Date of Award

Spring 1995

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Arts (MA)

Department

History

Committee Director

James R. Sweeney

Committee Member

Lorraine M. Lees

Call Number for Print

Special Collections LD4331.H47 P198

Abstract

Old Dominion College, located in Norfolk, Virginia, experienced student unrest during the 1960s. Students at Old Dominion, like their counterparts throughout the country, challenged the university's authority and protested the war in Vietnam. This thesis will examine the student movement at Old Dominion College (which became Old Dominion University in 1969) from 1964 to 1970 and how the reactions of presidents Lewis W. Webb, Jr. and James L. Bugg, Jr. influenced student protest from 1964 to 1970. Lewis Webb, chief executive of the college from 1946-1969, tried to limit the movement's impact on campus. His policies resulted in conflicts over academic freedom and free speech. James Bugg, who assumed the presidency in the summer of 1969, encouraged a more open atmosphere on campus. Yet he was forced to deal with two major anti-war protests during his first year in office. The different reactions of the two administrators to dissent are illustrative of the conflicts American colleges and universities faced in the 1960s.

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DOI

10.25777/fptk-f461

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