The Ohio State University in the Sixties: The Unraveling of the Old Order

by William J. Shkurti

Book Overview

At 5:30 p.m. on May 6, 1970, an embattled Ohio State University President Novice G. Fawcett took the unprecedented step of closing down the university. Despite the presence of more than 1,500 armed highway patrol officers, Ohio National Guardsmen, deputy sheriffs, and Columbus city police, university and state officials feared they could not maintain order in the face of growing student protests. Students, faculty, and staff were ordered to leave;...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814213073
• ISBN13: 9780814213070
• Release Date: August 2016
• Publisher: Ohio State University Press
• Length: 390 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.4" x 9.2"