students and Faculty

1965 Prattonia, 1965, p.18-19.

In response to Donovan’s Four Points and the elevation of police presence, students would demand the removal of plain clothed policeman and the return of student organizations funds. The faculty supported students demands and further condemned Donovan’s actions:

We have always been proud to be associated with Pratt because of the atmosphere of freedom of experimentation, the climate of open and free dialog, and the emphasis on creativity, originality, and unrestricted academic freedom. For us it is a matter of principle and conscience to be identified as members of such a progressive and highly respected community of artists, scientists, and scholars….

The statement in the New York Times of May 6, 1969, by the current President of Pratt Institute has created the erroneous impression in the public mind that Pratt is placing the main emphasis on threats of expulsion and arrest of students who exercise their legitimate rights of protest...The Faculty of Pratt Institute will not tolerate under any circumstances that a temporarily appointed President be permitted to make strong statements about subjects of academic discipline without any consultation with student and faculty who arc unfortunate enough to have to live with the results of these statements.