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Bertell Ollman Denied Department Chair at the University of Maryland Print E-mail
Editor's Note: Bertell Ollman was denied the the position of Chair of the Government and Politics Deptarment solely on the basis of his publically held Marxist views. Since Bertell deserved the post and is also a helluva nice guy, we are including him in the faculty section anyway.
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Dan Carter and UM's First Black History Class Print E-mail
UM’s sad Jim Crow legacy began to crumble radically in the 1960’s as the impact of the Civil Rights and Black Liberation movements found its way to College Park.
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Philosophy Professors Denied Tenure in 1970 Print E-mail
In the spring of 1970, two popular philosophy professors were denied tenure in a move that eventually triggered a sit-in in the Skinner Building to prevent the loss of teachers Peter Goldstone and Dick Roelofs.

You may read about this tenure controversy in a Spring 1970 Diamondback article (PDF format)
 
The Night the Administration Building Didn't Burn Down Print E-mail
On May 14, 1970, students battled cops and the National Guard for control of the UM campus. The university was on strike against war, racism and other injustices at the time. It was the most violent night of the 1970 demonstrations. It would have been a lot more destructive but for the raw courage of one college professor.
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