse Med Students Stage Die-In Georgia, December 10: Fifty students at the Morehouse Univesity medical school participated in a national med school die-in to protest police violence against African Americans. http://www.wtvm.com/story/27606073/students-in-atlanta-staged-a-die-in-to-protest-police-related-deaths