This is an in depth look into the student activism that took place on the Pratt Institute campus in the late 1960's and early 1970's. Drawing on oral histories from Pratt alumni, we will look at the response from the community, administration and the law.

My research started at the Pratt Institute Library archives. There, I saw a letter from the engineering students in 1972 the outlined some demands that they made for curriculum change, changes in Pratt's faculty and changes within the Pratt community. After reading this letter, I became interested in student voices of change within Pratt's history. When I conducted an oral history with Larry Provette (Pratt '72), it further sparked my interest in student activism on campus and its relevance to present activism on campus. After hearing Larry’s story about the campus lock up in 1969, I conducted more research about different demonstrations and protests that took place on campus. I focused on the years 1968 through 1972.