1967 Philadelphia Student Demonstrations — The November 17th 1967 Student Demonstrations were crucial to the evolution of the treatment of African Americans in the education system in Philadelphia. During the demonstrations, the high school students of Philadelphia came together to… … Wikipedia
Student activism — is work done by students to effect political, environmental, economic, or social change. It has often focused on making changes in schools, such as increasing student influence over curriculum or improving educational funding. In some settings,… … Wikipedia
student — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ brilliant, good, straight A, talented ▪ one of the best students the college has ever had ▪ college, school, university … Collocations dictionary
Student riot — Student riots, college riots, or campus riots are riots precipitated by students, generally from a college, university, or other school. Student riots in the US and Western Europe in the 1960s and the 1970s were often political in nature,… … Wikipedia
STUDENT STRUGGLE FOR SOVIET JEWRY (SSSJ) — STUDENT STRUGGLE FOR SOVIET JEWRY (SSSJ), 1964–1991, the first American national movement to free Russian Jews. Its combination of imaginative demonstrations, Congressional lobbying, and information dissemination helped generate the wave of… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee — The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (or SNCC, pronounced snick ) was one of the principal organizations of the American Civil Rights Movement in the 1960s. It emerged in April of 1960 from student meetings led by Ella Baker held at Shaw … Wikipedia
Student unionism in Finland — In Finland the higher education system comprises two parallel sectors: universities and universities of applied sciences (polytechnics). Universities are characterised by scientific research and the highest education based thereon. Universities… … Wikipedia
Student loans in the United Kingdom — British undergraduate and PGCE students can apply for a loan through their local education authority (LEA) in England and Wales, the Student Awards Agency for Scotland (SAAS), or their local education and library board in Northern Ireland. The… … Wikipedia
Student Strike of 1970 — In the aftermath of the American Invasion of Cambodia on April 30 1970 and the killing of four students at Kent State University on May 4 1970 in Ohio and two at Jackson State College in Mississippi on May 14/15, more than 450 university, college … Wikipedia
Student Peace Alliance — The Student Peace Alliance is a nonpartisan student action organization representing a growing constituency for peace across the nation. Founded at Brandeis University in the Spring of 2006 by Aaron Voldman and Julia Simon Mishel [… … Wikipedia